About this time Dianne and her husband made the decision to move to Tasmania and settle in Port Huon on the lovely Huon River. The motivation for this move included the relaxed pace of life, the chance to spend time cruising and importantly, the opportunity for Dianne to spend time painting the Tasmanian landscape particularly around Hobart and the beautiful Huon River district. Dianne won the 2001 Woodbridge Plein Air Competition. Over the summer of 2000/2001 Dianne was lucky to have the opportunity of spending three months as a volunteer caretaker on Maatsuyker Island. While there she spent time painting the unique environment of the island with its wildlife and historic buildings. Here she also was able to observe the wildlife on the island. She returned with a collection of paintings and photographs which formed an exhibition entitled Maatsuyker - images of an island- at the Sidespace Gallery, in Salamanca Arts Centre, Hobart. In 2003 Dianne moved back to the mainland as a widow and settled in Merimbula. Here she has enjoyed the relaxed lifestyle and, with a new partner, has immersed herself in painting. Dianne has taught watercolour painting and for a number of years was the president of the Merimbula Watercolourists, a small group who met regularly to paint and exhibit their art. She has had several articles published in Australian Artist and Artist’s Palette magazines. Articles describe the painting cruise to the Whitsundays, her approach to painting snow scenes, painting in Palau and others describe Dianne’s approach to travel painting. Dianne has work in private collections in both Australia and overseas. She also has work in the National Palau Museum. She takes commission work and has works available for viewing from her home Studio/Gallery overlooking Merimbula