"I have been a painter since childhood--this is what I am mean't to do. I loose myself in the myriad of shapes, colors and light. These elements are the building blocks of my craft. Weaving them together in a tapesty I try to convey my emotional reaction to a subject or idea. Up close my paintings are abstract shapes and rhythmic brush and knife strokes. Viewed from a distance some works retain their abstractness while others become more realistic. Putting labels on my art is difficult. Impressionism comes naturally to me, but, depending on my mood and subject, I am working more and more in an expressionistic vein and often abstractly. My paintings vary as I continue to grow and challenge myself. Wherever my art leads me I am grateful to pursue its ever-changing challenge."

-DIANE AINSWORTH

Diane Majored in fine art at University of Oklahoma and the University of Tulsa. She continued studying at the Baum Art School in Pennsylvania. Originally a watercolorist, she began to favor oils after painting in Taos, New Mexico. In Oklahoma, Diane was one of the founders of the Oklahoma Society of Impressionists. Diane moved to Taos where she won awards and taught workshops herself. After visiting the Pacific Northwest she found she was fascinated by the abstract designs made by boats and their reflections in the harbors. Since moving to Port Townsend, Washington, Diane pursues the challenge of capturing her surroundings and has become aware of a shift in her work toward expressionism. She shows in several galleries from coast to coast and teaches workshops.

Washington State Artists Registry

Solo show, Northwinds Gallery, Port Townsend, WA, Dec. 2004

O.P.A. 2004 exhibits in Kirkland, WA & Portland, OR

Gathering Place Calendar, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005

Art Port Townsend People's Choice, 1999

First place, professional, Ray Vinella Taos show, 1998

Judges' Choice, Ray Vinella Taos show, 1999

Best of Show, Taos Art Assoc. Impressionist show, 1995

Cover story, Peninsula Lifestyle magazine, Feb. 2006

Gathering Place calendar cover, 2006

Appear in book How did you paint that? 100 ways to paint Seascapes, Rivers and Lakes, Vol. 1 (International Artist Publishing 2004)

Cover illustrations for book Craving Water by Mary Lou Sanelli

Southwest Art Magazine, "Artists to Watch," Dec. 2001

Southwest Art Magazine, "Best of the West," Feb. 2001

Providence Everett Medical Center, Everett, WA

Evergreen Hospital Medical Center, Kirkland, WA

Comstock Corporation, Denver, CO

American Marine Bank, Pt. Ludlow, WA

Laureate Collection, Tulsa, OK