Join us for a conversation among friends as we chat with PAE alumni and prize-winning artist Diane DuBois Mullaly at Plein Air Easton Headquarters, July 17 at 1pm. 

Painting in oil is my first love. In that medium I have evolved into a palette knife painter. I am fascinated by all the ways I can build up the paint, scrape it down, and carve and sgraffito (scratch) into it; creating an image with broken facets of color that play off each other. My palette knife paintings are purposely loose and sometimes even a little rough. When viewed from about six feet, they come together and feel alive. When viewed up close, they are more abstract and have a beautiful surface quality. The facets of paint applied with my knife each catch light at a different angle and add a lively sparkle. My goal as I work is to infuse my paintings with energy; yet also speak quietly with poetic passages. And to celebrate in oil paint the life and light I discover every day on this beautiful peninsula.

Studying intensely since 2004, Diane has immersed herself in classes and workshops with numerous renowned national and regional oil painters who taught her how to interpret what she sees, loosen her paint strokes, and paint! She feels most influenced by Camille Przewodek, Tim Bell, Carolyn Anderson, Ken Auster, Louis Escobedo, Ken DeWaard, Carol Marine, Qiang Huang and Sheryl Southwick.