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It is hard for me to write about 'my work' because when I work, I do not use language, at least not a verbal or written one. 'The me,' that brushes my teeth and trips on steps and worries about my weight is not the only 'me'. There is the other me that taps into source energy that comes from within, that takes over in the privacy of dreams and studio work, that which makes it all make sense. If you have never connected on this level, the challenge will be to express to you in words what happens, what it is like, and how this work documents that experience.
In some images, I have used the frame of the canvas to provide the boundaries: The ethereal state of being 'there' and the state of 'reality' represented by the wall. In other images, I have played with the squared-off spaces to create the timeline of painting: The raw linen exposed in some places, coupled with the finished statement in layers of paint, which creates an open-ended conversation. The viewer is fully engaged. You fill in the blanks, create, and step directly into the frame and into your own experience.
Expressed in color, texture, and depth are moments of joy, passion, and reverie: These are words, which directly connect to my own feeling of painting. It is my hope that viewing the work might trigger in others the sense of floating in that space.
Diane Pfister
 Source Energy No 1 Oil on Canvas 48"x 48" (122cm x 122cm) |
 Source Energy No 2 Oil on Canvas 48"x 48" (122cm x 122cm) |
 Source Energy No 3 Oil on Canvas 90"x 30" (228cm x 76cm) |
 Source Energy No 4 Oil on Canvas 48"x 48" (122cm x 122cm) |
 Source Energy No 5 Oil on Canvas 48"x 48" (122cm x 122cm) |
 Source Energy No 6 Oil on Canvas 36"x 36" (92cm x 92cm) |
 Source Energy No 7 Oil on Canvas 48"x 48" (122cm x 122cm) |