ARTIST: DIANE MONETTITLE: "BELIEVE IN DREAMS" MEDIUM: OIL ON CANVAS EDITION: ORIGINAL ONE-OF-A-KIND Hand Signed by Diane Monet Excellent Condition. Plexi-glass over the original oil canvas, is very unusual.Glare on the glass when photographing could not be avoided.FRAMED SIZE: 36"x30" Certificate of Authenticity included Artwork is oversized for international shipping. Can be de-framed and rolled for shipping. Biography: Alexanre Monet -- Diane Monet's grandfather - moved to the United States from Paris in 1887 at the age of 24, working as a chef and sign-painter. He was always proud to note that he was a relative of Claude Monet, the artist.Diane grew up in the New York area and went on to graduate from New York University with an honors degree in international marketing. She also studied at the National University of Mexico. After graduation, she was responsible for marketing consumer products at Avon, Brisol-Meyers and PepsiCo. However, by 1986, her leisure time painting was no longer sufficient, so her late husband Gary encouraged her to devote full time to artistic endeavors. Artistically, she is self-taught. By painting almost every day, she is always seeking to improve her craft.She has lived in the New York area most of her life, but with a very strong wanderlust. Her father said that she "lives in a fantasy world" and a close friend said that she was "born to play". She travels extensively and feels very much at home in Europe and in Mexico. It is this sense if fantasy, play and joyfulness that she tries to communicate in her work.During her travels - often in France and Italy - Ms. Monet searches for settings that inspire her, sketching and photographing gardens, landscapes, and other vistas that have the potential to bring joy and beauty to her work. Returning home, she then chooses those subjects that she believes will be most enjoyed by others as well, plans her artistic strategy, and then adds her impressionistic interpretation, not to mention many meticulously-applied layers of oil on canvas, including some with a fine eyeliner brush.With her impressionist style, Miss Monet's work has been especially popular in Japan. In addition to personal appearances, her one-person shows have elicited several invitations to appear on NHK Television and Sendai Television. Her work evokes unusually strong emotional responses there. For example, one couple told her that, after purchasing her painting the previous year, their home is happier and their relationship has markedly improved. Many infirm people have remarked that her paintings give them strength and happiness each day. Tears of joy have streamed down the face of many buyers while purchasing their Monet. Needless to say, Ms. Monet herself is deeply moved by these reactions.

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