About Me: Artist Biography

Dianne Thompson has been involved with art in some form all her life. She started drawing at a very young age and learned to paint in art classes as a teenager. In the early 90’s she took painting classes with Ward Schell and many other successful painters in Regina, Sask., and joined the art community through the Prairie Artists Guild shortly after that. When her kids and work made life too busy, she decided to put away her brushes for a time. 
Dianne was the Owner and Lead Interior Stylist at Simply Stunning Designs for over 16 years, until she moved to BC. She is a Certified Canadian Staging Professional with a keen eye for design. Dianne also is a Certified Colour Consultant which is evident in the palette of her paintings.
After becoming a Home Stager and seeing the canvases that were flying out of the doors of Retail stores, she decided to add her own large paintings to some of her Staged homes. She started painting wall and fence Murals including a 20' commissioned fence mural (see the mural below), and in the fall of 2017 took 2 workshops from a highly successful Muralist in Flagstaff, AZ – Mural Joe Cornelius. She joined the Prairie Artists Guild and was excited to paint a large mural on the south and west walls of Capital Electric with several of her Guild friends. When she moved to BC she started painting more and more mural, and was recently commissioned to paint an Ocean Mural on the wall of the Yacht club office building an West Port Marina, Sidney, BC. (see mural below).
Dianne has a passion for nature and that shows in her art. When she isn't painting she can be found hiking, spending time with her family, or teaching art classes.
Her passion for painting, nature, design, and sharing what she knows with people are common themes throughout every facet of her life. Dianne finds fulfilment in her art and finds joy in knowing that she can share it with others. Her goal is to make people happy by creating a space for them to enjoy the beauty of nature.