Inspire Talks 2025: Diane E. W. Dick and Keith Joe Dick in Conversation

Saturday April 5, 2025 | 11:00AM

Are you an artist? Do you enjoy looking at art or making your own? Find

your community at FAVA (Firelands Association for the Visual Arts) in

Oberlin by attending the new Artist Talk series, Inspire 2025.

Three Artist Talks will be featured on the first Saturday of February, March,

and April, at 11:00 AM, in FAVA’s gallery located at 39 S. Main Street in

Oberlin. The events are offered free of charge with beverages and snacks

available.

Diane E. W. Dick attended Kent State University and San Francisco State

University studying painting, glass blowing, photography, and figure

skating. In recent years oil on canvas has consumed her artistically. As a

former hot glass artist, she appreciates the buttery consistency of oil

paint. The annual Sheep Festival in Ketchum, Idaho inspired her to paint

powerful and simple sheep portraits. Diane became reacquainted with

her oils. Since then various critters, furry or feathered, placed in vibrant

environments have resulted in luminous larger-than-life portraits. In the

past months her canine commissions have been frequent!

Keith Joe Dick graduated from Cleveland's Cooper School of Art

majoring in graphic design, illustration and typography. As a professional

sign painter he specialized in gold leaf, faux finishes, and pictorials. He

designed and painted scenic backdrops for feature films and

commercials at the Hollywood Sign Company in Los Angeles. In Ketchum,

Idaho he operated his own sign business and fine art studio. Currently

artworks include caricature oil paintings as well as chimeras in acrylic. His

mediums; pastels, pencil, charcoal, watercolor, oil paint, are on wood,

cardboard and canvas. He is presently teaching FAVA's creative drawing

classes.