Girl in Black

Homer Boss was among the original seventeen painters elected to Artist Life Membership at The National Arts Club in 1910.

Born in Blandford, MA, in 1882, Boss pursued art from a very young age. In 1900, he moved to New York City in search of art training.

In New York, he studied at the New York School of Art, under prolific painter William Merritt Chase and Robert Henri. In 1909, Henri established his own school of art, named the Henri School of Art.

Boss' two main teachers, Chase and Henri, had very different styles. Chase believed in delicate detail and visual accuracy, while Henri encouraged spontaneity and fat brushwork. But Boss used the training in different techniques to develop his own style.

Boss moved to Santa Cruz in 1933, where he would spend the rest of his life.

Along with our Club, his work is in numerous collections which include the Georgia Museum of Art and the Museum of New Mexico.