Diane Beem, Artist

Hi, I'm Diane Beem, a studio painter in Maine, painting in a style I call "Modern Fauvism". 

Fauvism was an artistic style that came out of Impressionism and was a reaction to among other things, the advent of photography. The Fauves used wildly intense colors, simplified drawing techniques, and heavy brushstrokes. The word "Fauve" is French for "wild beast", and this term was used at the Salon d Automne, an opening in Paris in 1905 featuring Henri Matisse, Andre Derain, and other Fauve painters. An art critic used this term, and the group took in on with pride.

I paint the Maine coast and whatever subject matter pleases me in the Fauvist style, with my own twist. This channel is for my own musings in the studio about the work that I am doing, along with connecting with others who appreciate art.