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Diane Ulmer Pedersen |
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Diane finds her inspiration in the works of early American primitive painters and artisans. Her style and subjects are inspired by many of the "loves of my life: my faith and a desire for simplicity, love of nature and history, and an appreciation for traditional crafts, music, dance, architecture, fashion and social customs, etc." Growing up in the Philadelphia area, she was drawn to the solid stone and brick of colonial and 19th century rural German and Quaker art and architecture. Moving to Massachusetts, she has come to appreciate the simple clapboard houses and colonial settings that abound in New England. Her love of art began very early with her first lessons before grade school. Diane earned a B.F.A. in fine arts from Denison University and while working in an antique and interior design shop, began painting naive portraits of children. Her research of portraits naturally led her to other folk art and period crafts. She gradually developed a personal style and technique to apply to still lifes and landscapes that are suggestive of self-taught artisans but copy none. Her compositions are on gessoed fiberboard, plastic laminate, wood, canvas and paper. She has two basic styles of painting that resemble either watercolor or oils. Using layers of paint and glazes, she achieves the look of early folk art. Since the early 1970s, Diane has exhibited at art festivals and folk art shows, galleries, designer showcases, schools and churches. Her work has been selected regularly since 1988 for the Early American Life Directory of the 200 Best Traditional American Craftsmen. Her work is available in prints, greeting cards, collector plates and more. You can contact her at dulmer@mediaone.net or phone (978) 422-2920.
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