Best in Show award

So excited! I received the "Best in Show" award at the 7th Annual National Juried Show of the Pastel Society of New Hampshire. Stan Sperlak was the Juror of Awards. Marla Baggetta was the Juror of Selection. I feel honored and grateful to have one of my paintings recognized by these two fabulous artists. The show runs through Nov. 28 at the Discover Portsmouth Center.

Yarmouth Art Festival

Three of my paintings will be in the Yarmouth Art Festival this week. You are invited to come to the reception on Thursday night from 5:30 pm to 8. It will be great fun with lots of art, music, and refreshments! The show runs from October 21 - 24.

"Mini-Series"

The painting challenge for September is over but I found that I was having fun painting mini-series of favorite places. I painted three views from a bridge that spans Pratts Brook in Yarmouth, Maine. Here is one example with the others posted in my Etsy Shop. They are all 5" x 7" acrylics.

Painting Challenge continues...

The painting challenge continues. I've done three paintings all inspired by the buildings next to the Lobster Shack  restaurant in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. Here is the one called, "Rocks at Two lights". All of them are in my Etsy Shop called Diana Johnson Fine Art.
They are all 5 x 7' acrylic paintings.

Paint Out at Sandy Beach

I got out to paint at Sandy Beach in Yarmouth yesterday. I timed it so I could be there at low tide to enjoy painting the marsh grasses. This is one of my favorite places to paint.

Centre Street Gallery Show

Please join me at the reception on Friday for the Centre Street Gallery Show in Bath, Maine. Judy Segal and I are guest artists and we have displayed our works together. The reception is from 5 to 8 pm September 25th.

September Painting Challenge

The painting challenge continues...
I have done some more 5x7's. All of these were inspired by a recent visit to the causeway between Cousins Island and Littlejohn Island in Yarmouth. Here is one showing the view looking northeast from the Cousins Island side of the causeway. All the causeway paintings are now in my Etsy shop. Please visit!