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Diane Flick Paintings

Diane Flick is a Bay Area artist who paints quirky portraits of robots with a playful color palette and masterful realism. Diane Flick majored in art during college and went on to graduate school, receiving her MA in humanities with a creative study emphasis in 2001. Each of Diane’s robots expresses its own humanlike and idiosyncratic personality. From an early age, she had a fascination with inanimate objects and often imagined what they would be like with human characteristics. Her portfolio explores the human experience through non-human subjects.

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Artist: Diane Flick
Pippin Bumble's Favorite Time of Day, Oil Painting
Pippin Bumble's Favorite Time of Day, Oil Painting

Pippin Bumble's Favorite Time of Day, Oil Painting

By Diane Flick

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A robot elephant balances an heirloom tomato and a pot of daisy flower on its head. This is artist Diane Flick's first painting using AI-generated reference p...

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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Diane Flick Paintings

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Oil

The Narrowing Down of Molly Hinglebottom, Oil Painting
The Narrowing Down of Molly Hinglebottom, Oil Painting

The Narrowing Down of Molly Hinglebottom, Oil Painting

By Diane Flick

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A girl with a yellow Gerbera daisy for a head holds an orange refrigerator with human limbs in one hand and a cupcake topped with a telephone on the other. This...

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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Diane Flick Paintings

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Oil

Bixby's Compromise, Oil Painting
Bixby's Compromise, Oil Painting

Bixby's Compromise, Oil Painting

By Diane Flick

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A white chicken with a quirky stack of objects on its head balances on a unicycle. The pile includes a coffee cup, a potted plant, an egg, a toy truck, books,...

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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Diane Flick Paintings

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Oil

High Noon at the Stardust Grogshop, Oil Painting
High Noon at the Stardust Grogshop, Oil Painting

High Noon at the Stardust Grogshop, Oil Painting

By Diane Flick

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Around noon on a Friday, a tiny rider in a pink tutu balances atop a green dinosaur adorned with a yellow daisy. They navigate the ta...

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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Diane Flick Paintings

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Oil

The Slow Ride of Millie Tinker, Oil Painting
The Slow Ride of Millie Tinker, Oil Painting

The Slow Ride of Millie Tinker, Oil Painting

By Diane Flick

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
An ostrich glides forward on colorful roller skates, balancing a gramophone, books, and an apple on its back. Headphones rest over its ears, and a carrot dang...

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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Diane Flick Paintings

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Oil

The Think Piece, Oil Painting
The Think Piece, Oil Painting

The Think Piece, Oil Painting

By Diane Flick

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Stacked like rocks on the shore, artist Diane Flick plays with scale, color, texture, and joyful imagery—creating a quirky, awkward, and jovial childlike ba...

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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Diane Flick Paintings

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Oil

Good Things, Oil Painting
Good Things, Oil Painting

Good Things, Oil Painting

By Diane Flick

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Dwelling in a space of absolute simplicity, free from endless mental chatter, seems quite appealing. A tiny robot with a die is captivated by what exists befo...

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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Diane Flick Paintings

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Oil

Mrs. Goodshoe Takes a Holiday, Oil Painting
Mrs. Goodshoe Takes a Holiday, Oil Painting

Mrs. Goodshoe Takes a Holiday, Oil Painting

By Diane Flick

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A slow-moving sea turtle swims with determination, balancing a cupcake on its head. It evokes feelings of solitude, peace, and joy. The artwork, painted over ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Diane Flick Paintings

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Oil

The Ecstasy of Colonel Picklebottom, Oil Painting
The Ecstasy of Colonel Picklebottom, Oil Painting

The Ecstasy of Colonel Picklebottom, Oil Painting

By Diane Flick

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Diane Flick presents a glimpse into someone else's image of utopia. "Colonel Picklebottom's otherworldly dream persists only to exist," says Diane. In ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Diane Flick Paintings

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Oil

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"'So, what’s your sign?', 'You come here often?', or 'Can I buy you a drink?', are some lines one would never hear in this situation, in this setting, and wit...

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Diane Flick paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Diane Flick paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. You can also browse by medium to find art by Diane Flick in oil paint, paint and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 21st century and contemporary and is mostly associated with the Surrealist style. Not every interior allows for large Diane Flick paintings, so small editions measuring 16 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Mary Carroll, Kat Silver, and Clayton Anderson. Diane Flick paintings prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $750 and tops out at $4,850, while the average work can sell for $2,600.