I am a poet, artist, and emeritus professor (Holy Cross College, Sociology), living in Winchester, Massachusetts. I have long-term interests in place and landscape in American culture, concerns that often inform my visual art and poetry.
I paint in watercolor, oil and other media. My paintings are of landscapes and vegetables, sometimes in combination.
Throughout my life, I have sought mixes of art and the natural world. At Antioch College, I studied art, biology and geology. While pursuing an MS in entomology, I illustrated scientific manuscripts, and co-produced a video on Insects in the Arts. During and following my Ph.D. in environmental toxicology, my creative efforts focused on fiber arts: sweaters, rugs and table linens.
Diane Rubino Davies is a lifelong, multidisciplinary artist who finds relevance and beauty in the organic.
A native of Philadelphia, Diane studied Fashion Design at Moore College of Art & Design. After moving to New York City, she began a career in graphic design and art direction and worked at several national publications, including Good Housekeeping, American Baby, Mode and Seventeen. After moving to the Boston area and having children, she studied photography and began work as a freelance photojournalist for her local newspaper, the Winchester Star.
Born in Norwich, Connecticut, the daughter of fine artist, Barbara Dawiczyk Vartenigian, Ms. Vartenigian Burhans was a participant in the art program at the Norwich Free Academy. In 1985 she continued her studies at the fine art school of the University of Connecticut where she graduated Cum Laude. From 1993-1995, she was the Artist in Residence at the Abbey of Regina Laudis in Bethlehem, Connecticut. There she studied under the sculptor and painter, M. Praxedes Baxter. During her residency, Ms.
