Diane Bertolo
@dianebertolo.bsky.social
Visual artist working on an evolving visual language, often about impermanence. Paper, pixels, paint and photos.
dianebertolo.com
instagram.com/dianebertolo (here today, gone soon)
Throwback Thursday. Cover of my earliest known sketchbook found in the back of the ‘art’ closet. That's me on the right with smug little Pogo in his prison uniform in front of me.
#tbt #throwbackthursday #sketchbook #dianebertolo
#tbt #throwbackthursday #sketchbook #dianebertolo
June 5, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Throwback Thursday. Cover of my earliest known sketchbook found in the back of the ‘art’ closet. That's me on the right with smug little Pogo in his prison uniform in front of me.
#tbt #throwbackthursday #sketchbook #dianebertolo
#tbt #throwbackthursday #sketchbook #dianebertolo
3 recent works on paper, each titled Tree/House (1, 2 or 3). Not sure what they are just yet (good)...maybe doors to other places. tbd. Archival prints, paint, ink, paper.
#worksonpaper #collage #studiopractice #dianebertolo
#worksonpaper #collage #studiopractice #dianebertolo
June 4, 2025 at 6:56 PM
3 recent works on paper, each titled Tree/House (1, 2 or 3). Not sure what they are just yet (good)...maybe doors to other places. tbd. Archival prints, paint, ink, paper.
#worksonpaper #collage #studiopractice #dianebertolo
#worksonpaper #collage #studiopractice #dianebertolo
2 updates from an older project—a collab between myself & Mary Bergs that happened a year or so ago. Shown here: MB presented the image on the right and I responded on the left. You can see the whole project on my site.
tinyurl.com/collab227
#collab #marybergs #dianebertolo #worksonpaper
tinyurl.com/collab227
#collab #marybergs #dianebertolo #worksonpaper
May 28, 2025 at 3:46 PM
2 updates from an older project—a collab between myself & Mary Bergs that happened a year or so ago. Shown here: MB presented the image on the right and I responded on the left. You can see the whole project on my site.
tinyurl.com/collab227
#collab #marybergs #dianebertolo #worksonpaper
tinyurl.com/collab227
#collab #marybergs #dianebertolo #worksonpaper
Here's a photo shot by Mary Bergs from of our collaboration that's now up at This, a project space in Winona MN. This is a new configuration of some of the pieces we made together a year or so ago. The exhibit, Family & Friends, continues through June 7.
#marybergs #dianebertolo #thisprojectspace
#marybergs #dianebertolo #thisprojectspace
May 15, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Here's a photo shot by Mary Bergs from of our collaboration that's now up at This, a project space in Winona MN. This is a new configuration of some of the pieces we made together a year or so ago. The exhibit, Family & Friends, continues through June 7.
#marybergs #dianebertolo #thisprojectspace
#marybergs #dianebertolo #thisprojectspace
I'm going to be in an interesting group show in a brand-spanking new artist-run project space, THIS, in Winona, Minnesota! Thanks to Anne George, artist and curator; and to Mary Bergs, collaborator. We're showing a reconfigured piece based on a recent collab.
@t_h_i_s___/
@annegeogram
@bergs_mary
@t_h_i_s___/
@annegeogram
@bergs_mary
May 6, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I'm going to be in an interesting group show in a brand-spanking new artist-run project space, THIS, in Winona, Minnesota! Thanks to Anne George, artist and curator; and to Mary Bergs, collaborator. We're showing a reconfigured piece based on a recent collab.
@t_h_i_s___/
@annegeogram
@bergs_mary
@t_h_i_s___/
@annegeogram
@bergs_mary
Working out some stuff in my sketchbook. Perhaps an oddball combo/permution of recent themes: tree, frame, buildings. To be continued...
#studiopractice #workinprogress #collagesketchbook #collage #rememberingtrees #worksonpaper #dianebertolo
#studiopractice #workinprogress #collagesketchbook #collage #rememberingtrees #worksonpaper #dianebertolo
April 29, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Working out some stuff in my sketchbook. Perhaps an oddball combo/permution of recent themes: tree, frame, buildings. To be continued...
