Art for the Abiquiu denizen, is a calling not a career, a venue for articulating deeply held values rather than a revenue source. 


Some collectors find her work too confrontational, yet others stand before it moved to tears. 
She is best known for her hyper-realistic portraits of people captured in moments of emotional angst, paintings that convey her belief that humans can only evolve by facing their pain and suffering. 



With the birth of her son, Marsh’s focus has shifted. Her thoughts have turned to the state of the environment and what will be left of planet Earth to pass on to the next generation. Set at Bitter Lake reservoir in Roswell, her recent oil “Sanctuary,” depicts a mother passionately embracing her young son, their faces a mix of serenity and desperation. The painting alludes to the state of the natural world and suggests that the Earth, like the mother can be a source of comfort and refuge. “The Weeping Drawer,” a portrayal of a dispirited woman with hands clasped, perhaps in prayer, contains a working drawer. Inside are three small paintings-the Earth on fire, and antelope with an arrow in its neck and an image of a child. Marsh’s message is clear: we must honor our connection to nature of risk disaster. 





An excerpt from the Albuquerque Journal, 
May 5, 2006 
by Dottie Indyke

Diane Marsh is represented by:
Addison Arts (contact: John Addison, Director)
209 Galisteo Street, Santa Fe, NM  87510
505-992-0704
www.addisonarts.com.