Diane Rudzinski

Having inherited a green thumb from my mother, I enjoy an environmentally friendly home garden, with woods and creek beyond, that frequently inspires my artwork. l use my own portfolio of photographs as references and inspiration for my paintings. Some photos are from traveling around my beloved New England home region. My photographs often spur me to a new insight, perspective, or color choice.

After a far too long hiatus from creation of my own art, in the early 2000s I began studying with watercolorist David R. Daniels. I continued to strive to eke out more time for my great love of painting from a busy full-time practice as a psychotherapist. The process of creating paintings is a passion as well as a meditation. It gives and it takes. Now that I am transitioning into retirement from providing psychotherapy, I am able to devote most of my time to creating art. I am grateful that I continue to learn so much from all those around me, as well as from my brushwork.

I have always been drawn to Asian works of art, especially watercolor paintings. In the past two decades, I was most fortunate to become a student of local Sumi-e artist and instructor, the now late, Betzi Robinson. I joined various Sumi-e society chapters and took classes with masters of Sumi-e painting. Asian brush painting has encouraged me to focus on the essence of what I am trying to depict, with grace, the use of symbolism, and thoughtful execution of the brush, the fingers holding the brush, the arm and the whole self.