#studiopractice #workinprogress #collagesketchbook #collage #rememberingtrees #worksonpaper #dianebertolo
#studiopractice #workinprogress #collagesketchbook #collage #rememberingtrees #worksonpaper #dianebertolo
Something older which, in hindsight, fits perfectly with current work that explores souvenirs as a token of memory. These were from my dad's house (although not with the flat yellow "pictures") so they have particular resonance. Hall Souvenirs, 2023.
#souvenirs #hand-me-down #dianebertolo #resist
#souvenirs #hand-me-down #dianebertolo #resist
April 23, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Something older which, in hindsight, fits perfectly with current work that explores souvenirs as a token of memory. These were from my dad's house (although not with the flat yellow "pictures") so they have particular resonance. Hall Souvenirs, 2023.
#souvenirs #hand-me-down #dianebertolo #resist
#souvenirs #hand-me-down #dianebertolo #resist
T's panorama split into 3. Small city, many people. 4,000 in CNY. #thisiswhatdemocracylookslike #handsoff
April 5, 2025 at 7:52 PM
T's panorama split into 3. Small city, many people. 4,000 in CNY. #thisiswhatdemocracylookslike #handsoff
Dark spring. Studio practice. Plant with black paint.
#darkspring #studiopractice #resist #dianebertolo
#darkspring #studiopractice #resist #dianebertolo
March 21, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Dark spring. Studio practice. Plant with black paint.
#darkspring #studiopractice #resist #dianebertolo
#darkspring #studiopractice #resist #dianebertolo
Two small samples in some vintage photo mats as a small step to getting back to work. I’ve been struggling with debilitating political angst…maybe you have been, too.
I felt better after calling my senators and getting out my glue stick.
#WorksOnPaper #RememberingTrees #DianeBertolo
I felt better after calling my senators and getting out my glue stick.
#WorksOnPaper #RememberingTrees #DianeBertolo
March 13, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Two small samples in some vintage photo mats as a small step to getting back to work. I’ve been struggling with debilitating political angst…maybe you have been, too.
I felt better after calling my senators and getting out my glue stick.
#WorksOnPaper #RememberingTrees #DianeBertolo
I felt better after calling my senators and getting out my glue stick.
#WorksOnPaper #RememberingTrees #DianeBertolo
Reposting another entry from Dark Days Diary created during the last *rump era.
Dark Days Diary. January 2 (2017). Sunset 4:40. As I fall asleep, I write down “footnotes” on a small piece of paper and leave it next to the bed.
#virtualjournal
Dark Days Diary. January 2 (2017). Sunset 4:40. As I fall asleep, I write down “footnotes” on a small piece of paper and leave it next to the bed.
#virtualjournal
February 22, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Reposting another entry from Dark Days Diary created during the last *rump era.
Dark Days Diary. January 2 (2017). Sunset 4:40. As I fall asleep, I write down “footnotes” on a small piece of paper and leave it next to the bed.
#virtualjournal
Dark Days Diary. January 2 (2017). Sunset 4:40. As I fall asleep, I write down “footnotes” on a small piece of paper and leave it next to the bed.
#virtualjournal
Reposting another entry from Dark Days Diary created during the last *rump era.
Dark Days Diary. November 16 (2016). Sunset 4:37. I wake up in the middle of the night and my teeth are clenched.
#virtualjournal
Dark Days Diary. November 16 (2016). Sunset 4:37. I wake up in the middle of the night and my teeth are clenched.
#virtualjournal
February 19, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Reposting another entry from Dark Days Diary created during the last *rump era.
Dark Days Diary. November 16 (2016). Sunset 4:37. I wake up in the middle of the night and my teeth are clenched.
#virtualjournal
Dark Days Diary. November 16 (2016). Sunset 4:37. I wake up in the middle of the night and my teeth are clenched.
#virtualjournal
Reposting another entry from Dark Days Diary created during the last *rump era. (slightly out of order)
Dark Days Diary. November 22 (2016). Sunset 4:33. A pattern emerges. Sleep one night, insomnia the next.
