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Phyllis J. Doyon
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Phyllis J. Doyon was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1945. In the 50's her family moved to the San Fernando Valley in California. She has lived in Camarillo since 1973 with her husband, Carl. They have two grown children and are grandparents.
A graduate of Oxnard College, Phyllis studied abstract concept with internationally known James Jarvaise. In addition she studied in workshops with nationally known artist such as Robert E. Wood, Gerald Brommer, Stephen Quiller, Katherine Chang Lui, Alex Powers, Skip Lawrence, Christopher Schink, George James and Ning Yeh.
Phyllis has had forty solo shows and her paintings have been award winners at numerous exhibitions. Her paintings are in various private and corporate collections throughout the United States, including Santa Barbara Savings and Loan in Santa Barbara, CA., Ramona Savings and Loan, Santa Paula, CA., Medical Diagnostic Imaging in Thousand Oaks, CA., the City of Thousand Oaks, CA., former Los Angeles Times writer, Jack Smith, Mr. & Mrs. Jay Moss of Moss Motors in Riverside, CA., and Ability-Century 21 in Camarillo, CA. Her work is also held in collections in England, Canada, France, Mexico and Greece. Note that 500 painting are created by Doyon each year.
Teaching for the past thirty years, Phyllis works with both children and adults. Classes are held several times a week and workshops are available in her spacious studio in Camarillo, CA and for art associations locally and outside the area.
A popular demonstrator, juror and workshop teacher, Phyllis works throughout California and Nevada. For more information, a biographic history is available upon request. As well as being a full time artist and teacher, she also represents numerous artists at the Doyon Studio & Gallery in Camarillo, CA.
"I have always loved to work with watercolor and water media, enjoying the vibrant colors and flow of the paint. Committing to bold color early in the painting keeps the work clean and transparent. This is what gives watercolor its sparkle and life.
Watercolor is meant to be spontaneous and I often "attack" the paper with color. It is natural for me to paint with this medium and I am fascinated by the movement of wet pigment. I enjoy taking liberties with the paint. It would be boring to copy something exactly. As an artist it is my job and my passion to find the excitement in the subject and exaggerate it. While respecting all forms of art, my preference is to paint things of beauty. I guess that is why I love to paint flowers.
The viewer should feel the emotion in my work, not just observe the subject. I hope to instill my enthusiasm in the viewer, for the subject and especially for the color. The viewer should feel what I felt when I first looked at the flower and loaded my brush with juicy color. It is a sharing of sorts. If I get a reaction from my work, even a negative reaction, then I have touched the viewer and done my job.
When painting on location, I am inspired by the color, the shape of the land, and, of course, the light.
While working on the floral or still life in the studio, I can control the light. I feel that painting from real life is most inspirational. The exciting part about being an artist is the ability to creatively and freely interpret the subject. Known for my clean, clear color, I paint daily in my spacious studio in Camarillo CA, some 500 works annually. My subjects vary from still life such as floral, fruits and vegetables to local and distant landscapes. I work mainly in watercolor, but I also use acrylic, printing inks for mono prints and etchings, and a variety of things for my mixed media and collages.
When I need a change of subject, I work abstractly. This is both stimulating and challenging. All the same elements of painting traditionally are the same for creating an abstract. Using a variety of techniques and working with different tools and materials is a must for personal growth.
Today, I rarely use a mixing palette. I prefer to apply the color directly from the palette to the surface or support. I find working in this manner allows me more creative expression. I just love that!"
Galleries and Exhibitions
Art Council of the Conejo Valley, Thousand Oaks, CA Art Illusions Gallery, Camarillo, CA Art World, Reseda, CA Artagraphix Gallery, Westlake, CA Bella Porta Decor and Design, Camarillo, CA Brandon Art Gallery, Fallbrook, CA Buenaventura Art Association Gallery, Ventura, CA Camarillo Art Center, Camarillo, CA Childress Gallery, Ojai, CA Civic Art's Plaza, Thousand Oaks, CA Danica House, Ventura, CA Danica House, Westlake, CA The Depot, Santa Paula Society of the Arts, Santa Paula, CA Doyon Studio and Gallery, Camarillo, CA Fine Artists Factory, Pasadena, CA Gallery 9 (co-op), Agoura Hills, CA Gallery 9, "Works of Art", Camarillo, CA Gardens of the World, Thousand Oaks, CA The Government Center, Ventura, CA Grand Tour, Ventura, CA Heritage Square, Oxnard, CA Korean Cultural Center of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA Leeds Wallace Gallery, Ventura, CA The Livery, Ventura, CA Natalie's Eclectibles, Ventura, CA Natalie's Fine Threads-Upstairs Gallery, Ventura, CA NWS-Members Art Gallery, J. F. Filippi Winery, Rancho Cucamonga, CA Ojai Valley Art Association Gallery, Ojai, CA Pleasant Valley Rec. & Parks, Camarillo, CA Portico Gallery, Montecito, CA Portside Gallery, Port Hueneme, CA Renoir Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy, Calabasas, CA St. Johns Seminary, Camarillo, CA Studio Gallery, Fisherman's Wharf, Oxnard, CA Thousand Oaks Community Gallery, Thousand Oaks, CA Twin Lakes Gallery, Las Vegas, NV Twin Lakes Gallery, Mammoth, CA Unique Treasures, Camarillo, CA Ventura County Court House, Camarillo, CA Westlake Village Art Guild, Westlake, CA
