Diana Torje

WINTER LINES

2018

Acrylic on canvas In China, pandas are very well protected. While many old buildings have to face the reality of being demolished and replaced by new buildings. Historical old build...

The panda is regarded as the national treasure of China and they are very well protected. Along with the pace of modernisation, traditional culture is being forgotten and many many o...

In China, many people think contemporary artworks are abstract, and the others are traditional. In their opinion, if the artwork is hard to understand, then it is modern, otherwise i...

In 2016, we visited Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany. The beautiful castle left us with very good memories, so we have this work.This work is dra...

See bright snow on the West Mountain from the Summer Palace.

Taihu stone plays a very important role in traditional Chinese architecture, especially courtyard design. With the progress of the times, traditional buildings are gradually replaced by modern buildings. The only remaining historical monuments...

The hero at this painting is a human. His eyes are a lenses that artist using. At all time they are together, a man and a woman. Duality of differences, two views, different accents,...

Triangle with 18 inch sides Greta Van Campen is known for her geometric hard-edged graphic approach to representation. She has traveled across the United States sourcing inspiration from the landscapes, small towns, and cities. Now, with a young family, she gets most of her inspiration close to home. Scenic ocean views and paintings of flowers from her gardens make up the bulk of her new work. She paints in her home studio, beginning each piece with a photograph she has taken. She uses the photo as a reference while drawing from memories of her experiences, sometimes also working from sketches done on location. The image is translated into a painting by first setting large compositional elements and then finding shapes and masking off areas with tape, mixing the desired color of paint, and continuing to tape and paint until the desired amount of detail is reached. This distilled and stylized approach imbues her traditional subject matter with a freshness and modernity. As Van Campen explains, she “figure(s) out how to recreate a version of the natural, atmospheric place by turning it into a more geometric, color and balance-driven scene that is hopefully appealing, interesting, and authentic.” Van Campen was born in and resides in Maine. She received her BFA from Bowdoin College, ME. She is represented by Octavia Art Gallery, LA & TX, and Dowling Walsh Gallery...

medium: acrylic, paint pen, ink, pencil, enamel, and collage on canvas Jenny Day is a painter who divides her time between Santa Fe, New Mexico and Tucson, Arizona. She paints a fra...

Looking toward Downtown Los Angeles Skyline

Acrylic paint on canvas Hand-signed and dated lower right by the artist

Acrylic paint on canvas Hand-signed and dated lower right