Toni Boozer - Fantasy art by enchanted artists: faery art, mermaids & more... Tulsa, Oklahoma

From the time she brought home her first art book from the local library, Toni Boozer, A.K.A. Blonde Blythe, has been fascinated by artists such as El Greco, Bosch, and Waterhouse, never believing, until recently, that she could be a professional artist herself.

She became intrigued by big-eyed art, collecting and displaying vintage prints by artists such as Keene, Gig, Maio, and Eden.

Toni had dabbled in oil painting in her twenties, focusing mainly on portraits. But after a few years, she became burned out and put down her brushes. Shortly after joining eBay, Toni began noticing all the imaginative art work for sale in the self-representing artists category, and was inspired to pick up her brushes once again. Now Toni's dilemma was deciding what to paint for eBay!

Toni, whose hobbies include doll collecting, had recently begun collecting vintage Blythe dolls. Suddenly, a light bulb went off in Toni's head--"why not paint my favorite doll?" she asked herself." Thus was born her very first Blythe portrait, featuring a platinum blonde Blythe doll wearing the kozy kape fashion, which quickly attracted bids on eBay. Not only did her Blythe portraits attract bids, they also attracted the attention of Tiffany Lewis, who was writing an article for "Barbie Bazaar" magazine featuring the big-eyed beauties. The article, which premiered in the July/August 2001 issue, presented two of Toni's Blythe portraits as well as a short artist bio.

Toni paints with liquid acrylics on canvas. She will often set out to paint something to sell on eBay, then, becoming too attached to let it go, she will resign herself to displaying it on an overly-crowded wall of her home. With big-eyed art, Toni feels that she has finally found her niche in life, and hopes that you will see it that way, too!

While Toni's work deviates to include other subjects from time to time, she always returns to the "love of her life"--big-eyed art, using her Blythe dolls as models. Toni's work has further progressed due to the mentoring of her favorite contemporary artists and friends, Misty Benson and Jasmine Becket-Griffith, who push her to achieve heights that, until recently, she never dreamed possible!