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RAYMOND DIFLEY

Lives and works in san Francisco, california, Usa
 www.raymonddifley.com
artist contact
 raymond@raymonddifley.com

IneVITABLe MACHInerY OF FATe 3, 2007 oiL on wooD paneL 29x29x2 in. / 73x73x5 cm.
Difley received a Bachelor of
Arts in Art and Liberal Studies
from CSU Hayward. His career
has afforded numerous solo and
group shows in and around the
Bay Area. Notable exhibitions
include a two-person show at
66 balmy, Prelude at Public Glass
where Difley’s paintings were
featured among five participating
artists, Art Gotham’s By the Light
of the Chandelier in New York and
California Modern’s, The Best of
California Modern Gallery 2006.
He has also appeared in several
publications, most notably the
Fine Arts Magazine and the Jewish
Bulletin of Northern California.
Today, in addition to being an
exhibiting artist, Difley is an art
teacher at an elementary school
in San Mateo, which assists in
nurturing his creative aspirations.
Innate aptitude and invaluable
influences have jointly fostered
Difley’s artistic evolution.
A respected college professor
impelled his decision to become a
professional artist by commenting
on his profound connection to the
canvas. His prominent influences
include such artist as Jackson
Pollock for emotionality he exuded
both in execution and resulting
composition, Anselm Kiefer
for his style and monumental
artworks, and Wassily Kandinsky
his stylistic choices in color, shape
and design.
Difley has and continues to work
tirelessly at refining his craft, TRENDS
responding to an instinctual urge
for creative expression that has
evolved into his life’s vocation.