Diane Menzies at The Gallery of CNY
Diane Menzies captures Central New York with a light touch, delicate stroke and pleasing design. Many of her small works available through the gallery are reminiscent of the Rococo style found in the 18th century French decorative arts.
Oil Paintings by Diane Menzies at the gallery
Artist’s Statement: I work figuratively, utilizing the polarities of light and shadow, color and gesture, to represent an emotional content. Throughout these paintings, I try to rescue and hold a passing moment, in a certain place and time, to create a poetic passage from that experience. Natural elements have always been integral in this process, be it landscape or a more intimate figure.
Artist Biography: (Born-) Diane L. Menzies is a native of Syracuse, New York. In 1987, she graduated with distinction from the California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, California. She studied with Wayne Thiebaud through the Santa Fe Institute of Fine Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico, in 1993. Diane has also studied in Florence, Italy. She has been an exhibiting artist in the United States and Europe for more than twenty years. She has a strong passion for the natural world as is depicted in many of her paintings. Her work has been shown in Florence, Santa Fe, Oakland, Kansas City, Syracuse, and Rochester. She has traveled extensively throughout North America and Europe. Diane has taught in both the public and private sector. For ten years she has owned and operated a flourishing design and custom painting business. Diane currently resides in Jamesville, New York.
The Gallery of CNY
The Gallery located in the heart of New York specializes in original artwork by some of CNY’s finest artists and features eight local artists with national acclaim.
The Gallery of CNY * 58 Albany Street, Cazenovia, NY 13035 * 315-655-3707 * www.gallerycny.com
