“I never cease to be amazed at the beauty of design, form, and color that can be found in every part of our daily lives. From the splash of brilliant sunlight flung across my bedspread to the elegant shape of my cat’s profile to the lavender hues of the morning sky, there is beauty in abundance to be seen if one just looks.”
Diane Artz Furlong
2012 Art of Making Art Series Launches with a Live Demonstration by Pastel Artist, Diane Furlong
Saturday, February 25th 11:00 am to 3:00 pm
Diane Artz Furlong is well acquainted with the landscape of the northern Shenandoah Valley. A lifelong resident, Furlong is inspired by the startling visual beauty of the mountains, hills, woods, fields and streams that make up the countryside surrounding her home in Oranda. Considering herself to have been an artist all her life, it is only within the last 3 years that she began to devote herself fulltime to her passion, focusing on mastering the medium of pastel.
Largely self-taught, Diane works daily exploring the possibilities of pastel with intimate expressions of her love for the landscape. She’s had solo shows at The Atrium, Lord Fairfax Community College in Middletown, Virginia, the Virginia Strasburg Community Library and the Lord Fairfax Community College campus in Warrenton, Virginia.
The Art of Making Art is a series of live art demonstrations launched by Berryville Main Street in 2010 to increase knowledge about art and raise appreciation for its value in our lives. Every form of art is explored from sculpture to photography and from stained glass to fiber art. The monthly sessions are extremely informal. Visitors to the gallery are invited to “sit a spell” to watch each artist work, asking questions about the materials or technique being demonstrated as they occur. By seeing as well as hearing about each medium’s unique requirements, program planners hope community members of all ages – and from every background – will gain a deeper understanding for what it takes to make a work of art. And why it’s worth doing so.