Announcing the opening of my latest body of work, Wild Whimsy of the Northwoods! The exhibit will be featured at MacRostie Art Center in Grand Rapids, MN throughout the month of June. This series has been in the works for years now, and you have seen some of the pieces posted here, but there are a whole lot more that you will get the chance to see for the first time starting June 4. I will be posting the pieces here soon so even if you can’t make it over to the gallery to view the show in-person you will still get to take a look. The details are as follow:
Opening Reception: June 4, 4-7pm
Artist Talk: June 16, 6pm
An early convert to art, Diamond started practicing her eye for design early; a trait still exemplified in her work. Diamond often pairs flora and fauna with unsuspecting imagery in a surreal or whimsical way. Diamond describes her art as “an exploration of growth. Art, like life, is all about the process, and not as much about the finished product.” Diamond often spends dozens of hours on a single piece before she calls it finished.
Her latest body of work, Wild Whimsy of the Northwoods, explores the wild world that hangs in balance with the human world but isn’t always visible to people – even those who travel to seek it out. The paintings in this exhibit will look into the forests to focus on the wildflowers, pollinators, and animals giving credence to the act of looking closer and exploring farther.
Done in acrylic on canvas the lively, colorful, whimsical, pieces will look at the hidden stories of the plants and animals in our forests to honor the often unseen and unheard world that surrounds us.
The work will be on display at MacRostie Art Center (Grand Rapids, MN) through the month of June.
Sponsored by Oak Hill Assisted Living Community
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MACROSTIE ART CENTER is a nonprofit organization dedicated to community growth through the arts in northern Minnesota. We believe that art is central to the quality of life in northern Minnesota – as it is everywhere – and that the artists who create, sell, and exhibit art play a vital role in society. We support artists by providing a well-established venue for exhibition and sale of work. We work to keep the arts visible as a defining part of the community.
MacRostie Art Center
405 1st Avenue NW
Grand Rapids, MN 55744
macrostieartcenter.org
218.326.2697
