Diane Brim

Diane Brim was born in Pensacola, Florida and has lived there almost all of her life. She has been married for fifty-five years and has two married daughters and two grandsons. She began painting in 1999 in a representational format but fell into abstract painting in 2002 and has joyfully never looked back. She has won numerous awards in juried exhibitions and has studied with many local and nationally known artists. She is a member of Pensacola Artists Inc., Artel Gallery and Art study Club.

Diane’s striking abstract paintings can best be summarized as boldly colorful and expressively free. She employs a myriad of luminescent hues in her paint selection with the emphasis on spontaneity and dynamics. If the painting does not have the “wow” factor, she will start over, letting the work serve as an under layer for a new one.

Diane Brim intuitively paints nonobjective mixed media paintings using acrylic and collage on a variety of surfaces. Her goal is to draw the viewer in to experience the force behind her passion to paint.

Free Spirit

Free Spirit is a collection of paintings that is spontaneous, dynamic and boldly expressive. Painting almost exclusively with acrylics, Diane begins by intuitively applying the paint using brush, squeegee, palette knife, brayer or even her bare hands. She has no preconceived notion in mind. After numerous layers, she will carve and scratch into the surface. She might incorporate

collage, texture, home-made stamps, calligraphy, molding paste or gel medium. She will then stop, rotate the painting and look for an image or direction the painting wants to go. This path to self-discovery is a journey that is emotional, spiritual and fearless.