Diana Watlington painted scores of still lifes and symbolic oil paintings featuring imagery filled with personal, cultural, and universal meaning. These paintings explore topics of nature, fertility, and Native American culture. References to her native home of Bermuda also pepper her work.
Gombey Passtime
Year: 1988; Location: Massachusetts; Medium: Watercolor on paper; Dimensions: 11.2 x 15 in.; Inventory Number: BD081; Ownership: Diana Watlington Estate. Not for sale.
Untitled
Year: 1988; Location: Massachusetts; Medium: Watercolor on paper; Dimensions: 5 x 11.2 in.; Inventory Number: MA042; Ownership: Available. Contact for price.
Happy Birthday, Ted!
Year: Unknown; Location: Massachusetts; Medium: Watercolor on paper; Dimensions: 11.2 x 15.1 in.; Inventory Number: MA090; Ownership: Diana Watlington Estate. Not for sale.
Untitled
Year: 1986; Location: Massachusetts; Medium: Watercolor on paper; Dimensions: 11 x 18.2 in.; Inventory Number: MA144; Ownership: Diana Watlington Estate. Not for sale.
Untitled
Year: Unknown; Location: Massachusetts; Medium: Watercolor on paper; Dimensions: 17 x 16.5 in.; Inventory Number: MA145; Ownership: Diana Watlington Estate. Not for sale.
Old Church Building, Museum School
Year: 1986; Location: Museum School, Massachusetts; Medium: Watercolor on paper; Dimensions: 16 x 15 in.; Inventory Number: MA148; Ownership: Diana Watlington Estate. Not for sale.
On a Distant Island
Year: Unknown; Location: Massachusetts; Medium: Oil on canvas; Dimensions: 16 x 12 in.; Inventory Number: MA160; Ownership: Diana Watlington Estate. Not for sale.
Forgot to Make My Bed This Morning
Year: 1986; Location: Massachusetts; Medium: Oil on canvas; Dimensions: 36 x 54 in.; Inventory Number: MA186; Ownership: Diana Watlington Estate. Not for sale.
The Observer
Year: 1990?; Location: Massachusetts; Medium: Oil on canvas; Dimensions: 15.5 x 19.2 in. (framed); Inventory Number: MA198; Ownership: Diana Watlington Estate. Not for sale.
The Choice
Year: 1990; Location: Massachusetts; Medium: Oil on canvas; Dimensions: 21 x 17 in. (framed); Inventory Number: MA199; Ownership: Diana Watlington Estate. Not for sale.
Untitled
Year: Unknown; Location: Massachusetts; Medium: Oil on canvas; Dimensions: 22 x 18 in.; Inventory Number: MA202; Ownership: Diana Watlington Estate. Not for sale.
The Power of Nature
Year: Unknown; Location: Massachusetts; Medium: Oil on canvas; Dimensions: 42 x 26 in.; Inventory Number: MA204; Ownership: Diana Watlington Estate. Not for sale.
Unknown
Year: Unknown; Location: Massachusetts; Medium: Oil on canvas; Dimensions: 52 x 28 in.; Inventory Number: MA205; Ownership: Diana Watlington Estate. Not for sale.
The Judgement of Nature
Year: Unknown; Location: Massachusetts; Medium: Oil on canvas; Dimensions: 52 x 30 in.; Inventory Number: MA206; Ownership: Diana Watlington Estate. Not for sale.
Untitled
Year: Unknown; Location: Massachusetts; Medium: Oil on canvas; Dimensions: 16 x 37 in. (framed); Inventory Number: MA185; Ownership: Diana Watlington Estate. Not for sale.
Untitled
Year: 1985?; Location: Massachusetts; Medium: Oil on canvas; Dimensions: 59 x 36 in.; Inventory Number: MA191; Ownership: Diana Watlington Estate. Not for sale.
Untitled
Year: 1986; Location: Massachusetts; Medium: Oil on canvas; Dimensions: 60 x 40 in.; Inventory Number: MA193; Ownership: Diana Watlington Estate. Not for sale.
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Year: Unkown; Location: Massachusetts; Medium: Oil on canvas; Dimensions: Unknown; Inventory Number: NA036; Ownership: Dan Ruetenik.
Rainbow Trout
Year: Unkown; Location: Unknown; Medium: Oil on canvas; Dimensions: 12 x 16; Inventory Number: MA225; Ownership: Dan Ruetenik.
Untitled
Year: Unkown; Location: Bermuda; Subject: Interior of an historic house in Bermuda; Medium: Pastel on paper; Dimensions: 8 x 10; Inventory Number: BD111; Ownership: Diana Watlington Estate. Not for sale.
Untitled
Year: Unkown; Location: Bermuda; Subject: Interior of an historic house in Bermuda; Medium: Pastel on paper; Dimensions: 8 x 10; Inventory Number: BD112; Ownership: Diana Watlington Estate. Not for sale.
The natives who dance through these paintings, or stand reflectively, or play sincerely, represent the androgynous spirit of life. They are based on the images of two Mic Mac dolls and Bermudian gombeys. --Diana Watlington