Lynn  Boggess 

Plein-aire Painter

Lynn paints from nature, in the field, as opposed to working in the studio from photographs, which is how most contemporary landscape artists paint.  Many of his canvases are so large that he has to work from a modified scaffold he builds for each painting.  His stretcher has spacers at the top and bottom which allows him to fold the canvas vertically to fit in the trailer designed specifically to transport the paintings.  A 5-inch cement trowel is his brush.  He goes out to the back-country to a spot that moves him, sets up his easel, then camps at the site for several days until his painting is finished.

He grew up on a farm near Parkersburg, West Virginia where most of his time was spent out of doors.  Painting on site takes him back to the streams and hillsides.……..back in touch with his roots.

His paintings at a distance look like photographs, one feels as though you are walking in a stream or  climbing a mountain path. Snow scenes capture the wind blowing or the serene beauty of  a snowy winter day.

He has developed a unique style that is a combination of representational, impressionistic and abstraction. On close inspection, you’ll see the thick luscious  layers of oil paint which makes you want to touch the painting.

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	Title:  February 12, 2008 Medium:  oil on canvas Dimension: 54x46		Title:  May30, 2007 Medium:  oil on canvas Dimension:  80x68
	Title:  April 1, 2008 Medium: oil on canvas Dimension: 46x40		Title: May 4, 2004 Medium: oil on canvas Dimension: 54 x 64
	Title:  May 19, 2007 Medium:  oil on canvas Dimension:  46x40		Title:  Medium:  oil on canvas Dimension:
	Title: September 21, 2007dyptick A medium:  Oil on canvas Dimension: 26x22		Title: September 21, 2007dyptickB medium: oil on canvas Dimension:  26x22
	Title: Medium; oil on canvas Dimensions: 54x46		Title: June 2, 2007 Medium:  oil on canvas Dimension: 46x40
			updated 5-1-2008