Diane Flick Mixed Media

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This piece blends collaged pages from an old novel with translucent oil glazes as a background. The subjects—a primate, a tennis ball, and a shoe—are rendered in opaque and calm tones. The piece delves into the human condition...

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This piece is made of hand cut and torn paper adhered to a cradled masonite panel with matte medium. It is the first collage in the 'Bots series. What starte...

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"A true gift sparks joy in my heart and a craving for jelly," says Diane Flick of this playful scene. Her latest series of ink and watercolor drawings adds more characters to her invented universe where robots befriend animals and devour delicious treats. These diminutive drawings work well on their own, or tell a great story in groups of three or five.

About the Artist
Diane Flick is a Bay Area artist who paints quirky portraits of robots with a playful color palette and masterful realism. Each of Diane’s robots expresses its own humanlike and idiosyncratic personality. From an early age, she had a fascination with inanimate objects and often imagined what they would be like with human characteristics. Her portfolio explores the human experience through non-human subjects.

Words that describe this painting: robot, peanut, gift, present, pop surrealism, Eric...

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I love that we can turn sheets of paper into an afternoon of soaring adventures over tropical islands, with terrible beasts and beautiful waterfalls, with our...

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"The silence is broken only by the occasional mechanical slurp of tongue on lolly, flutter of paper-thin wing and hum of hovering metal body," says Diane Flic...

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On a blue-sky day, two friends meet up and talk about everything. One is logical, lightening quick, and forthright. The other is simple, intuitive and uninhi...

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"Make true your spirit through solidarity with your sisters and brothers, and by doing super studly things," says Diane Flick of this playful scene. Her latest series of ink and watercolor drawings adds more characters to her invented universe where robots befriend animals and devour delicious treats. These diminutive drawings work well on their own, or tell a great story in groups of three or five.

About the Artist
Diane Flick is a Bay Area artist who paints quirky portraits of robots with a playful color palette and masterful realism. Each of Diane’s robots expresses its own humanlike and idiosyncratic personality. From an early age, she had a fascination with inanimate objects and often imagined what they would be like with human characteristics. Her portfolio explores the human experience through non-human subjects.

Words that describe this painting: robot, weightlifting, skateboard, pop surrealism, Eric Joyner...

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"A 'bot's best friend is his hedgehog," says Diane Flick. "Fill in the blanks with various other creature comforts and random additions, and we have the makin...