Art is not a competition, it’s meant to be shared. It can bring people together, it can inspire great things, it can create change, it can heal, it can truly touch people’s souls like very few things can. I am thankful to all the artists and musicians that inspire me, I feel it’s my duty to put my art into the world in return.
Global Music Project and US Art Alliance presenting paintings by Diana Comstock and installations by L.B.W. at Sole Repair, Seattle, WA. 1/28/10
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It’s really wonderful that there are people giving my work as Valentine’s Days gifts this year. What an honor to be part of their expression of love… It’s an honor to share it with all of you. Let’s all keep sharing our love, creativity and beauty in whatever ways we can. Happy Valentine’s Day!
I’ve added some new paintings to the gallery. These are collaborative works created during 2008 between myself and Seattle artist Adam Ross. We combined his figurative and realist oil painting style with my acrylic, collage style. Most of the time I would start the painting and then we would pass it back and forth several times. This would allow a balance of input. It was very exciting to watch the paintings evolve. I don’t know if this would be a conducive way to work for many artists, but we both had a good appreciation for our drastically different styles. It was a very fun learning experience and I think we both adopted new techniques from each other during the process.
We had a work table in the center of our studio that we were sharing at the time and referred to it as “the think tank.” Most of the ideas for the paintings began while sitting at the think tank, most often very late at night while looking at books, listening to music, talking about travel and a bottle or two of wine…
It amazes me to think of all the wonderful people I have met through selling my work. There is almost nothing better than sitting at my easel, listening to beautiful music, tapping into the creative energy. But then to have what is created from those moments appreciated by others, to have pieces of my heart and soul spread out across the world, astonishes me. However miniscule my mark in this world, those who appreciate and purchase my work allow me to share the beauty I feel and wish to express.
Some people ask me if it’s difficult to produce a painting and to let it go. It is not difficult at all. The journey I go through with each painting as it’s created is it’s only purpose for me. Once it’s finished, I have no use for it. It’s the experience of it’s creation, not the finished product that I get satisfaction from. I am grateful when someone feels a connection with my work and feels so strongly about it that they actually want it in their surroundings permanently. I feel it’s a great honor.
Art and music, they are essential to humanity. They connect our souls, no matter what language we speak, where we are from, art and music are universal. To create art, to spread beauty, it is a gift I am truly grateful for.
I wish for a world where everyone follows their destiny and their dreams. Listen to your heart, share your gifts. You never know who you will touch or inspire.