An artist’s life in the Southwest
Having grown up in Texas, Southwest Colorado, and currently living in Taos, New Mexico, Dinah Worman has long viewed her world through the unique and spectacular light only the Southwest provides. She requires the dramatic light of the Southwest; it is a part of her. Working in pastels and oils, Dinah creates expansive western landscapes which are easily recognizable for their clarity and depth. Light filters through trees, streams and clouds. Her ability to always see through new eyes gives her work a vibrancy and vitality all her own.

Now an established artist, Dinah's art found her at an early age. After a near fatal accident she was confined to bed, where a custom desk her father built for her became an outlet for artistic expression. Her childhood pastime would become a serious pursuit when she began art classes in Durango, Colorado. Later she would major in studio art at Colorado State University. She spent some time in Italy and then Wyoming, where she learned pastels technique from artist William Wright, who was half Crow Indian. After much work together, pastels would become her primary medium.

To capture a moment in time
About her work, Dinah reflects, "My purpose as a painter is to portray the emotional impact a scene has on me. Sometimes the late light on the valleys and moment is immediately etched in my mind's eye."