About the Artist

An award-winning artist who hails from Long Island, New York, Diane Ogden has resided in Sarasota, Florida since 1997 and feels very blessed to be living in "Paradise."

Her paintings grace private collections throughout the United States.

The artist does commissioned portraits from photos, either a favorite photo of your choosing, or from a photo session scheduled with the artist who will then help you decide which is best suited for your portrait. Her only desire is that you love your painting! She feels that there is no higher honor than to create a living memory in oils for you and your loved ones.

A self-taught artist, Diane began painting landscapes and still lifes in 1984, moved on to nudes and figure studies and ultimately discovered her great passion...portraits. She states, "As a figurative and portrait artist working in oils, I love painting faces because they are the 'windows of the heart' and a reflection of our truest essence as human beings." Diane's inspiration rises from the joy, sadness and incredible beauty she observes in the people who surround her. "What we feel is reflected in our faces...our eyes... this is what I want to capture...this is what matters most..."

Diane experiences her greatest joy when she captures and preserves in oils those "windows of the heart" she has been permitted to glimpse, so that they may live on forever through her work.