Diane Kiernan Creative

Holding court

2012-01-12T15:52:00.000-08:00

Afternoon therapy session..... love it.

Summer Wishes 2011

2012-01-12T14:30:00.000-08:00

July 31st Birthday Cake

One of my sold paintings. Here with Nicole admiring Pat's purchase.

Merritt house gallery wall re-do

Picture Perfect - the gals from Calgary

A day of shopping!

Merritt's 100th Anniversary - Celebration and Dinner at the civic centre

Courthouse Gallery

2011-05-22T11:06:00.001-07:00

Courthouse Gallery
"Legs" 14x18 Acrylic on Canvas

This is in the show for the month of May 2011 and just sold. Will remain in gallery until May 30th

Pomegranates, Vitamin C and Make Lemonade,
All 8x8 Mixed Media and all for sale at the gallery.

Location:Meritt, BC

Calla Lily

2011-05-22T10:47:00.001-07:00

4ft x 6ft Acrylic on Canvas

Commissioned painting I did for Cindy while in Mexico. It worked perfect for her wall colour and she was thrilled.

Location:Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

Puerto Vallarta Workshop

2011-03-12T11:13:00.000-08:00

Day one of the workshop was spent doing our "underpainting", starting with the Seascape in the morning and finishing with the Bird of Paradise. The goal of the day was to completely cover both canvases with acrylic paint.

Cheryl arranged for a delicious lunch both days from local restaurant "Baguettes & Ensaladas", including wonderful fruit smoothies.

The second day we used water based oil paint to complete the details and make the paintings "sing".

Painting in Paradise

2011-01-29T07:38:00.000-08:00

PUERTO VALLARTA, Feb. 16 & 18

In February I will be in Puerto Vallarta where my dear friend and fellow artist, Cheryl Wheeler has kindly arranged a two-day painting workshop for me to teach at.

At the Bayview Grand in Marina Vallarta, in a gazebo next to the beach, you'll enjoy all day painting in a stunning natural setting, and lunches will be served in style at the Villa on the property.

Two Day Painting Workshop Includes:

Instruction

2 Canvases

Oil Paint Materials

2 Scrumptious Lunches

Your very own original works of art -

the seascape and the bird of paradise.

Registration is $175

Registration is based on limited space.

RSVP to Cheryl by email at: cw@cherylwheelerart.com

or by telephone to 221 0456

Two fun-filled days of learning and creating, with two of your own fabulous oil paintings to take home. The first day will be spent establishing form, light and shadow, and base or ground and the second day your paintings come alive with detail. I know everyone will enjoy this once-in-a-lifetime experience.

August at the Painted Petal

2010-08-10T15:29:00.000-07:00

It's already August, and the vegetable garden is thriving and because of Coley, the grass is still green. Tons of watering to do every day. Here are a few photos Stephanie took while visiting at the beginning of this month.

Summertime painting

2010-07-18T10:09:00.000-07:00

My friend Lisa has been a student for years, but has never come to Merritt Painted Petal. Last week she arrived for a painting retreat and finished two art pieces. She really enjoyed it and left extremely relaxed.

Sunroom Paintings

2010-07-18T09:24:00.000-07:00

The sunroom has been revived with a change of furniture arrangement and now features my fruit and vegetable still life paintings. Stephanie says the the two cherry paintings look perfect on the easels.

Art in the Garden, Merritt, BC

2010-07-10T08:37:00.000-07:00

These are taken from Merritt's first annual "Art in the Garden" show last month. I displayed my paintings in the garden of my friend, Jayne Yeadon's. Refreshments came from the Baillie House, delicious homemade goodies by Hiro.

The other treat was Sharon Hartwick playing the beautiful Celtic Harp. It was so lovely. The weather was perfect for the show, not too hot nor windy. We look forward to promoting next year's tour in July.

May Shows in Merritt

2010-04-11T08:35:00.000-07:00

May will find me joining fellow Valley Visual Artists in Merritt, BC for another annual art show and sale, taking place downtown at the Civic Centre. It starts Friday, May 7th and continues Saturday and Sunday.

