Diana Boyd
16941 Tuolumne Rd Sonora, CA 95370
209-928-3160
Original Oil Paintings
# 4 on Map
rtztick@gmail.com
www.dianaboyd.com
Living on a large ranch in the Foothills of California has given me a unique selection of subject matter to re-create on canvas. Farm life, with its local colors, and characters, never cease to amaze and delight me. It captivates my art spirit to paint what I see around me with even more life and dazzle. When I do so, my goal is to suggest my subject’s essence, without a lot of details.
When painting animals, which I am known for, I usually work from photographs turned upside down. This tends to give me better results for composition and shapes. My mind is not trying to make this beginning look like something in particular, just registering shapes on canvas with my paintbrush. I can get pretty far into a painting before temptation hits, and I must turn the canvas right side up to see how my work is progressing. This part is always fun, even if things have gone a little wonky. I seem to prefer to work with what happens as I go along, and not plan a final outcome. Even accidents are regarded as possible detours that give a natural distinction to my work. I paint quickly with loose bold strokes and enjoy using lots of paint loaded with stand oil for thick luscious passages. Many times I leave parts of the canvas with only a staining of color. I enjoy the contrasts that evolve in my work.
I studied Art in college but ended up raising a family before returning to my Art roots. In the past 10 years, since moving to Sonora, I have studied with some of my favorite artists such as Peggy Kroll-Roberts, Ray Roberts, Charles Sovek, Robert Burridge and the late Milford Zornes, to name a few. With their help and inspiration I have come up with my own intuitive style, and have begun sharing it with others by teaching painting classes myself. I am seen by my peers as an artist’s artist. This is,to me,an honor.
My work can be found locally in Sonora, CA at the Post Gallery,
48 S. Washington St,
and in Sacramento at the
20th St.Art Gallery,
911 20th St., Sacramento, CA.
Please visit my website for more information and to view my artwork.
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