Diane Buster

Art is communication through form… Diane moved to New Mexico with her husband in 1970. She found the southwest landscape and colors inspiring and began to explore them through painting, primarily in watercolor. She joined the New Mexico Watercolor Society and participated in workshops and paint outs with artists including George Post, Robert Wood, and …

Mel Johnson

(1934-2018) Mel grew up in Chicago. While in high school he was apprenticed to Alphonso Iannelli in Park Ridge, who had worked with Frank Lloyd Wright during his time in Chicago. He worked with Richard Rush in his studio creating models. Mel attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where he sat next …