Erica Bonavida

woman sitting in chair next to paintings

Artist Bio

Erica Bonavida is an oil painter best known for realistic style described as stylized realism.   Born and raised in Oklahoma, she completed Bachelor degrees in both painting and French at the University of Central Oklahoma after returning from studies abroad. She has a long history of painting still lifes and has recently transitioned to a body of work primarily composed of the flora and fauna of her native state.

Artist Work

Title: Oklahoma Strong
Category: Visual Arts
Genre: Painting
Description: 12"x12" Oil on Canvas depicting the Oklahoma and American Flags. This piece is part of my flag series and quite special because the Oklahoma flag is a decommissioned flag from the State Capitol and the American flag is decommissioned from Fort Chaffee just over the border in to Arkansas.

painting of oklahoma and american flags

Title: Cardinal
Category: Visual Arts
Genre: Painting
Description: 8"x10" Oil on Canvas The subject is a cardinal on a fence. This piece is part of an ongoing series dedicated to the flora and fauna of Oklahoma.

realistic painting of cardinal on red fence

Title: Scissortail
Category: Visual Arts
Genre: Painting
Description: 11"x14" Oil on wood panel This piece is dedicated to my fascination with the state bird of Oklahoma.

realistic painting of scissortail on branch

 

Location

 74834