Babies

This piece I am titling, "Babies".  It is mixed media/acrylic and 20"x 20" on canvas.  I started this piece before we went on a month vacation ( a 23 day cruise including going through the Panama Canal). We just returned and I got to get back in the studio, tweak this piece a little, and finally finish it.

This time of the year is always crazy with the holidays approaching and things to do.  We have 2000 kids that trick or treat in our neighborhood, which will happen this Thursday night.  I have come to love January where everything just pauses and resets.

Now to do some ornaments for a fund raising activity......it is all good....di

Birdie Verdi

Newest work....To describe my work, I would say...it is happy and dreamlike.  There does not have to be a definitive meaning to it.  The work is to make you pause, reflex, and wonder a bit.

Marc Chagall's work is an inspiration to me.  One of my favorite quotes of his is, "if you can't paint love, what is there worth painting?".  I hope that my work is filled with love....a rather big order but one can hope...

"A Walk in the Park"

I have been painting some pieces lately that I am not sure "why?".  Going with the flow and thinking that I am suppose to go down this path.  I have no idea where the destination is--but enjoying the journey, kinda...
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"I See You"

This is such a sweet piece.  It sold the first day I posted it on facebook.  "I See You",  is available in my Etsy shop (Difergi) in an 8x10" print.  This piece just seems to capture a moment in time that is filled with wonder.  Sometimes an artist creates something that is magical and I feel that this is one of those times.

Midnight Ballerina

Have no clue what I was thinking when I started this piece.  But when I looked at all the scribbles and colors I had placed on the canvas, a ballerina emerged.  I see the girl dreaming of becoming a ballerina in the 'Midnight Circus", which is invaded with characters that only come out in the darkest and most whimsical part of the night.  So...sometimes you just let things happen.....

All Creatures Great and Small

Newest piece created for a local show themed, "All Creatures Great and Small".  Had fun interpreting the idea in my own style. Celebrating man and nature always.....Di

This piece is acrylic and 24" x 34" on canvas.

Sweetness....

 The theme of a local show I am entering in June
 is, "All Creatures Great and Small, the animal show."  I have two pieces that I am entering that are 'my style'.  They are crazy stylized abstracted imagery.  Because I feel that some people probably think that I just can not paint, I am entering this third piece (you can have up to three), which is done in a more classical style.  It has already sold which tells you I probably should paint more conservatively and make more $$.  But, alas, I paint with my own voice.  Having said all that, I do have to admit that the rabbit is really sweet.

"Day Dreaming"

This piece reminds me of me when I am in a meeting and my mind wanders.  This of course happens at about 3 minutes into the meeting.  I enter the world of my imagination and anything can happen.  It is a great place!  

Titled, "Day Dreaming", it is 12"x 16" and acrylic.

For You

"For You"

This is my newest piece.  I am calling it, "For You".  I am not going to tell you what it means, I will just let it talk to you personally.  It is a smaller piece (12"x16") and is acrylic.

Have a great conversation..... ;-)  I have to get back to work....di

Extraordinary is the Ordinary

Extraordinary is the Ordinary

Life is such a gift.

I use a lot of visual symbols as part of my visual stories and chairs for me, represent stable, functional, every day existence.  Yet, in my mind, they become more. They can become a magical source of joy, possibilities, and wonder. Every day is filled with common daily living but if you look closely, all things contain a seed of enigmatic possibilities.

When the ordinary becomes extraordinary that for me begins a story.

"The Ringmaster and Friends"

I think this is such a sweet piece.  It is only 11"x 14", so it is a small work for me.  If you follow my work, you will recognize these  characters from my 'village series'.  The Village is a magical place full of kindness and wonder and it is such a joy to paint these quirky characters.

This jewel has already found it's forever home in Canada.  I have to admit that I will miss it.

Monday

"Monday"

You haven't heard from me for a while but I have been diligently working.  This is a good size piece (30x48) with mixed media and I have titled it, "Monday".  If you scroll down a bit you will see a piece called, "Sunday".  So now you see where I am going with this. Hopefully, after you view this new piece, you can get an idea of what I think about society and cell phones.  As you know, an artist has to document her reactions to the times.

I also have been notified that this site may be discontinued in the near future.  If I read the notice right-the server will not be serving.  So I have created a new website www.difergi.com and hope you will visit me there.  Also, I almost daily post on Facebook as DiFergi's and sell on Etsy, (my store is Difergi) ....

So you can see that though I do not particularly like cell phones....Social media is my friend.  Find me :-)

A NEW VENTURE

This is kind of exciting for me! My art work is going to be featured as puzzles by the Art & Fable Puzzle company.  (you can find on facebook and instagram) What an awesome opportunity to have my work put in front of the public.  The first puzzle is currently in production and believe me, I will let you know when it is available and where to purchase.  Might I suggest some early holiday shopping.  Smiling from ear to ear-this is a good thing.  Di

Reaching for a compromise....

No name yet...trying to meld my 'village' characters into a more sophisticated style and it is taking me on quite a journey!  Getting there, but slowly, partly because the holiday season seems to have endless distractions.  But all is great and life/art evolves as it is suppose to.  For all of you -I wish a prosperous and content New Year...Thanks for journeying with me this year.....di

Family and commitment...

"We are the Village"

This is for a group of special friends and they are truly
'the village that raises the child'.  They are bonded together by their sisterhood, morals, and commitment to their families.

I really enjoyed painting this for them and am in awe of their inner strength and love for each other.

Faces

Hidden Secrets

Winter Maidens

I seem to be doing a lot of faces lately so I think I will do a couple animal paintings next to break up the flow.  Faces have always been something I am drawn to, for whatever reason and I suspect I will always return to them.  Enjoy....di

Three Faces

This was a class exercise and I really love it!  Yes, it is a bit strange, etc, but I love losing the forms, and the texturing of the paint.  I am currently doing another one just to see what happens and how I can incorporate it into my current work.  Wish me luck.....art has it own path of discovery...di

I LOVE to PAINT....

As a painter, I LOVE TO PAINT.  I love the color, texture, visual feel, and every little thing about painting.

This piece was last week's class from LFI2018, where we were to paint a portrait in the style of Lucien Freud.  Of course mine is not near what his work represents BUT I really loved doing a more realistic approach than I usually do.

It is always fun to experiment and get outside of a series that you are working on.

So I am sharing with you ...a passion....

Dance with the chairs....

Life is Magical

Have been prolific lately...I think it is because I was off visiting for almost two weeks with family and when I returned I just had a lot of creative energy to let out.  That is my theory anyway.

This piece is 30x30, acrylic on canvas and I am calling it, "Life is Magical".  I use to use a lot of chairs in my work.  For me, they symbolized that the ordinary can be extraordinary.  Many times, I have use chairs to express the whimsy and magic in our imaginations/spirits.

So anyway...here is my newest piece. Dance with the chairs! Enjoy....

"The Night Circus"

Sometimes you have a favorite painting and this is one of those times.  Perhaps it is because of my love affair with deep blue...maybe because I love a simple, pure image.  I do not know why but I do love this piece.  I am calling it, "Night Circus", because it reminds me of a book I once read.  The circus in the book was only black and white but still, I find the magic of that circus in this painting.