Drummond artist sells wears to Wisconsin

Three landscape oil paintings by Diana Randolph, Drummond, were recently purchased by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation and installed at the Waukesha Division of Motor Vehicles in Pewaukee, Wis., in the Percent for Art direct purchase program.

In 1980, the Wisconsin Legislature enacted a statue asserting that at least two-tenths of one percent of the total construction costs for eligible state building projects be allocated to acquire works of art incorporated into the structure or displayed inside or on the grounds of those buildings. The Wisconsin Arts Board acts as a liaison between the artist and the state agency purchasing the artwork.

Through this program, pastel paintings by Randolph have also been purchased and are on permanent display at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Health Enhancement Center, the chapel at the Department of Veteran's Affairs in Union Grove and UW-Wisconsin Trout Lake Station's Frost House in Boulder Junction.

"I am grateful for the Percent for Art program," said Diana Randolph, a professional artist for 30 years. "Not only do the works by artists enhance buildings throughout our state, but the sales add to our income, which go back into our communities."

Recently, three additional paintings — one oil and two pastels — by Randolph were selected for the UW-Oshkosh Elmwood Center.

"I hope the sale does indeed go through," she said, noting that the arts face cuts under Gov. Scott Walker's budget proposal. "It gives me great pleasure to serve the wider world by providing artwork to state facilities through the Percent for Art Program."