SONDRA DIEPEN
I grew up in a small town in California, riding horseback, taking art classes, and
enjoying family camping trips. I have a Masters Degree in Fine Art from the University
of California at Davis and studied art under Wayne Thiebaud, Robert Arneson and
William Wiley. I have been exploring the back roads and forgotten communities of the
southwest, looking for the unique, the discarded, the unexpected. I’m intrigued by a
solitary cabin with torn wallpaper and crumbling linoleum or an abandoned DeSoto
rusting into the landscape. I’m fascinated by what humans have left behind, be it a sofa
in an arroyo, an abandoned curio shop, or a flickering neon sign, all fragments of the
of the past. By photographing these discoveries it gives me a way to preserve an era
that is constantly disappearing. And, I always wonder who was there, what were the
dreams, what caused them to make these choices.
You can reach Sondra at canyons@swcp.com
All images are copyrighted by the artist. The use of any image from this site is prohibited unless prior written permission from the artist is obtained.
enjoying family camping trips. I have a Masters Degree in Fine Art from the University
of California at Davis and studied art under Wayne Thiebaud, Robert Arneson and
William Wiley. I have been exploring the back roads and forgotten communities of the
southwest, looking for the unique, the discarded, the unexpected. I’m intrigued by a
solitary cabin with torn wallpaper and crumbling linoleum or an abandoned DeSoto
rusting into the landscape. I’m fascinated by what humans have left behind, be it a sofa
in an arroyo, an abandoned curio shop, or a flickering neon sign, all fragments of the
of the past. By photographing these discoveries it gives me a way to preserve an era
that is constantly disappearing. And, I always wonder who was there, what were the
dreams, what caused them to make these choices.
You can reach Sondra at canyons@swcp.com
All images are copyrighted by the artist. The use of any image from this site is prohibited unless prior written permission from the artist is obtained.