Diane Swanson Art
@dianeswansonart.bsky.social
Just keep painting…
Artist based in Northern NY State, inspired by the inherent poetry of nature and the push and pull of positive and negative space.
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IG: @dswanhawk
Artist based in Northern NY State, inspired by the inherent poetry of nature and the push and pull of positive and negative space.
dianeswansonart.com
IG: @dswanhawk
Pile of #pleinair littles. Only a couple will make it directly into a frame. Some will get a little more work done on them and then maybe into a frame.
And the rest? Either cut up into smaller works, gift cards and tags or just let them go, into the paper recycling…with thanks for lessons provided.
And the rest? Either cut up into smaller works, gift cards and tags or just let them go, into the paper recycling…with thanks for lessons provided.
September 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Pile of #pleinair littles. Only a couple will make it directly into a frame. Some will get a little more work done on them and then maybe into a frame.
And the rest? Either cut up into smaller works, gift cards and tags or just let them go, into the paper recycling…with thanks for lessons provided.
And the rest? Either cut up into smaller works, gift cards and tags or just let them go, into the paper recycling…with thanks for lessons provided.
#workinprogress
#watercolorpainting
Might take me awhile to get this one done…but enjoying the journey 🖌️
#studiopainting
#trees
#watercolorpainting
Might take me awhile to get this one done…but enjoying the journey 🖌️
#studiopainting
#trees
August 17, 2025 at 8:24 PM
#workinprogress
#watercolorpainting
Might take me awhile to get this one done…but enjoying the journey 🖌️
#studiopainting
#trees
#watercolorpainting
Might take me awhile to get this one done…but enjoying the journey 🖌️
#studiopainting
#trees
“Roxy’s Garden”, 6”x6” gouache on aquaboard
Sweet Roxy rules over the garden at the back of our house, and eats seeds out of our hands 🥹🐿️👑
Sweet Roxy rules over the garden at the back of our house, and eats seeds out of our hands 🥹🐿️👑
July 12, 2025 at 6:17 PM
“Roxy’s Garden”, 6”x6” gouache on aquaboard
Sweet Roxy rules over the garden at the back of our house, and eats seeds out of our hands 🥹🐿️👑
Sweet Roxy rules over the garden at the back of our house, and eats seeds out of our hands 🥹🐿️👑
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This Friday at Ticonderoga Arts, a reception and small artist talk about the process of creating paintings. I'm very excited to share new art with folks, all alongside the incredible @dianeswansonart.bsky.social ! Show is up until July 19th
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#adk #ticonderoga #art #oilpainting
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#adk #ticonderoga #art #oilpainting
June 24, 2025 at 4:27 PM
This Friday at Ticonderoga Arts, a reception and small artist talk about the process of creating paintings. I'm very excited to share new art with folks, all alongside the incredible @dianeswansonart.bsky.social ! Show is up until July 19th
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#adk #ticonderoga #art #oilpainting
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#adk #ticonderoga #art #oilpainting
"La Chute Rush" 7"x9" gouache on paper, ready to debut in "The Process is the Practice" at Ti Arts: Downtown Gallery in Ticonderoga NY.
Honored to show my works alongside those of @klingity.bsky.social in our two-artist show June 25-July 19.
#gouache #waterfalls #adirondacks
Honored to show my works alongside those of @klingity.bsky.social in our two-artist show June 25-July 19.
#gouache #waterfalls #adirondacks
June 20, 2025 at 1:54 PM
"La Chute Rush" 7"x9" gouache on paper, ready to debut in "The Process is the Practice" at Ti Arts: Downtown Gallery in Ticonderoga NY.
Honored to show my works alongside those of @klingity.bsky.social in our two-artist show June 25-July 19.
#gouache #waterfalls #adirondacks
Honored to show my works alongside those of @klingity.bsky.social in our two-artist show June 25-July 19.
#gouache #waterfalls #adirondacks
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Super excited about this one! Can't wait to display this piece and many more with @dianeswansonart.bsky.social at Ti Arts in Ticonderoga starting June 25 :)
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#adk #adkart #oilpainting #landscape
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#adk #adkart #oilpainting #landscape
June 14, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Super excited about this one! Can't wait to display this piece and many more with @dianeswansonart.bsky.social at Ti Arts in Ticonderoga starting June 25 :)
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#adk #adkart #oilpainting #landscape
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#adk #adkart #oilpainting #landscape
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A small peek at my upcoming show with @dianeswansonart.bsky.social at Ticonderoga Arts :)
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#adk #adirondack #painting
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#adk #adirondack #painting
June 9, 2025 at 11:09 AM
A small peek at my upcoming show with @dianeswansonart.bsky.social at Ticonderoga Arts :)
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#adk #adirondack #painting
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#adk #adirondack #painting
Final version of “Moonrise Reprise”, 18”x24” watercolor on watercolor board. This one went through a few some things.
The Process is the Practice.
