Burning Love
Acrylic, 20" x 20"

Roanoke Valley teacher and artist Diane Patton takes inspiration from everyday life to create flora and landscape watercolors and abstract acrylics. Subtle yet dramatic, Patton's work exhibits a sensitive interplay of shadow and light, as she applies layer upon layer of glaze, pigment, and pastel to create a distinctive vibrancy of tone and energy of feeling.

Essentially self-taught, Patton has studied with many nationally known watercolorists, including Frank Webb, Jean Dobie, and Al Broillette. She is a signature member of the Virginia Watercolor Society and an associate member of the American Watercolor Society.

She has received many awards for her work, including the Grumbacher National Medal for outstanding achievement in watercolor (1997) and Best in Show, Virginia Watercolor Society (Richmond Regional), 1998.