Following the art show, the paintings will be moved to the Merritt Courthouse Gallery on Nicola Avenue until the end of May.

Art's West Event on Sunday April 25th

2010-04-11T08:27:00.000-07:00

As a member of Art's West, I will be participating in the annual spring show and sale.

It's a one day only event, 10 AM to 4pm, Sunday, April 25th at Elgin Hall, 14250 Crescent Road, White Rock.

There will be all kinds of original art and "artsy things". Be sure to check it out.

Victoria Art Show, February 8 through 18, 2010

2010-02-02T18:33:00.000-08:00

While I'm south of the border, leaving town for the Olympics, some of my works will be on exhibit February 8-18, 2010 in Victoria at the Fairmont Empress Hotel Library. The show and sale is called "Art of All Sorts", featuring paintings and artist's wares. Come browse, buy, listen to music and stories, as well as meet the artists.

Daily from 11 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
The Library at the Fairmont Empress (opposite gift shop)
Sponsored by the Parks and Recreation Foundation of Victoria and the Fairmont Empress
For more information: prfvictoria.ca/ecarr.htm

New Feature Oils

2010-02-02T18:27:00.000-08:00

16"x20" title Luscious $750.

16"x16" titled Freshly Picked $500.

16" x 20" titled "Snowdrops in Crystal' $800.

Summer Painting Retreat

2010-01-17T10:13:00.000-08:00

Welcoming my three guest artists from Whistler, Horseshoe Bay and the Interior of British Columbia. They successfully painted a painting per day during the weekend workshop. The weather was fabulous.

My daughter says I match my house. Her caption to this photo is "Look, I match my house."

Claire's poppy - very Georgia O'Keeffe

Cheryl's tulip painting was spectacular

Melanie's gorgeous up-close and personal magnolia

Apres painting, relaxing out on the porch.

The Summer House

2010-01-17T09:58:00.000-08:00

The summer of 2009 was busy with minor renovations to the salon and the kitchen. This photograph shows the new built-ins that my dear friend Al completed. He also added classic moulding around the windows. I was so pleased with the result. Al is so amazing. He also re-did my kitchen countertops. I found some splashy new fabric and made the tablecloth. I was working on the coordinating window valances when I took this photo.

The summer of 2010 we will paint the salon a pale yellow. All the white furniture will look so lovely with the new backdrop.

Summer Painting Retreats at the Painted Petal Studio

2009-07-05T10:11:00.000-07:00

Diane is offering two-day painting bed & breakfast retreats at the Summer House Painted Petal in Merritt.

For the working person needing a well deserved break, leave Vancouver Friday evening and drive the beautiful Coquihalla Highway, (a mere 1 hour drive from Hope) to Merritt, British Columbia.

Stay in either the Rose Room or Sunflower Room and awake refreshed to breakfast on the sunny patio or in the dining room.

Begin painting your selected subject matter until noon when you will break for a delicious lunch.

After lunch you will continue painting until 4pm.

You are then free to explore the local area, the Lower Nicola Valley, or drive east along Nicola Lake to historic Quilchena Hotel.

You can dine there, choosing the patio, formal dining room or old-fashioned saloon, complete with bullet holes in the bar.

In the evening, various painting DVD's are available to view in the parlor room at the Summer House or just relax out on the verandah with a book, enjoying the evening breeze and then a star-filled sky.

Then it's off to bed in your private room and up to enjoy it all again on Sunday. You will finish two complete oil paintings and be back home to Vancouver early Sunday evening.

Sunset, Sunflowers, Fruit or Vegetable

shown below are examples of subject matter to choose from:

An experienced or a beginner, you will have two small or one large painting to take home ready to hang.

A fabulous, creative getaway to treat yourself to. Call Diane today and book your weekend.

Friday to Sunday evening, including two nights accommodation, two breakfasts, two lunches, canvases, paint and supplies (bring your own brushes), $300.00

Weekday workshops also available, arrive Monday evening, paint Tuesday and Wednesday, and depart Wednesday late afternoon.

Call Diane, (250) 378-5773.

