DIANA WRIGHT is an emerging artist and contemporary impressionist landscape painter based in Boulder, CO.

I strive to create art that transports someone to a place where they can fully experience the present moment. I primarily work in oils, but enjoy other mediums as well. Part of my process is leaving room to play with abstraction, movement, texture and color. When I start a painting, I let it evolve organically without a defined outcome. I’m drawn to landscapes because I feel happiest, most connected and at peace when I’m in nature – through my work, I hope to share that feeling with others.

Art has always been an integral part of my life, allowing me to express my truest self. For the last ten years, I’ve studied and worked as a software engineer, employing my analytical mind to solve technical problems. During this time, I’ve craved the release and freedom that art provides. Painting helps me connect with my intuitive, feminine side, creating an energy balance in my life. To me, art and nature exist beyond the limitations of modern society. 

I’ve had the opportunity to live in a variety of regions of the country: Pennsylvania, Michigan, California and now, Colorado. I’m inspired by how beauty presents itself in different ways – mountains, forests, fields, oceans – each environment, though unique, evokes that same experience of total freedom I seek to tap into in my work.