At Clark's Cafe all of the month of October the oil paintings of Diane Lebel will be exhibited at Clark's Cafe in Clinton. December 28th from 11-2pm. This is Diane's first solo show and it won't be her last.

Diane's Artist's Statement
For years I’ve enjoyed looking at and collecting art, but, having decided at around age 10 that I couldn’t draw, I never thought I’d be able to make art of my own. Finally, at age 50, when I left my full-time job for a part-time one, I decided to take the plunge, and enrolled in a watercolor class at the Worcester Art Museum. After a few semesters, I took a class with Kat O’Connor…and one thing just led to another, even a drawing class (hey, what do you know, I CAN draw!). One semester Kat was teaching a beginning oil painting class. I decided to give it a try, and it was love at first brush-stroke.

The wonderful thing about painting, for me, is that it heightens and refines my appreciation of the beauty all around me. I’ve become more aware of clouds, interesting shadows, moss-covered rocks, and the other little details that make up a landscape. It’s also given me an entirely new way of looking at art, and my museum and gallery visits are richer for it.

I am deeply grateful for the support of my family and friends, especially Kat, who always pushes me to make my paintings just a little bit better. I’ve gotten beyond the point where I was thrilled just to paint something that was “not overtly ugly,” and now hope I can paint things that people can enjoy looking at. I hope you will enjoy looking at these.

Diane Lebel has practiced pathology in the Worcester area for 25 years. She lives in West Boylston with her husband, Alan Harris, and two miscreant Australian Cattle Dogs, both rescued from area shelters.