Diane Leeder

Biography

I am an artist from Warrandyte South, Victoria. Oil is my preferred medium and I have progressed from still life to painting portraits, loved animals, children, lanterns, globes, dilapidated old buildings and landscapes. I particularly love painting subjects that have a special meaning to me and to others such as portraits of pets, family members and family friends, scenes of places that are special to me and others as well as items that are cherished. When painting portraits of people, I paint with my heart and soul, with passion and love and often feel at one with the person I have the privilege to paint. I love the honesty and rawness of painting portraits, and love sensing and feeling more about who they are or were.

My 35 commissions to date, contain a mix of different subjects from: the backs of kids walking to school, family members watching the sunset or walking in the country, loved pets that have passed or still alive, kids sitting in a skate park, the Warrandyte landscape, and loved people that have passed away. I have given many paintings to family and friends. More recently I have loved painting special memories from trips in Australia and overseas.

My goal as an artist is to bring to life, people, buildings, animals, landscapes, or cherished items, and in doing so put a huge smile on the observers face whether that be an onlooker or purchaser.