#virtualjournal
Dark Days Diary. November 22 (2016). Sunset 4:33. A pattern emerges. Sleep one night, insomnia the next.
#virtualjournal
February 18, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Reposting another entry from Dark Days Diary created during the last *rump era. (slightly out of order)
Dark Days Diary. November 22 (2016). Sunset 4:33. A pattern emerges. Sleep one night, insomnia the next.
#virtualjournal
Dark Days Diary. November 22 (2016). Sunset 4:33. A pattern emerges. Sleep one night, insomnia the next.
#virtualjournal
Reposting another entry from Dark Days Diary created during the last *rump era.
Dark Days Diary. February 22 (2017). Sunset 5:40. Reading the news. Feeling like I can’t breathe.
#notmypresidentsday #virtualjournal
Dark Days Diary. February 22 (2017). Sunset 5:40. Reading the news. Feeling like I can’t breathe.
#notmypresidentsday #virtualjournal
February 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Reposting another entry from Dark Days Diary created during the last *rump era.
Dark Days Diary. February 22 (2017). Sunset 5:40. Reading the news. Feeling like I can’t breathe.
#notmypresidentsday #virtualjournal
Dark Days Diary. February 22 (2017). Sunset 5:40. Reading the news. Feeling like I can’t breathe.
#notmypresidentsday #virtualjournal
Reposting another entry from Dark Days Diary created during the last *rump era.
Dark Days Diary. February 18 (2017). Sunset 5:35. I sense a storm coming.
#virtualjournal
Dark Days Diary. February 18 (2017). Sunset 5:35. I sense a storm coming.
#virtualjournal
February 14, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Reposting another entry from Dark Days Diary created during the last *rump era.
Dark Days Diary. February 18 (2017). Sunset 5:35. I sense a storm coming.
#virtualjournal
Dark Days Diary. February 18 (2017). Sunset 5:35. I sense a storm coming.
#virtualjournal
Reposting an entry from my Dark Days Diary created during the last *rump era.
Dark Days Diary. February 11 (2017). Sunset 5:26. A formidable collection of detours and disruptions.
Dark Days Diary. February 11 (2017). Sunset 5:26. A formidable collection of detours and disruptions.
February 13, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Reposting an entry from my Dark Days Diary created during the last *rump era.
Dark Days Diary. February 11 (2017). Sunset 5:26. A formidable collection of detours and disruptions.
Dark Days Diary. February 11 (2017). Sunset 5:26. A formidable collection of detours and disruptions.
[from a recent IG post] Small studies made with the conceptual/poetic filter “Remembering Trees.” It's a little beautiful but mostly apocalyptic…made with the yellow smoke-filled skies of last summer in mind.
#studiopractice #worksonpaper #collage #rememberingtrees #dianebertolo
#studiopractice #worksonpaper #collage #rememberingtrees #dianebertolo
February 8, 2025 at 6:24 PM
[from a recent IG post] Small studies made with the conceptual/poetic filter “Remembering Trees.” It's a little beautiful but mostly apocalyptic…made with the yellow smoke-filled skies of last summer in mind.
#studiopractice #worksonpaper #collage #rememberingtrees #dianebertolo
#studiopractice #worksonpaper #collage #rememberingtrees #dianebertolo
In case you think I'm following you twice…
I just downloaded Flashes beta and they say to make a 2nd account at least until launch.
So I’m dianebertolo and dianebertolo2 (for Flashes).
I'll get rid of one of the accounts when the beta ends.
First impression of Flashes: Yay! Perfect for artists.
I just downloaded Flashes beta and they say to make a 2nd account at least until launch.
So I’m dianebertolo and dianebertolo2 (for Flashes).
I'll get rid of one of the accounts when the beta ends.
First impression of Flashes: Yay! Perfect for artists.
February 8, 2025 at 1:47 AM
In case you think I'm following you twice…
I just downloaded Flashes beta and they say to make a 2nd account at least until launch.
