Diana Tillion: with some of her paintings, November 30, 1978. Photo Daily News archive.
Artist Diana Tillion died at her home in Halibut Cove on Wednesday night. She was 81.

Seldovia West: A print by Diana Tillion showing the Seldovia Boardwalk prior to the 1964 Good Friday Earthquake.

Tillion, born in California around 1928, came to Alaska with her parents as a girl. She was the wife of former State Senator Clem Tillion. She was especially known for her landscapes using octupus ink extracted from animals found in the lagoon by her home at Halibut Cove, across Kachemak Bay from Homer.