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#watercolorpainting
#painting
#moon
The Process is the Practice.
dianeswansonart.com
#watercolorpainting
#painting
#moon
June 8, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Final version of “Moonrise Reprise”, 18”x24” watercolor on watercolor board. This one went through a few some things.
The Process is the Practice.
dianeswansonart.com
#watercolorpainting
#painting
#moon
The Process is the Practice.
dianeswansonart.com
#watercolorpainting
#painting
#moon
I came up with so many silly titles for this new little 5”x5” gouache painting and still haven’t settled on exactly which one, but for now I’m calling it “Chicken, Why?”
#gouache #chicken #smallworks
#gouache #chicken #smallworks
May 20, 2025 at 1:51 PM
I came up with so many silly titles for this new little 5”x5” gouache painting and still haven’t settled on exactly which one, but for now I’m calling it “Chicken, Why?”
#gouache #chicken #smallworks
#gouache #chicken #smallworks
The more I look, the more I see…painting outside in the woods today.
#pleinair #watercolor #paintingtrees
#pleinair #watercolor #paintingtrees
May 13, 2025 at 4:05 PM
The more I look, the more I see…painting outside in the woods today.
#pleinair #watercolor #paintingtrees
#pleinair #watercolor #paintingtrees
“Legacy” new one just done,
13”x9” watercolor- two pines at the edge of a meadow, one dead and one still vibrant, a metaphor for the passing of time and the inevitabilities of the life cycle
#watercolor #trees #green
13”x9” watercolor- two pines at the edge of a meadow, one dead and one still vibrant, a metaphor for the passing of time and the inevitabilities of the life cycle
#watercolor #trees #green
May 9, 2025 at 8:15 PM
“Legacy” new one just done,
13”x9” watercolor- two pines at the edge of a meadow, one dead and one still vibrant, a metaphor for the passing of time and the inevitabilities of the life cycle
#watercolor #trees #green
13”x9” watercolor- two pines at the edge of a meadow, one dead and one still vibrant, a metaphor for the passing of time and the inevitabilities of the life cycle
#watercolor #trees #green
New watercolor painting
“Looking Back”, 10”x14”
The bittersweet light grip of nostalgia and memory…
“Looking Back”, 10”x14”
The bittersweet light grip of nostalgia and memory…
April 24, 2025 at 8:28 PM
New watercolor painting
“Looking Back”, 10”x14”
The bittersweet light grip of nostalgia and memory…
“Looking Back”, 10”x14”
The bittersweet light grip of nostalgia and memory…
"Totality", a little 6"x6" gouache on aqua board, inspired by that amazing celestial event exactly one year ago today, the total solar eclipse.
Everything about it was otherworldly, the light before, during and after…
like something from a dream.
#gouache #solareclipse #painting
Everything about it was otherworldly, the light before, during and after…
like something from a dream.
#gouache #solareclipse #painting
April 8, 2025 at 7:33 PM
"Totality", a little 6"x6" gouache on aqua board, inspired by that amazing celestial event exactly one year ago today, the total solar eclipse.
Everything about it was otherworldly, the light before, during and after…
like something from a dream.
#gouache #solareclipse #painting
Everything about it was otherworldly, the light before, during and after…
like something from a dream.
#gouache #solareclipse #painting
“Orion” watercolor 9.5”x12” Exploring the nocturne genre lately, inspired by the night and how light and color play in the dark.
Original watercolor March 2025
#watercolor #painting #nocturne
Original watercolor March 2025
#watercolor #painting #nocturne
March 25, 2025 at 12:55 PM
“Orion” watercolor 9.5”x12” Exploring the nocturne genre lately, inspired by the night and how light and color play in the dark.
Original watercolor March 2025
#watercolor #painting #nocturne
Original watercolor March 2025
#watercolor #painting #nocturne
“Night Lake” watercolor 10”x14”
The lake is different at night,
Dark and secret.
Original watercolor painting completed March 2025.
#watercolor #nocturne
The lake is different at night,
Dark and secret.
Original watercolor painting completed March 2025.
#watercolor #nocturne
March 18, 2025 at 1:24 PM
“Night Lake” watercolor 10”x14”
The lake is different at night,
Dark and secret.
Original watercolor painting completed March 2025.
#watercolor #nocturne
The lake is different at night,
Dark and secret.
Original watercolor painting completed March 2025.
#watercolor #nocturne
#workinprocess
Some paintings progress as if they paint themselves 🖌️🖼️
Happy with where this one is headed so far.
#watercolor #nocturne #watercolorpainting
Some paintings progress as if they paint themselves 🖌️🖼️
Happy with where this one is headed so far.
#watercolor #nocturne #watercolorpainting
March 8, 2025 at 7:52 PM
#workinprocess
Some paintings progress as if they paint themselves 🖌️🖼️
Happy with where this one is headed so far.
#watercolor #nocturne #watercolorpainting
Some paintings progress as if they paint themselves 🖌️🖼️
Happy with where this one is headed so far.
#watercolor #nocturne #watercolorpainting
Finished my annual oil painting!
"Kiss of Sunset" 14x11 oil on canvas board.