Seasons Change The Subject

2009-05-24T19:45:00.000-07:00

May 24th is usually considered the dateline for safe planting outdoors. This year has been extra cold and my neighbour had two newly purchased perennials left on her porch freeze to death just a week ago. However it has finally warmed up and this week I will head back to Merritt to plant the garden.

Since gardening is such a major source of joy for me, it naturally follows that vegetable bounty would seep into my painting subject. For years my subject matter has been devoted to floral and seascape but recently I have taken interest in close up fruit and vegetables as well as an array of still-life.

I haven't given up flowers as subject matter by any means. As Eckhart Tolle,in his book The New Earth, refers to flowers as the enlightened beings of the plant world. I whole-heartedly agree.

These poppies have just come to bloom in my daughter's garden. They are so beautiful I am sure they will be subject matter for future paintings.

Luminous Tide

2009-04-07T22:12:00.000-07:00

This original oil, “Luminous Tide”, will be offered at a special fundraising event benefiting Turning Point, April 30th at The Four Seasons Hotel in Vancouver.

What Is Christmas?

2008-12-23T07:34:00.001-08:00

It is tenderness for the past,

courage for the present,

hope for the future.

It is a fervent wish that every cup may

overflow with blessings rich and eternal,

and that every path may lead to peace.

-Agnes Pharo

Merry Christmas From The Painted Petal

Penticton Peaches

2008-12-09T18:47:00.000-08:00

Penticton is famous for summer orchard fruit. I finished this oil of the peaches this past Summer. One of my students, Joanne Unruh, had taken a great photograph and let me use it as subject matter. This oil is stunning in real life. Everyone says you can practically feel the peach fuzz. It turned out to be a favorite...I will have a hard time parting with it.

Penticton Peaches, 20 x 20, $800

Life Is Just A Bowl of ....

2008-12-09T18:44:00.000-08:00

Cherry Bowl, 16 x 20, $800

This is the finished oil original, from the inspirational photograph taken last summer in the Okanagan at the Lazy Dog Vineyard.

Future painting

2008-08-11T10:34:00.000-07:00

I couldn't resist taking this photo. It will make a great painting soon I hope.

Saying Goodbye to Painted Petal Studio North Van

2008-08-11T10:25:00.000-07:00

The house is sold and the Painted Petal Studio classes in North Vancouver have ended. The new Painted Petal has gone mobile with classes in Merritt and in Surrey. Saying goodbye to the house was essentially easy. The large garden and house demanded so much time and energy. Saying goodbye to my dear students was terribly difficult. We had our last class and celebrated our times together with a potluck. I've been so blessed with having the opportunity to meet these wonderful people who love to paint. It was my honour to help them along the way.

This is the last sunset I enjoyed at the house. What a beautiful time.

The Summer House, Before and After Shots

2008-08-07T18:50:00.000-07:00

Built circa 1920, my Summer House has been a work in progress for the past three years. When I first purchased the property, the Arts and Crafts design was coated in dark brown paint.

Once I took possession in the Summer of 2005, the exterior was handwashed with white latex stain to create the Cape Cod cottage look.

Rear of the house before (above) and the transformation one year later (below).

The main parlour is awash with sunlight first thing in the morning. Ten foot ceilings were revealed after a false ceiling was taken out.

We're now holding summer bed-and-breakfast stays and/or painting workshops. The Rose Room and the Buttercup Room are available. Call 250-378-5773.

Spring Classes Begin April 8th

2008-03-24T20:35:00.000-07:00

Oil Painting Classes for Beginners Register Now. Find the online LINK HERE.

Discover the magic of oil painting in this specially-designed beginner's course. Become familiar with colour mixing and painting terms, and brush and palette knife techniques. With expert guidance, complete 3 beautiful oil paintings in just 6 weeks. No previous drawing experience required. Bring your own supplies or choose from supplies available in class.

Oil Painting For Beginners

2008-01-09T12:58:00.000-08:00

Discover the magic of oil painting in this specially-designed beginner's course through North Vancouver Continuing Education. Become familiar with colour mixing and painting terms, and brush and palette knife techniques. With expert guidance, complete 3 beautiful oil paintings in just 6 weeks. No previous drawing experience required. Bring your own supplies or choose from supplies available in class.

