From May 9th through the end of the month, local painter Diane Sawyer will display her work in the Wotiz Gallery of the Milton Public Library. She received a BFA from the Boston Museum School and Tufts University in 1979, and has completed additional coursework at MassArt, Museum School, and Bennington College. She has also studied with numerous artists.

Diane describes her work this way: “My pastels are done in very soft pastels on a sanded paper.The sanded surface allows for colors to be layered over one another, creating a sense of space and atmosphere. Working with pastel is working with pure pigment. The surface is touched as little as possible, except in areas like the sky, which is usually blended. Layering the pastel pigments has allowed me to explore light and color, and how they change over distance. I am particularly intrigued right now with water, how it reflects the sky, but also is transparent, with the objects below and above the surface combining in an ever-changing mosaic. All of my work is essentially about light, the way it falls on the landscape…”

Ms. Sawyer is the owner and principal of Sawyer Design Associates, LLC, a graphic design studio in Milton, MA and for more information go to www.sawyerdesign.net. There will be an open reception on Thursday, May 14thfrom 6-8 PM to view this lovely display and meet the artist. For more information about displaying your art at the library, contact Jean Hlady, Adult Services Librarian, at (617) 698-5757. The Milton Public Library is located at 476 Canton Avenue, Milton.