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Article: Hillsborough artist Doriane Heyman reflects on her 'Colorful Journey
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- Oakland Tribune
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- September 28, 2009
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Hillsborough artist Doriane Heyman, known primarily for her
watercolors, is showing new paintings in acrylic at Portola Art
Gallery throughout October. A reception for "A Colorful Journey"
will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday.
All paintings are from the last year. Heyman says she has enjoyed
working in the acrylic medium. "I was ready for a change," she
notes, "and I like to work larger."
Heyman grew up in the Netherlands and has lived in a number of
European countries. Europe continues to inspire many of her
paintings.
In addition to landscapes and compositions of people in a variety
of settings, water scenes rank among her favorite subjects. She says
she is "attracted by the mystery of water, ...