Just as we pass through various stages of life, so do plants. Seasons of Beauty depicts stages from emergence to decline, finding beauty created in each of the seasonal changes. Irish philosopher/theologian/poet John O'Donohue writes: "So much depends on how we look at things. The quality of our looking determines what we come to see."

Diane Murphy hopes to take the viewer beyond the surface of an image to discover beauty in whatever stage of life we find ourselves in.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Diane Murphy graduated from the University of Omaha with her BS and MS Degrees in Art Education and enjoyed a career teaching art at Westside High School and then as an adjunct at the College of St. Mary. Now retired, Diane enjoys painting in her studio in her home. Her work has been shown in numerous group exhibitions and she was the winner of the Nebraska State Arboretum Botanical Competition in 1999 and 2000. She is a member of the America Society of the Botanical Artists.

A love of art and nature merge in the work of Diane Murphy. Drawn to close examination of structure, growth process and seasonal change, the artist enjoys the challenge of careful observation and the reward of discovery.

Location: On the gallery walls in the visitor and education center.

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