Beginning January 22 or January 24, register for either Tuesday morning or Thursday evening classes here.

Later Spring Class Registration is also open. Find the LINK HERE.

Note: The image above is from very talented artist Michael and his Flickr page. His photography is amazing.

"After Class"

2007-11-11T12:28:00.001-08:00

Joanne Unruh's painting, "After Class", demonstrates the theme of the current show "WINDOWS" at The Bakehouse in Edgemont Village. Diane's and students' works are featured for November and December.

Edgemont Village

The Bakehouse

Mix of Peonies

2007-11-11T12:26:00.000-08:00

Tree Peony

2007-11-11T12:24:00.001-08:00

Villa de fleur en Merritt

2007-07-03T21:04:00.000-07:00

Images of Art in Bloom, June 2, 2007 Park And Tilford Gardens

2007-06-02T13:12:00.000-07:00

A few pictures taken from the Art In Bloom showing Diane's students' work along with floral interpretations by the Capilano Flower Arrangers Club.

Diane beside her painting "At The Seaside"

Student Kelly Dolan's painting of the Popcorn Vendor, sold at the show that day.

(Have you ever seen a peony this shade? Plucked from a floral arranger's own garden)
The weather was glorious and the turn out was fantastic. Park and Tilford Gardens is really the perfect setting for our Art In Bloom showing. A few shots from this afternoon.

Painting by Diane, Cherries Jubilant.

Pat Fahlauer's painting of one of Umberto's Restaurants.

Roses fill Park & Tilford this time of year.

Aubergines by Shirley Dircks

Chinatown by Vivien Leong

The show proved to be tiring for one little Maggie May, Sherrill McCall's baby dashund.

Carole Froese's Robin painting with Donna Simms' floral arrangement.

Art In Bloom

2007-05-29T14:27:00.000-07:00

As published in the North Shore News, Wednesday, May 30, 2007:

NORTH SHORE NEWS photo Mike Wakefield

The Capilano flower arranging club¹s Donna Sim gets together with painter Diane Kiernan to promote the sixth annual Art in Bloom. The June 2 event pairs artists from Kiernan¹s studio with flower arrangers, who design floral interpretations of the paintings. Admission is free, and the event is held at Park & Tilford Gardens, 333 Brooksbank Ave., in the Rose Room, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Info: 604-986-9360.

ART IN BLOOM - Saturday, June 2nd

2007-04-18T15:22:00.000-07:00

Don't miss the Annual "Art in Bloom" exhibit at Park & Tilford Gardens in North Vancouver will be held Saturday, June 2nd.

The Painted Petal Gardens

2007-02-17T14:19:00.000-08:00

Feature Art Pieces

2007-02-17T14:08:00.000-08:00

Art In Bloom! Park & Tilford Gardens

2007-02-17T13:18:00.000-08:00

The "Art In Bloom" annual show at Park & Tilford Gardens. Every year the Capilano Flower Arrangers club members create floral interpretations of paintings by Diane and some of her painting students from The Painted Petal.

Park and Tilford Gardens

Painting by Diane Kiernan "At the Beach"

Painting by Lenora Gilchrist "Cowboy"

China & Flowers - Some of my favourite things

2007-02-17T12:57:00.000-08:00

The Painted Petal Hosts "Art In The Garden"

2007-02-17T12:51:00.000-08:00

Special guest and Photographer, Hans Gray, was gracious enough to supply these lovely shots of the event.

Art In The Garden Tour 06

2007-02-17T12:41:00.000-08:00

The annual North Vancouver Community Arts Council presents the Art In The Garden Tour every Spring.

The following photographs were taken by Hans Gray.

Welcome to The Painted Petal Studio

2007-02-17T12:39:00.000-08:00

Art In The Garden Tour 2006

The Painted Petal

2007-02-17T12:02:00.000-08:00

Diane Kiernan at her studio, The Painted Petal.