Trish Boyles is a mixed media artist in Charlotte, NC. Incorporating acrylic paint, collage, colored pencil, and more, her colorful, abstract work invites viewers to take a playful, exploratory visual journey and reflect on meaning through color, shape, and symbol.

abstract mixed media art featuring navy background with subtle iconography and colorful patterned birds in a sunburst like

Trish's work has been exhibited at Hart Witzen Gallery, Charlotte Art League, The Gallery at Morning Star, Mooresville Arts Center, York County Council of the Arts, and the Mint Museum.

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Trish can create and install custom murals

mural of charlotte skyline with peaceful birds overlooking

Bring a little of the Charlotte street art vibe to your home and create a sense of vibrancy and creativity in your personal space

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New work! A (very) mini collection of three works mixed media on paper mounted on cradled wood panels.

Logical Argument in the Midst of the Noise - 12”x 12”
Stick to the Plan - 20” x 20”
Transfer of Energy - 20” x 20”

All set in slim white wood float frames (handmade by me 🤗)

Available on my website trishboyles.com (link in bio)

Honored that "We Hold These Thoughts to be Self-Benevolent" has been selected for the inaugural Carolina Art Show (@carolinaartshow) 🎉.

Sold out opening on Friday 8/15, but open to everybody 10-4 Saturday and Sunday 8/16-8/17. Over 150 artists in Station No2 (@station_no.2) in Wilmington, NC 👏🏽☀️🏖️🎨

Throwback to “Current Storm” from 2023 for Pride Month. (8”x8” mixed media on cradled panel)
💜🩷❤️🧡💛💚💙 “we are powerful because we have survived” - audre lorde

Lately people have been asking me why I use birds so much in my art. I use a few different styles of birds in my work depending on what I’m trying to convey. While the vibe that they bring to a piece is highly dependent on the context (the palette, composition, and other elements of the artwork as a whole) generally speaking here’s why I use particular birds in my artwork:

Still birds or birds on a wire: Birds seem to be almost always moving (did you know birds can sleep while they are flying?) so when I use a stationary bird, usually on a wire, or perched on some other linear element of the artwork, I’m most often trying to convey a sense of calm, inviting the viewer to just take a moment, pause, and be still. If you are a meditator you may be familiar with the idea of “the watcher”, this is a meditation strategy where you simply become the watcher of yourself and observe what you are thinking/feeling etc. and there is definitely an element of watching i’m going for when i use this style of bird, but also a sense of watching over, i’m looking to create a sense of safety and protection in some cases as well with the still birds.

Flying Birds: Birds in flight are all about moving energy in a joyful, intentional way. These kinds of birds also represent the idea of community and presence - have you ever seen a flock of birds fly together - they all react together as one, there is no negotiating, no bickering about which direction to go, there is only going, together. In that sense I use these kinds of birds in my art to convey freedom, hope, and love as well.

This is all my interpretation and intention behind the use of birds in my art. You may look at the art and see and feel something totally different and that is absolutely right. For example, many people interpret my flying birds as fish, and to that I say, “Yes!” They are in fact modeled after swallows which, if you know your birds, swallows have a kind of fishy silhouette where wings seem like fins.

You can see my bird art online at Trishboyles.com (link in bio) or in-person on my wall @charlottestudioartists

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