Dianne was born in 1940 in Washington, D.C., and early on in her education found a talent and love for drawing which later led to college training in Fashion Design and Illustration at the University of Cincinnati, then her 1962 graduation from Central Academy of Commercial Art in Cincinnati majoring in Graphic Design and Fashion Illustration. She worked for several years in the commercial art field in St. Louis before turning her talents to homemaking and raising two young children. In 1969 Dianne decided to turn her creative interests to painting and enrolled in a watercolor class taught by well-known Cincinnati artist Ray Loos, whom Dianne first met when she was a student and he an instructor at Central Academy. Dianne had always visualized painting large bold abstracts on canvas, but was so enthralled by Ray's beautiful watercolors, that she decided to study with him at a YMCA Class. Just two years later Ray asked Dianne to take over the class he was teaching at the Y as he had decided to start private classes. After one year of teaching, Dianne decided it was not her forte, but when Dianne and Ray were married in 1975 and began their Loos Art business, Ray handled the teaching and commercial art side of the business and Dianne handled the administrative side. Many artist couples might have been competitive in their careers, but Dianne and Ray had many exhibitions together, and even though they were together almost 100% of the time, they were each other's best friend, critic and support of the other's career. From 1976-1985 they taught summer and fall workshops in Maine, and until 1996 in many other parts of the U.S., Canada and the Bahamas. In 1982 they were featured together in American Artist Magazine, after which Dianne was included in the 1984 American Artist Diary.
Dianne is now a nationally known artist who has been painting for over 35 years, and whose original paintings cover a wide range of media and subject matter, from traditional watercolors to colorful, vibrant impressionistic or abstract representations of nature. Early in Dianne's career her paintings were traditional in both technique and subject matter, but as time passed she found her work becoming more abstract (as she had earlier visualized), even though her subject matter was still inspired by the tidal pools, quarries, and the rocky Maine coast. Now her wide collection of original paintings includes watercolors, acrylics and oils on canvas, collages, and mixed media works for which she has won over 50 awards, many First Place and Best of Shows. Since 1972 Dianne's original paintings have been featured in over 75 one-woman, two-person and group exhibitions throughout the U.S., Canada and the Bahamas. She holds Signature Memberships in The Ohio, Central Ohio and Midwest Watercolor Societies, The Cincinnati Art Club and the Woman's Art Club of Cincinnati, and Associate Membership in the American Watercolor Society. Her paintings have been purchased by over 500 private collectors and major corporations including General Electric, IBM, Wausau Insurance, Cincinnati Bell, AT&T, Parker Pen, Shearson-Lehman and Diamond Shamrock to name a few.
Dianne is now a nationally known artist who has been painting for over 35 years, and whose original paintings cover a wide range of media and subject matter, from traditional watercolors to colorful, vibrant impressionistic or abstract representations of nature. Early in Dianne's career her paintings were traditional in both technique and subject matter, but as time passed she found her work becoming more abstract (as she had earlier visualized), even though her subject matter was still inspired by the tidal pools, quarries, and the rocky Maine coast. Now her wide collection of original paintings includes watercolors, acrylics and oils on canvas, collages, and mixed media works for which she has won over 50 awards, many First Place and Best of Shows. Since 1972 Dianne's original paintings have been featured in over 75 one-woman, two-person and group exhibitions throughout the U.S., Canada and the Bahamas. She holds Signature Memberships in The Ohio, Central Ohio and Midwest Watercolor Societies, The Cincinnati Art Club and the Woman's Art Club of Cincinnati, and Associate Membership in the American Watercolor Society. Her paintings have been purchased by over 500 private collectors and major corporations including General Electric, IBM, Wausau Insurance, Cincinnati Bell, AT&T, Parker Pen, Shearson-Lehman and Diamond Shamrock to name a few.