Advanced Orthopedics in the Genoa Medical Center
See work on a rotating basis by Guild artists inside the Advanced Ortho offices, which is in the Genoa Medical Center, 2305 Genoa Business Park Drive in Brighton. Viewers may be buzzed inside by asking at the reception desk. You are invited to view the art during normal business hours. Works are displayed throughout the waiting areas and doctors' office corridors. Curator is Lorraine Gedeon at lor.gedeon@gmail.com
Now at Advanced Orthopedics: Dianne May
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Dianne May
Artist background and statement
I’ve been interested in art since I was a child learning to sew and knit. As an adult I began quilting and was intrigued by color. Around the same time I began taking drawing and watercolor painting classes. Since then, painting has been my primary creative outlet. In addition to watercolors, I work in fine art printmaking and oils.
I began taking drawing and painting classes through community education programs. I have also taken classes at art guilds in the Atlanta area and Lansing Community College in addition to workshops with nationally known artists.
After retiring from my day job in public health, I’ve been able to devote more time to my art including teaching beginning watercolor.
I began teaching watercolor painting in 2016 at a venue in Lansing. I’m currently teaching watercolors at the Howell Opera House in Howell. In addition to the Brighton Art Guild, I’m a member of the Livingston Fine Art Association and Mid-Michigan Art Guild.
I like the fluidity of watercolors and allowing the paint to move around the paper and possibly stumbling on a happy accident. I also like the transparency of watercolors, layering one color over another to achieve the desired effect.
Printmaking is very different from other forms of artwork. Under the umbrella of printmaking, there are a variety of techniques that result in unique images. I do monotypes or monoprints, collagraphs, and dry point etching. Monotypes are created by painting on a plate and transferring the image to paper using any number of pressing techniques. Collagraphs are the equivalent of collages; I use a lot of natural materials such as leaves and weeds as well as templates and painting. As with monoprints, the materials are placed on a plate to create the composition; once the composition is complete, the image is transferred to paper using one of many pressing techniques. Dry point etchings are created by using a stylus to etch a line drawing onto a plate. Ink is then worked into the grooves and then run through a press to transfer the image to paper.
I like oils because they are “user friendly” meaning that it’s relatively easy to correct a mistake. I also like mixing paint either on the palette or on the canvas.
Artist background and statement
I’ve been interested in art since I was a child learning to sew and knit. As an adult I began quilting and was intrigued by color. Around the same time I began taking drawing and watercolor painting classes. Since then, painting has been my primary creative outlet. In addition to watercolors, I work in fine art printmaking and oils.
I began taking drawing and painting classes through community education programs. I have also taken classes at art guilds in the Atlanta area and Lansing Community College in addition to workshops with nationally known artists.
After retiring from my day job in public health, I’ve been able to devote more time to my art including teaching beginning watercolor.
I began teaching watercolor painting in 2016 at a venue in Lansing. I’m currently teaching watercolors at the Howell Opera House in Howell. In addition to the Brighton Art Guild, I’m a member of the Livingston Fine Art Association and Mid-Michigan Art Guild.
I like the fluidity of watercolors and allowing the paint to move around the paper and possibly stumbling on a happy accident. I also like the transparency of watercolors, layering one color over another to achieve the desired effect.
Printmaking is very different from other forms of artwork. Under the umbrella of printmaking, there are a variety of techniques that result in unique images. I do monotypes or monoprints, collagraphs, and dry point etching. Monotypes are created by painting on a plate and transferring the image to paper using any number of pressing techniques. Collagraphs are the equivalent of collages; I use a lot of natural materials such as leaves and weeds as well as templates and painting. As with monoprints, the materials are placed on a plate to create the composition; once the composition is complete, the image is transferred to paper using one of many pressing techniques. Dry point etchings are created by using a stylus to etch a line drawing onto a plate. Ink is then worked into the grooves and then run through a press to transfer the image to paper.
I like oils because they are “user friendly” meaning that it’s relatively easy to correct a mistake. I also like mixing paint either on the palette or on the canvas.