I paint mainly in watercolor but there's always that one oil painting sitting on my easel.
At some point maybe I'll get more than one oil painting done a year, but so far, nope.
I like oil painting but I love watercolor.
"Kiss of Sunset" 14x11 oil on canvas board.
I paint mainly in watercolor but there's always that one oil painting sitting on my easel.
At some point maybe I'll get more than one oil painting done a year, but so far, nope.
I like oil painting but I love watercolor.
February 27, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Finished my annual oil painting!
"Kiss of Sunset" 14x11 oil on canvas board.
I paint mainly in watercolor but there's always that one oil painting sitting on my easel.
At some point maybe I'll get more than one oil painting done a year, but so far, nope.
I like oil painting but I love watercolor.
"Kiss of Sunset" 14x11 oil on canvas board.
I paint mainly in watercolor but there's always that one oil painting sitting on my easel.
At some point maybe I'll get more than one oil painting done a year, but so far, nope.
I like oil painting but I love watercolor.
Mossy Cascade is done!
20”x16” #watercolor on board of a magical spot in the #adirondacks.
Mossy will make its debut in “The Process is the Practice” two-person show with fantastic painter Katie Langford @klingity.bsky.social coming up in June/July at Ti Arts Downtown Gallery in Ticonderoga, NY.
20”x16” #watercolor on board of a magical spot in the #adirondacks.
Mossy will make its debut in “The Process is the Practice” two-person show with fantastic painter Katie Langford @klingity.bsky.social coming up in June/July at Ti Arts Downtown Gallery in Ticonderoga, NY.
February 21, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Mossy Cascade is done!
20”x16” #watercolor on board of a magical spot in the #adirondacks.
Mossy will make its debut in “The Process is the Practice” two-person show with fantastic painter Katie Langford @klingity.bsky.social coming up in June/July at Ti Arts Downtown Gallery in Ticonderoga, NY.
20”x16” #watercolor on board of a magical spot in the #adirondacks.
Mossy will make its debut in “The Process is the Practice” two-person show with fantastic painter Katie Langford @klingity.bsky.social coming up in June/July at Ti Arts Downtown Gallery in Ticonderoga, NY.
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This summer I'll be participating in a double feature show at the Ti Arts Gallery!
I'm thrilled to be exhibiting alongside @dianeswansonart.bsky.social , a truly incredible painter. Our plan is to showcase landscapes inspired by the #Adk region, along with a few peeking behind the scenes.
#tradart
I'm thrilled to be exhibiting alongside @dianeswansonart.bsky.social , a truly incredible painter. Our plan is to showcase landscapes inspired by the #Adk region, along with a few peeking behind the scenes.
#tradart
February 17, 2025 at 12:16 AM
This summer I'll be participating in a double feature show at the Ti Arts Gallery!
I'm thrilled to be exhibiting alongside @dianeswansonart.bsky.social , a truly incredible painter. Our plan is to showcase landscapes inspired by the #Adk region, along with a few peeking behind the scenes.
#tradart
I'm thrilled to be exhibiting alongside @dianeswansonart.bsky.social , a truly incredible painter. Our plan is to showcase landscapes inspired by the #Adk region, along with a few peeking behind the scenes.
#tradart
Where I’m at so far… #workinprogress of large watercolor on board with accompanying pieces and parts of the process in preparing for the larger work. 🖌️
#watercolor #landscapepainting #paintingprocess
#watercolor #landscapepainting #paintingprocess
February 13, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Where I’m at so far… #workinprogress of large watercolor on board with accompanying pieces and parts of the process in preparing for the larger work. 🖌️
#watercolor #landscapepainting #paintingprocess
#watercolor #landscapepainting #paintingprocess
The finished work: Moss Covered Rocks, 10”x12” watercolor on paper, completed Jan. 26, 2025.
#watercolor #painting #watercolorartist #contemporarylandscape
#watercolor #painting #watercolorartist #contemporarylandscape
February 3, 2025 at 3:09 PM
The finished work: Moss Covered Rocks, 10”x12” watercolor on paper, completed Jan. 26, 2025.
#watercolor #painting #watercolorartist #contemporarylandscape
#watercolor #painting #watercolorartist #contemporarylandscape
The stage of painting process where the shadows, highlights and middle values began to create the map to the finish.
#workinprogress #watercolorinprogress #watercolorpainting
#workinprogress #watercolorinprogress #watercolorpainting
February 3, 2025 at 3:05 PM
The stage of painting process where the shadows, highlights and middle values began to create the map to the finish.
#workinprogress #watercolorinprogress #watercolorpainting
#workinprogress #watercolorinprogress #watercolorpainting
Painting in watercolor is all about the process and the magic that unfolds between water, paint and surface.
#watercolor #artistsonbluesky #painting
#watercolor #artistsonbluesky #painting
January 27, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Painting in watercolor is all about the process and the magic that unfolds between water, paint and surface.
#watercolor #artistsonbluesky #painting
#watercolor #artistsonbluesky #painting