So I’m dianebertolo and dianebertolo2 (for Flashes).
I'll get rid of one of the accounts when the beta ends.
First impression of Flashes: Yay! Perfect for artists.
I just downloaded Flashes beta and they say to make a 2nd account at least until launch.
So I’m dianebertolo and dianebertolo2 (for Flashes).
I'll get rid of one of the accounts when the beta ends.
First impression of Flashes: Yay! Perfect for artists.
[from a recent IG post] Another sample “embracing the pictorial.” Studio practice, aka playing.
#studiopractice #worksonpaper #collage #collageart #dianebertolo #samples #embracingthepictorial
#studiopractice #worksonpaper #collage #collageart #dianebertolo #samples #embracingthepictorial
February 8, 2025 at 1:24 AM
[from a recent IG post] Another sample “embracing the pictorial.” Studio practice, aka playing.
#studiopractice #worksonpaper #collage #collageart #dianebertolo #samples #embracingthepictorial
#studiopractice #worksonpaper #collage #collageart #dianebertolo #samples #embracingthepictorial
[From a recent IG post] Studio practice. Embracing the pictorial. Inspired by a vintage vernacular picture frame.
Work in progress.
#studiopractice #workinprogress #collage #collageart #analogcollage #mixedmediacollage #worksonpaper #artonpaper #dianebertolo #embracingthepictorial
#studiopractice #workinprogress #collage #collageart #analogcollage #mixedmediacollage #worksonpaper #artonpaper #dianebertolo #embracingthepictorial
February 3, 2025 at 5:16 PM
[From a recent IG post] Studio practice. Embracing the pictorial. Inspired by a vintage vernacular picture frame.
Work in progress.
#studiopractice #workinprogress #collage #collageart #analogcollage #mixedmediacollage #worksonpaper #artonpaper #dianebertolo #embracingthepictorial
#studiopractice #workinprogress #collage #collageart #analogcollage #mixedmediacollage #worksonpaper #artonpaper #dianebertolo #embracingthepictorial
[sound on] Trying to find some balance in the day-to-day but not quite succeeding. Playing around with animation software as a distraction.
#studiopractice #distraction #currentmood #animation #dianebertolo
#studiopractice #distraction #currentmood #animation #dianebertolo
February 1, 2025 at 6:54 PM
[sound on] Trying to find some balance in the day-to-day but not quite succeeding. Playing around with animation software as a distraction.
#studiopractice #distraction #currentmood #animation #dianebertolo
#studiopractice #distraction #currentmood #animation #dianebertolo
I love the idea of a souvenir as a concrete token of memory. 8 framed photographs of letters made from twigs and copper wire. Part of an ongoing exploration of "remembering trees."
#studiopractice #souvenir #souvenirshop #rememberingtrees #impermanence #artepovera #dianebertolo
#studiopractice #souvenir #souvenirshop #rememberingtrees #impermanence #artepovera #dianebertolo
January 28, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I love the idea of a souvenir as a concrete token of memory. 8 framed photographs of letters made from twigs and copper wire. Part of an ongoing exploration of "remembering trees."
#studiopractice #souvenir #souvenirshop #rememberingtrees #impermanence #artepovera #dianebertolo
#studiopractice #souvenir #souvenirshop #rememberingtrees #impermanence #artepovera #dianebertolo
[A recent post from IG to get things rolling here]
Studio practice. Putting bits together. Nothing set in stone just yet. The left is a new thing…the right is old. They seem to like each other. Or maybe it's just a brief conversation and they’ll move on.
January 26, 2025 at 3:51 PM
[A recent post from IG to get things rolling here]
Studio practice. Putting bits together. Nothing set in stone just yet. The left is a new thing…the right is old. They seem to like each other. Or maybe it's just a brief conversation and they’ll move on.
Hello World
Nothing yet...just preparing for an IG exodus
Nothing yet...just preparing for an IG exodus
January 25, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Hello World
Nothing yet...just preparing for an IG exodus
Nothing yet...just preparing for an IG exodus