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Oils
1. Corner Field No. 10, 2004, oil on canvas, 16" x 12"
2. Corner Field No. 11, 2004, oil on canvas, 16" x 12"
3. Corner Field No. 13, 2004, oil on canvas, 16" x 12"
4. Corner Field No. 2, 2004, oil on canvas, 28" x 22"
5. Corner Field No. 4, 2004, oil on canvas, 24" x 18"
6. Corner Field No. 6, 2004, oil on canvas, 24" x 18"

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Watercolors
1. Work No. 1, 2002, watercolor on Rives Aquarelle paper, 55" x 37-1/2"
2. Work No. 1, 2003, watercolor on Rives Aquarelle paper, 42" x 37-1/2"
3. Work No. 1, 2004, watercolor on Rives Aquarelle paper, 47" x 44"
4. Work No. 2, 2004, watercolor on Rives Aquarelle paper, 43" x 32"
5. Work No. 3, 2003, watercolor on Rives Aquarelle paper, 42" x 37"
6. Work No. 4, 2002, watercolor on Rives Aquarelle paper, 42" x 38-1/4"
7. Work No. 4, 2003, watercolor on Rives Aquarelle paper, 40-1/2" x 21-1/4"
8. Work No. 5, 2003, watercolor on Rives Aquarelle paper, 42" x 27"
9. Work No. 6, 2002, watercolor on Rives Aquarelle paper, 62" x 42"

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Contact Information
tel: 301-983-4310
e-mail: dcszcz@aol.com
www.dianeszczepaniak.com
Please contact artist for purchases, commissions, etc.

Artist Statement
Diane Szczepaniak's paintings are minimal compositions where form emerges from layers of color. I paint with a wide brush and a lot of water. Most of my paintings begin with a thin wash of color other times the paint comes directly from the tube. The colors of paint are mixed and then applied one on top of another, red on top of blue, blue on top of red, sometimes yellow over everything. I turn the painting several times as I work, allowing the color to run. As I layer thin washes, I look into the painting as if it were a sheet of glass. This lets me see where the piece started and where it's going. I work on a painting at different times of the day and in different seasons. I need to spend time with the work; this lets me notice small changes in color. The smallest variations of a hue can lead to significant changes in the piece. In this way, painting is like tuning a violin. When the note sounds just right you know it. The painting begins to hum.

My interest is the recognition of consciousness and in the fact that this experience can be expressed in painting and sculpture.

Education
1983
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
MA, Art Education

1981
Northern Kentucky Universitys
BFA, Sculpture and Drawing

Northern Kentucky Vocational/Technical School
Welding Certification

1978
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
BA, Economics

1978-1982
Michael Skop, (Ivan Mestrovic’s assistant), Kentucky,
Sculpture and drawing studio of sculptor

Selected Professional Experience
1999-2004
Artistic Director / Screen Painter for five theatrical productions, Herbert Hoover Middle School, Potomac, MD

1998
Lecture on watercolor painting techniques to art teachers, Fairfax County Public School System, Fairfax, VA

1993-1995
Drawing Instructor, Studio 620, Cincinnati, OH

1990-1991
Welding Instructor's Associate, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL

Selected Collections
Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, OH
Americans for the Arts, Washington, DC
St. Mary's College, St. Mary's, MD

Selected Bibliography
2008
Noonan, Kate, "Critic's Choice: A Brief Tour of Some of The Mid-Atlantic Region's Artists to Watch", Baltimore City Paper, May, 2008

2002
City Beat, Cincinnati, Ohio, October, 2002

2001
The Villager, New York, New York May 23, 2001

Selected Exhibitions

Solo

2004
Non-Sensory Perception of Form, Dumbarton Concert Gallery, Washington, DC

1997,1998, 1999, 2002 and 2003
Galerie Ingrid Cooper, North Bethesda, MD

2002
In Pursuit of Form, Xavier University Art Gallery, Cincinnati, OH

2000
Abstract Concrete Daydreams, Galerie Ingrid Cooper, North Bethesda, MD

1998
Watercolors, Embassy of the Republic of Poland, Washington, DC

1997
Abstracted Space, Arts Club of Washington, Washington, DC

Two-Person Exhibitions

2005
Abstract Paintings, Black Rock Center for the Arts, Germantown, MD

2003
Departure of Form, Icehouse Gallery, Greenport, NY

Group

2005
Thick and Thin, Gumenick Family Gallery, Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen, Richmond, VA

SELECT III, 2005, Washington Project for the Arts\ Corcoran, Washington, DC

2004
Youngblood Gallery, Sag Harbor, NY

2002
Curator’s Choice Exhibition, Washington Project for the Arts\ Corcoran, Washington, DC

2001
Greater Reston Arts Center, Reston, VA

2000
Works on Paper Show, New York Armory, New York, NY

2000
Pinkard Gallery, Bunting Center, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD

1999
Samson Fine Arts, New York, NY