Deihl’s
portraits, especially his myriad self-portraits have the searing
introspection, fine detail and rich coloring of the greatest Flemish
masters, but they are decidedly of our century (Holbein never
thought to tattoo an easel on his skin). Randy is well steeped
in both the techniques and oeuvres of his forbears and his paintings
are the richer for it. There is often an explicit nod to his hero’s—as
he includes postcard portraits of Rembrandt or Kahlo, tacked to
his studio walls within his own self-portraits. Or you might find
Van Gogh serving burgers at the local diner. Sometimes Deihl’s
homage is implicit, as he borrows a perspective from DeHooch,
or a tree from Friedrich, or he turns a Breughel cross into a
hilltown telephone pole. |
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Portraits
 Portrait of Gregory 8x6" |
 Portrait of Mona 58x44" |
_T.jpg) Weasaw (Shoshoni) 20x14" |
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Self-Portraits
 Artist in Studio 48x60" |
 Self-Portrait as Flemish Artist 10x8" |
 Self-Portrait with Paintbrush 9x8" |
 Self-Portrait, Red and Green 11x10" |
 Self-Portrait with Toothpick 8x6" |
 Self-Portrait with Palette Tattoo 45x28" |
 Self-Portrait with Maori Tattoos 13x10" |
 Self-Portrait with Red Sox Cap 27x22" |
 Three Nuts and a Cherry 7.5"x12" |
 Self-Portrait with Palette Earing 10x12" |
Please feel free to contact the gallery to see more images.