Diane McClure & Common Ground

From the time I was a child, I have always loved creating things with my hands, but I never took a formal art lesson until after my four children were born and my husband gave me a Christmas gift of watercolour paints and enrolment in an art class. In the 20 years since then I have painted a variety of subjects in watercolour, acrylics and oils. My background in landscape architecture and my love of the outdoors is evident in my work. I prefer painting landscapes above all else. I am especially inspired by the spectacular Bon Echo rock on Lake Mazinaw in eastern Ontario and many of my paintings depict that glorious piece of the Canadian Shield.

I have been an active member of the Brush and Palette Club since 2002, participating regularly in its annual art show and sale and taking art instruction from innumerable artists through its workshop program. My work has also been shown and sold at Paint Ontario and Art and Soul Cafe in Port Stanley.

In 2016 I co-produced a local show called Home and Away that featured the work of 35 artists depicting Canadian immigration stories.