Diane hoeptner biography
Diane Hoeptner grew up in rural Ohio.
Diane Hoeptner....
Opportunity and sunshine.
And what made you "come home again? You know the area where we grew up, Pat! Downtown Austinburg [in Ashtabula County] consists of a post office, a grain store and a church.
My mother raised my sister and me by herself. She is made of very strong New England stuff I am not.
Followers, Following, Posts - Diane Hoeptner | Cat Art (@dianehoeptner) on Instagram: "The art of what sets cats apart.".I hated growing up in the snowbelt and I longed for sunshine and civilization. But I came back home because I missed my family.
After so many years of success with watercolor and color pencils, what made you decide to change your focus to oils? I could write a book on why I love oil paintingand why I wish I would have started in earnest when I was 22 instead of 42!
A good color pencil/water color painting takes plus hours. A good oil painting can take as little as one hour.
I grew up in rural Ohio.
It's easier to frame an oil painting, and oil painting is more forgiving. The slow and meticulous nature of color pencil doesn't allow for a lot of experimentation; oil painting does. I was just