Tracy Boyd: Seattle Sketches June 23, 2009

Like many emerging artists, Seattle figurative painter, Tracy Boyd, longs to understand key "art scene" people. In this series, Boyd depicts Northwest art figures in a manner she imagines will expose aspects of the person beneath the persona. Sometimes using unlikely tools, Boyd loosely applies heavy oil paint in a manner that seems to sculpt her subjects. She often adds graphic elements to the canvas that leave the viewer with more questions than answers.