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| Twilight on 23rd © Brenda Boylan |
Bio: Growing up on the southern
California coast, much of Brenda Boylan’s time was spent sketching outdoors as
she discovered her surroundings either on the shoreline, in the desert canyons,
or eucalyptus groves. She was taken under the wing of her neighbor, oil painter Robert Guise, when she was 11 years old. Brenda went on to take a Bachelor of Science Applied Art & Design degree, Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo, 1986. Boylan began her artistic career as a graphic designer for high profile sportswear clients such as
Nike, Adidas, Columbia Sportswear, and Avia. In 1994 she converted to a fine art career painting in
pastel or oil, quickly earning her the distinction of Signature Memberships
with the Pastel Society of America and the Northwest Pastel
Society. She took a number of workshops in pastel with Kitty Wallis.
Her biggest joy is painting in plein
air including organized plein air events, as well as teaching pastel
workshops.
Her work has been displayed at The National Arts Club in New
York, the Butler Institute of American Art Museum in Youngstown,
Ohio, The Oregon Historical Museum, The
Portland Art Museum, and the Favell Museum in Klamath
Falls, Oregon. Recently, Brenda has featured in numerous publications, including the
Pastel Journal, December 2014 (cover feature), Southwest Artist
Magazine August 2013, Plein Air Magazine April 2012, The Best
of America Pastel Series II and she was a Featured Artist at the 2nd and
3rd Annual Plein Air Conventions in Monterey, California. Boylan was the
recipient of the President’s Award in the PSA’s 2014 annual exhibition.
Medium: Pastel, Oil
Subjects:
Landscape, Figurative, Still life.
Style:
Representational.
Technique: For
urban scenes, Boylan likes the square format, working on a 24 x 24 sheet of
Wallis museum sanded paper in white. An underpainting of complementary or
slightly contrasting colours underpins the many layers of pastel that follow.
Navigation: A FineArtStudioOnline website.
Gallery: Plein Air; Urban; Landscapes (Studio); Figurative; Still Life.
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Blog:
http://brendaboylan.blogspot.com
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