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Sid Painting "Abstract Girl"
Sid Boyum painting the body of "Abstract Girl." The pattern on her body was based on one of his canvases titled "Traffic." He used Disguise Stix© on the model, the body paint developed by Gene Coff...
Oil Painting of Summer Cloud
August 1976
Photograph of an original oil painting of a dramatic sky scene by Sid Boyum. The works shows a broad cloudy sky over a dark rural landscape, divided by a narrow road. Hanging over this countryside,...
Oil Painting of Autumn Scene
August 1976
Photograph of an original oil painting of an autumn scene by Sid Boyum. The work shows a small, solitary man in dark greenish hat and coat using a walking stick in a forest of brightly colored fall...
"Abstract Girl"
circa 1960 -- 1969
Full-length portrait of "Abstract Girl" standing next to an abstract painting titled "Traffic" by artist, Sid Boyum. The painting was used as inspiration for the pattern on the model. She is holdin...
Yellow Female Form
Semi-abstract, yellow cast concrete sculpture, called "Female Teardrop." Similar to prehistoric "Venus" figures, it has prominent breasts and wide hips. The top comes to a point instead of a head.
Small Triangular Abstract
Small, white, triangular abstract form on square two-tiered base in Sid's backyard.
