Nexus 1,2,3,4 Diane Melms 12 x 12 inches each 2020 ARTIST STATEMENT These small compositions are about connection and interaction. Color sets the mood, shapes build a foundation and dance across the surface, patterns [...]
Trail of Good Cheer Diane Melms 23 x 15 inches 2021 ARTIST STATEMENT Life takes us down many paths. I hope yours is colorful and interesting with a bright beam inspiring you forward. [...]
The Block and Beyond Diane Melms 31 x 51 inches 2021 ARTIST STATEMENT Starting with a log cabin block, this amalgamation of shapes, patterns and lines is about tradition and transformation, memory and metamorphosis, [...]
Joy 1,2 3,4 Diane Melms 10 x 10 inches each 2022 ARTIST STATEMENT Choreographing a joyous dance on the design wall, I revel in playing with layered shapes, working with color relationships, creating a focal [...]
Frolic Diane Melms 29 x 29 inches 2021 ARTIST STATEMENT I went to the studio in a playful mood, determined to use pinks and botanical shapes in this composition. Playing intuitively with shapes, patterns, [...]
Caper 1,2,3,4 Diane Melms 12 x 12 inches each 2020 ARTIST STATEMENT As I drift in the dreamy colorful landscape of my imagination, my intent is to create engaging abstract compositions that uplift the [...]
Ascend Diane Melms 33 x 22 inches 2021 ARTIST STATEMENT Color and movement were the focus for this uplifting arrangement of shapes. Moving through life we strive to rise up and reach out, ascending [...]
In Good Company Diane Melms 33 x 22 inches 2021 ARTIST STATEMENT This congregation of divergent shapes nestle comfortably, suggesting a semblance of congeniality. Color selection, pattern and placement of shapes was the key [...]
Half Square and More Diane Melms 26 x 39 inches 2022 ARTIST STATEMENT Starting with a block of half square triangles, this amalgamation of shapes, patterns and lines is about tradition and transformation, memory [...]
Washed Ashore Diane Melms 32 x 24 inches 2018 ARTIST STATEMENT An unprecedented plastic tide has occurred, pervasively affecting the world’s oceans, beaches, coasts, seafloor, animals, and ultimately, us. A simple walk on any beach lays bare the [...]