NEIL BOYLE (1931-2006) "Silver Tea Set" Original Oil on Canvas Painting Neo-Impressionist Still Life (Still Life Pieces by Boyle are Rare) Size: 19 in. x 16 in. Excellent condition with Bold and Vibrant Color (interesting "abstract" on the verso) Text or Email with any questions......thank you. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NEIL BOYLE BSWCA (1931-2006) A fine-art painter of various subjects including figure and frontier genre, Neil Boyle was a legendary illustrator and art teacher. Workshop and teaching venues include the Scottsdale Artists' School in Arizona, the California Art Institute, the Chouinard Art Institute, the Art Center College of Design, and California State University at Long Beach and Northridge. In 2002, he was honored as a Signature Member of the Oil Painters of America. He received his formal art education from the Banff School of Fine Art and at the Chouinard Art Institute and the Art Center College of Design. He had a twenty-year career in commercial illustration including for the Saturday Evening Post, Reader's Digest, Good Housekeeping, the Rand Corporation, Walt Disney Productions, the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Post Office. Neil Boyle's vibrant oils and vigorous bronzes have gained a reputation for being among the finest in American art. Concentrating on Western art, Mr. Boyle has work in galleries in London, Calgary, Laguna Beach, and in many private and corporate collections. Four of Neil Boyle paintings were selected for the 1976 United States Bicentennial commemorative stamp series, and he is also the recipient of numerous art awards. In September 1984, a 146' by 28' mosaic tile work by him was unveiled at the Mount Sinai Cemetary in Glendale, California. Depicting the history of the Jewish people in America from 1655 to the present, the mural began as a painting by Boyle. The finished painting was then converted into a mosaic mural containing approximately 12 million pieces of Venetian glass. A partial list of Boyle collectors include ABC Television, Atlantic Richfield, Chrysler Corporation, Cosmopolitan Magazine, Ford Motor Company, Franklin Mint, Gardner Ranch in Santa Barbara, Golden West Broadcasting, Good Housekeeping, IBM, La Costa Spa, Ladies Home Journal, Melissa Manchester, NASA, Saturday Evening Post, Willie Shoemaker, Universal Studios, Walt Disney Studios, Capital Records, and RCA. Over forty of Mr. Boyle's paintings may be found in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian Institute and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C.