The first word that comes to mind when you see a painting by Dyana E. Hesson is “stunning.” Her botanical paintings with their vibrant colors and masterful use of light and shadow simply cannot be ignored.
While other artists might paint similar subjects, few—if any—do so on the scale and with the talent of Hesson. Her largest painting to date is a whopping 61”-by-100” commission for one of her many collectors. “I had to build a special easel for it,” she says, “I built one I could rachet up and down. Large canvases grab people’s attention. I love to paint big but I do small paintings, too.”
Hesson’s largest project to date was an exhibition of 47 paintings at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum in Tucson, which closed the first week of December and drew record crowds. Titled Wild Arizona, it was a celebration of her 35-year career as an artist and featured paintings from her lived experience, which includes hikes, ecological fieldwork, and restoration efforts
Read the full article in the March/April 2026 issue.
I Love Flowers. Don’t You?
oil
48″ by 36″
Royal Flush
oil
40″ by 60″
