“The language of abstraction provides a means of communicating visually, often influenced by our landscape and the marks left by inhabitants - human, animal, current, and ancient.”
— Diane Sandlin

Deep Listening

World Enough

View fullsize ‘Sacred Land’ - 24x24x1.5” on canvas - acrylic paint, graphite, ink, charcoal, joint compound, charcoal, oil pastels, etc., etc. Sometimes, it’s hard to remember what went into the mix in ‘mixed media’! #dianesandl
View fullsize ‘Taking Root’ - 24x24x1.5 on canvas. Directly inspired by previous sketchbook post. Acrylic paint, chalk, mica, graphite, charcoal, oil pastels, inks. #dianesandlinstudios #inspiredbynature #gesturalpainting #contemporaryart #abstractart
View fullsize Today’s sketchbook. Major inspiration for a large on soon to follow. #dianesandlinstudios #abstractart #texasartist #gesturalabstraction #austinartist #artcollector
View fullsize ‘Geography of the Interior’ now at Georgetown Art Center’s Small Works. This one is 12x12x1.5, mixed media on paper and board. So many selections there. Opening reception is on Saturday, 11.23, from 4-6. Hope to see you there! #geo
View fullsize Hope to see you - day 2 of the West Austin Studio Tour - weavings from @samelkinstextiles and my paintings. Great crowd yesterday and we’re looking forward to continuing the conversation. Moore Alternative Space Gallery - 4700 Grover - #65 and
View fullsize Ignore the cardboard on the easel and focus on these two together. I just can’t stop myself in finding the way paintings communicate - even though in this case, one is on a cradled panel and the other on paper. But they’re being made pres
View fullsize These! Art coming together for the upcoming exhibit with @samelkinstextiles. I love bringing our respective styles together and watching the ‘conversation.’ Hey, that’s what our exhibit is about - November 9-10 we’re on the Au
View fullsize Another version of the collaborative work with @samelkinstextiles gorgeous stitching with my underpainting. ‘Where We Meet at the Edges’ - 34x34 in. Will be hanging with our exhibit at the Moore Alternative Space Gallery beginning on Nove

IN THE COMPANY OF OTHERS:

A CONVERSATION OF CONNECTIONS. . . WHERE WE MEET AT THE EDGES

Collaboration with Sam Elkins, weaver

Moore Alternative Space Gallery, First Unitarian Universalist Church, 4700 Grover, Austin 78756

November 5, 2024 - January 4, 2025

Opening Reception, November 9. 6-8

BIG MEDIUM AUSTIN WEST STUDIO TOUR

Moore Alternative Space Gallery, First Unitarian Universalist Church, 4700 Grover, Austin 78756

November 9-10, 2024. 12-6

WILLIAMSON COUNTY ART GUILD GALLERY

Monthly exhibits featuring guild members

708 S. Rock St., Georgetown 78626

Thurs-Sat 11-7; Sun 1-5