Hospital Galleries
Healing Art Gallery, Los Robles Regional Medical Center, Thousand Oaks, CA Pleasant Valley Hospital, Camarillo, CA
Museums & National Monuments
Carnegie Art Museum, Oxnard, CA Conejo Valley Art Museum, Wilbur Gallery, Thousand Oaks, CA Interpretive Center, Manzanar National Park, CA Santa Monica Mountains Conservatory, Calabasas, CA Ventura County Museum of History & Art, Ventura, CA
Hotel Galleries
The Clocktower Inn, Ventura, CA The Gallery, The Doubletree Hotel, Ventura, CA The Gallery, The Ramada Inn, Agoura Hills, CA The Gallery, The Sheraton Hotel, Ventura, CA The Radisson Hotel, Ventura, CA
Bank Exhibits
Camarillo Community Bank, Camarillo, CA Gibraltar Savings and Loan, Camarillo, CA Home Savings and Loan, Camarillo, CA Mercury Savings and Loan, Camarillo, CA Ramona Savings and Loan, Santa Paula, CA Santa Barbara Savings and Loan, Camarillo, CA
Library Exhibits
Blanchard Memorial Library, Santa Paula, CA Brand Library, Glendale, CA Camarillo Library, Camarillo, CA Simi Valley Library, Simi Valley, CA The Thousand Oaks Library, Thousand Oaks, CA Westlake Village Branch of LA County Library, Westlake Village, CA Wright Library, Ventura, CA
College Galleries
Cal Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks, CA McNish Gallery, Oxnard College, Oxnard, CA Moorpark College, Moorpark, CA Ventura College, Ventura, CA Vincent Price Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
American Pen Woman, Simi Valley, CA Art Council of the Conejo Valley, Thousand Oaks, CA Art Illusion Gallery, Camarillo, CA Art Walk, Thousand Oaks, CA (3) Beverly Hills Art Association, Beverly Hills, CA Boulder City Art Association, (Workshop & Demo), Nevada California Gold Coast Watercolor Society, Ventura, CA (2) Camarillo Art Center, Camarillo, CA (numerous) Camarillo Garden Tour-Hospice, Camarillo, CA (2) Doyon Studio and Gallery, for Camarillo Art Center, Camarillo, CA Doyon Studio and Gallery-Camarillo Health Care Dist., Camarillo, CA (2) Doyon Studio and Gallery-Camarillo Garden Club, Camarillo, CA Doyon Studio and Gallery-Thousand Oaks Art Association, Camarillo, CA Doyon Studio and Gallery-California Gold Coast Watercolor Society's Board, Camarillo, CA Gallery 9, Works of Art, Camarillo, CA (3) Gallery 9, Co-op, Agoura Hills, CA (numerous) Glendale Art Association, Glendale, CA (2) Gold Coast Jin An Chapter, American Association of Chinese Brush, Camarillo, CA Grand Tour, Best of Show Art Walk, (Demo in their window), Ventura, CA Heritage House, Camarillo, CA Indian Ridge Country Club, Palm Desert, CA (4) The Livery, Ventura, CA Malibu Art Association, Malibu, CA Moorpark High School, Moorpark, CA (3) Nevada Watercolor Society, Las Vegas, NV Oxnard Art Association, Oxnard, CA (4) Portside Gallery, Port Hueneme, CA Renoir Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ (2) San Fernando Valley Art Club, Granada Hills, CA San Gabriel Art Association, San Gabriel, CA Santa Paula Society of the Arts, Santa Paula, CA (3) Saticoy Garden Tour, Hospice, Saticoy, CA Simi Valley Art Association, Simi Valley, CA (6) Somis Garden Tour, Hospice, Somis, CA Studio Gallery, Channel Islands Harbor, Oxnard, CA (2) Thousand Oaks Art Walk, Thousand Oaks, CA (2) Thousand Oaks Community Gallery, Newbury Park, CA (numerous) Unique Treasure, Camarillo, CA Up-stairs Gallery, Natalie's Fine Threads, Ventura, CA Valley Watercolor Society, CA Ventura Artist Guild, Ventura, CA (3) Ventura County Fair-Professional Arts Building, Ventura, CA (3) Ventura County Museum of Art and History, (Landscapes), Ventura, CA Village Painters, Leisure Village, Camarillo, CA
Juror-Phyllis Doyon Buenaventura Art Association, Ventura, CA California Gold Coast Watercolor Society, (membership slides for Doubletree Hotel), Ventura, CA, Camarillo Academic Olympics, Camarillo, CA (2) Camarillo Art Center, Camarillo, CA (3) Camarillo Fiesta, Children's Art, Camarillo, CA California State Hospital-Art Therapy-Art Exhibit, Camarillo, CA Fallbrook Art Association, Open Juried Show, Fallbrook, CA Ojai Center for the Arts, Juried Landscapes Exhibits, Ojai, CA (2) Oxnard Art Association, Oxnard, CA (4) Simi Valley Art Association, Simi Valley, CA (3) Thousand Oaks Art Association, Membership, Thousand Oaks, CA (3) Thousand Oaks Art Walk, Thousand Oaks, CA Westlake Village Art Guild, Westlake Village, CA
Solo Exhibits Forty-three (43) Solo Exhibits over the last 32 years
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