A day in the life of Di........

3 years ago, my husband, my cat and I moved to the lush surrounds of Maleny, in the hinterland behind the Sunshine Coast, after living the majority of our lives in the city of Brisbane.

We live right on the edge of a cliff overlooking the beautiful Glasshouse Mountains. My husband designed our house dedicating a two level studio for me to work in - a wet studio for oil painting and sculpture; and a dry studio for drawing and assemblage.

When I was a child, I was a constant visitor to the old Queensland Art Gallery (previously near the Exhibition). I wanted to live there! I knew then that I wanted to always be surrounded by art.

I have always been a keen collector of contemporary art, art books and vintage toys and fail miserably at minimalism!

I can never imagine leaving a life in the country, it has had a profound effect on my art practice, and I never thought I'd ever paint cows and horses, but there you are really.............