Diana Boegel
Painter
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I’ve loved drawing and painting as far back as I can remember and took my first art class was when I was nine. The California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland California offered classes for children teens and adults so my parents had me enrolled. For many years thereafter I studied figure drawing, painting, calligraphy and scientific illustration wherever I could. During those years I entered juried exhibits and received awards, sold some work and did some commissions . However what I yearned for was to study and practice the drawing and painting techniques of the old master artists (17th and 18th centuries). In 1992 my search led me to a tiny art school called the Atelier of Classical Realism located inside of a tiny former hardware store. The art school was founded by the artist who became my mentor. I remained for another 25 years eventually assisting as a teacher. In 2018 I pulled up roots and moved here to Sonora where I now live out in the country with my husband and work from my home studio. Here I’ve done a little teaching and have continued to enter shows, have received awards and have sold my work. Several of my portrait drawings are on permanent display at Watch Resources in Sonora Ca and at Las Trampas Inc. in Lafayette Ca. Both organizations support adults with developmental difficulties.
Painter
[email protected]
I’ve loved drawing and painting as far back as I can remember and took my first art class was when I was nine. The California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland California offered classes for children teens and adults so my parents had me enrolled. For many years thereafter I studied figure drawing, painting, calligraphy and scientific illustration wherever I could. During those years I entered juried exhibits and received awards, sold some work and did some commissions . However what I yearned for was to study and practice the drawing and painting techniques of the old master artists (17th and 18th centuries). In 1992 my search led me to a tiny art school called the Atelier of Classical Realism located inside of a tiny former hardware store. The art school was founded by the artist who became my mentor. I remained for another 25 years eventually assisting as a teacher. In 2018 I pulled up roots and moved here to Sonora where I now live out in the country with my husband and work from my home studio. Here I’ve done a little teaching and have continued to enter shows, have received awards and have sold my work. Several of my portrait drawings are on permanent display at Watch Resources in Sonora Ca and at Las Trampas Inc. in Lafayette Ca. Both organizations support adults with developmental difficulties.
