Artist Statement In Her Own Words About her Paintings Children at Play Ebay by Artist Diane Hoeptner, Cleveland, Ohio

Diane Hoeptner

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2/03/08: I took a long break from making art. My friends and family know this. I moved "back home" to Ohio. Met a great guy, got married, bought a house. Instead of being consumed by "all things ART," I set up shop on Ebay and hustled antique door hardware and lighting for a while.

I learned the difference between cast iron and pressed metal...and printed lots of shipping labels. Instead of photographing children at play I took pictures of old lanterns and Victorian door hardware.

*Old door latch, sold by yours truly for $34.90 on Ebay last summer.

As a result of my impromptu & extended hiatus, all the art posted on this site is at least 2 years old. Each piece falls into one of three categories: Portraits, Decorative & Children at Play.

The last is my favorite. I only realized that after staying away for a while. My Children at Play paintings are an attempt to capture what I perceive as perfect absorption.--and children seem to ease into those ZONES of peaceful contented-ness so effortlessly. It may not be a shared activity or cute or even "happy," --but to me it's fascinating. My Children at Play paintings try to capture that.

Being away for a while may have given me a little balance I didn't realize I needed... I have every intention of getting back to painting fulltime. This re-vamped website, a new name and now a new studio (yay!) don't guarantee success, but it's a start.

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