Diane P. Farr

Oil Paintings and Portraiture

Diane Pardy Farr is a talented artist that brings intelligence, sensitivity, and a wide range of interests and passions to her work.  Born and raised in Connecticut, Diane has always been creative and artistic, but was encouraged to pursue interests in other fields.  After graduating from Duke University, she worked for 10 years in Boston in high tech sales and marketing management, indulging her passion for art, theater, literature and music in her free time.  She also traveled extensively in the US and abroad, always eager to explore new places, people & cultures.  Following a move to Cleveland and the birth of her first child, Diane decided to focus her time and energy on her family and her art. 

Diane has studied at the Cleveland Institute of Art and with noted artists including David Leffel, Sally Strand, and Jane Carlson.  She is also an avid reader, constantly studying and applying ideas and techniques learned from the works and writings of current masters such as Ken Howard, Kevin Macpherson, Richard Schmid, and Thomas Buechner.  She is currently working on her MFA through San Francisco's Academy of Art University.

Inspired by color and the play of light and shadow across all manner of subjects, Diane's work is informed by all the passions and experiences of her life, travels, and studies, thus providing for the richness in subject matter and approach for which she is known.  Painting exclusively in oils, Diane is equally comfortable painting still lifes, landscapes (both studio and plein air), figurative works, and portraits, and accepts commissions in all.  Her style combines elements of the old masters, Impressionism, and Realism.  While traditional in approach, her work has a fresh contemporary appeal.

Diane Farr's portraits and paintings are held in many private and corporate collections across the US. An associate member of Oil Painters of America, the American Society of Portrait Artists, and Allied Artists of America, she has exhibited in juried shows across the country and in her native New England.

She lives with her husband and two children in Chagrin Falls, Ohio.