Diane Rosen
“For many indigenous cultures of Central and South America, the macaw is a sacred power animal representing a Guardian spirit, a source of healing, a protector of the air element and of the winds carrying prayers to the heavens. In this painting, the bird and woman are seen as mutual Guardians of the physical and spiritual realms, nurturing compassion, empathy, communication and primal connection between humans and the natural world.
Merging realism with abstract elements, much of my figurative work explores this pivotal sense of self in relation to other. Through images I think of as inscapes of emotion, what interests me are those myriad liminal zones of experience where affect and reason collide. Here, feelings are galvanized in a sometimes turbulent yet ultimately transformative process of emergence that can, if we choose, help to enable and sustain peace.”
New York-based artist Diane Rosen studied in Paris at l’École des Beaux-Arts on a French Government painting fellowship, and in New York at the Art Students League. Known for her dynamic figurative work, Rosen’s multiple award-winning paintings have been widely exhibited, including at the historic National Arts Club and Salmagundi Club in New York City, The Butler Institute of American Art in Ohio, and the Hopper House Museum in New York. Her paintings have appeared in numerous publications such as Pastel Journal, American Artist Magazine, Pure Color: The Best of Pastel, The Best of Pastel 2, Manhattan Arts, and the Deutsche-Pastell-Gesellschaft 2025 Newsletter. Rosen’s work is in collections in the U.S., France, England, and Germany.
“Guardian”, pastel and acrylic on red Fabriano paper (99×68,6cm)