Dianna is a mixed media artist and upcycler who resides in the western district of Victoria.
Born in Melbourne to dutch immigrants, she often felt ‘different’ because of her cosmopolitan background growing up in the fringes of the city, where dirt roads, billy carts and paddocks met highways, rail and traffic. This fed her imagination; always creating in her individual world.
Her desire to create is intrinsic to who she is. Her career, teaching in primary and special education, always had ‘arty’ leanings. Throughout the years, she has studied and work-shopped a variety of art practices.
Dianna’s style has evolved from semi abstract to abstract. Acrylic paint is layered intuitively and spontaneously onto canvas, board or paper into compositions which reflect her experiences and surroundings. Broad areas of colour are manipulated into shapes together with random liner brush strokes; a visual harmony of movement, shape and colour inspired by land and sea. Dianna continues to experiment and explore the possibilities in her art.