Save the Date

Wanderings

New works by Dyana Hesson inspired by special places

March 17th-30^th, 2022
Reception Thursday March 17th 6-9pm

Bonner David Galleries

7040 E. Main Street
Scottsdale, AZ 85251

480-941-8500

Wanderings

What makes a place special?

I think we all have a mental list of places we’d like to visit, places we’ve seen on Instagram or on travel blogs, places with a picturesque waterfall or an exclusive resort.

I’ve been very fortunate to visit some very special places in recent years. Some well-known, some not. Some just outside my backdoor. I am driven by discovery, by small moments, and by the memory of those moments.

I’ve arrived at a unique place in my career. I have less years to create in front of me, than behind. That makes me very picky about what I paint. Realistically I know I will not see all the places in the world I long to see. That’s not a disadvantage. It’s an opportunity. An opportunity to cherish small moments, to open my eyes and really see the beauty in front of me, whether in a special destination or in my back yard.

I’ve poured so much of myself into this body of work and what has taken hours to create, only takes a moment to see. But I hope you will linger a while. After all, the real estate in front of beautiful art is a special place to be too.

Dyana Hesson

March 2022

Dyana Hesson

Dyana was born in 1966 in the Gold Country of California. There she was always happiest outdoors. Her weekends were spent visiting the local nursery and working on the natural landscaping of her family’s home. When she was 12, her father gave her a camera. She began photographing all that was interesting to her; the trees, the flowers, and the natural landscapes.

After a short stay in Southern California (where she met and married her husband in 1985), she moved to Arizona. Although the climate and landscape varied drastically from that of California, the inspiration did not.

Dyana became interested in painting as a way to express things that she couldn’t through a lens alone. She chose oil as her medium because it possessed a fluid quality perfect for the subjects she was painting. She began to experiment with thin layers of carefully blended paint, and the results were luminous. She earned her degree in Art at Arizona State University in 1991 and graduated Magna Cum Laude. After a four year detour to southern Michigan, Dyana and her family returned to Arizona. She continues to live in Mesa with her husband Randy, daughter Sydney and Dog Boon.

Dyana is always in search of her next painting. She takes long hikes in the desert and mountains, and frequently visits botanical gardens across the country. She feels she has the most success when she has the luxury of bringing her subjects home. She then has more time to study them and combine them with other elements. Using only natural lighting in her paintings, timing and weather are always factors.

Dyana is most excited about using her art to glorify God by drawing attention to His creation. She feels that the relationships and opportunities to serve with her art have been the most valuable aspect of her career.

Dyana is a proud to be a Signature Member of American Women Artists, Founding member of the Phoenix Zoo Art Committee, and Phoenix Home and Garden Magazine Master of the Southwest, 2017.