
Diane Walker-Gladney
Usually Reserved for Automobiles, 2021
Acrylic and graphite on canvas
48 x 60 inches
signed on the top edge of the canvas
Diane Walker-Gladney
Carrot in a Paper Mache Suit, 2021
Acrylic and graphite on canvas
48 x 60 inches
signed on the top edge
Diane Walker-Gladney
Stuffitis, 2021
Acrylic and graphite on canvas
60 x 48 inches
Signed on the top edge
Diane Walker-Gladney
Silver Lining Soup, 2021
Acrylic and graphite on canvas
48 x 60 inches
Signed on the top edge
Diane Walker-Gladney
Rock, Paper, Scissors, 2021
Acrylic and graphite on canvas
48 x 60 inches
Signed on the top edge
Diane Walker-Gladney
Wolverine’s Mother, 2021
Acrylic and graphite on canvas
60 x 48 inches
Signed on the top edge
Diane Walker-Gladney
Lunch Just Isn’t Going to Happen, 2021
Acrylic and graphite on canvas
60 x 48 inches
Signed on the top edge
Diane Walker-Gladney
No Salt, Just Pepper, 2021
Acrylic and graphite on canvas
60 x 48 inches
Signed on the top edge
Diane Walker-Gladney
It’s a Whole New Ballgame with Extra Innings, 2021
Acrylic and graphite on canvas
60 x 48 inches
Signed on the top edge
Diane Walker-Gladney
Car Today, Gone Tomorrow, Back on Friday, 2021
Acrylic and graphite on canvas
60 x 48 inches
Signed on the top edge
Diane Walker-Gladney
No More Pencils, No More Books, 2021
Acrylic and graphite on canvas
60 x 48 inches
Signed on the top edge
Diane Walker-Gladney
Dippy di do, 2021
Acrylic and graphite on canvas
60 x 48 inches
Signed on the top edge
Diane Walker Gladney
Answer the Door and Act Surprised, 2019
Acrylic paint and graphite on canvas
48 x 60 inches
Signed on bottom edge
Diane Walker Gladney
Plows, Trucks, and Boats, 2019
Acrylic and graphite on canvas
48 x 60 inches
Signed on the bottom edge
Diane Walker Gladney
Jars and Jars of Brook Water, 2019
Acrylic on canva
48 x 60 inches
Signed on the bottom edge
Diane Walker Gladney
Come in When the Streetlight Comes On, 2019
Acrylic and graphite on canvas
48 x 60 inches
Signed on verso
Diane Walker Gladney
New Tricks for an Old Dog, 2018
Acrylic and Graphite on canvas
48 x 36 in.
SOLD
Diane Walker Gladney
Racoon Dance Party, 2018
Acrylic and graphite on canvas
48 x 36 in.
SOLD
Diane Walker Gladney
Silly Hour, 2018
Acrylic and graphite on canvas
48 x 36 in.
Artist Statement
My work is a visual diary of sorts exploring an ongoing collection of memories that began in a small town in Connecticut. As a young child, walking was a part of my daily life. We lived close to town and as I meandered my way to school, I became keenly observant. I experienced the changing of the seasons, splashed in puddles, kicked leaves and walked the same paths of my Father and Grand Father. My love of color and its possibilities began in these small voyages. As a young girl, I would go to the Yardage Shop and match thread with swatches of fabric for my mother. These silky fibers exposed me to color and their luxurious tints and shades. I would visit the wallpaper store to marvel in the countless patterns and often borrow "Good Night Moon" from the library because I was fascinated by how the illustrations seemed to capture dusk. Even at that early age I noticed that these experiences were special and as an adult I see that they have remained with visceral integrity and have became a part of my personal fabric.
As I move forward in my life, I continue my collection of memories. Unexpectedly, just as those childhood experiences etched their place, it is the seemingly insignificant and inconsequential moments that remain and hold such gravity. These are the moments I celebrate and paint as they are the ones that define my story. I find that my history, although unique to me, can find a universal voice. We all have an autobiography.