Virginia Native and award winning artist, Diane Patton has exhibited locally and regionally extending to the Carolinas. She has held solo exhibitions and also shown at the Taubman Museum annual Sidewalk Art Shows. After studying abroad in France, she taught art in the Roanoke County school system as well as in the gifted Arts program. Essential elements to create my paintings are laying of paint/textures, line work, strong design and color. My paintings truly are an expression of my love of nature and the history of the land. Working in mixed media: graphite, acrylics, oil and collage allows me to layer and rework textured surfaces resulting in a delightful discovery of things unseen.

Her art has been featured on the cover of both City Magazine and the brochure of Open Studios of Roanoke. Her art has also been published by International Acrylics Society, H.K. Holbein Award magazine and in Palette Talk of the Grumbacher National Art Magazine. Her artwork can be seen locally at her studio located at 303 Market Street on the Historic Roanoke City Market, Present Thyme and LinDor Arts.