Eileen Chong 2016 Technique Boyd was a master at manipulating elements to express himself. He developed new techniques when he was still a teenager and later changed technique depending on his preferred style, media, location and what he was depicting. He would often use loose strokes of thickly coated brushes. He applied paint with his fingers and palm because it is quicker, while the body contact directly connected him with the painting. He believed this allowed for a greater sense of freedom and pleasure from the act of painting. -- Honours and awards Boyd was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire on 1 January 1970 for services to art. On 26 January 1979, Boyd was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia for service to the visual arts. In recognition of his service to the visual arts and to the development of Australian artists and crafts people, Boyd was appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia on 8 June 1992. In 1995, the Prime Minister announced Boyd as Australian of the Year for his contribution to Australian art and his generosity to the Australian people. Australia Post honoured Boyd in 1998 with a series of postage stamps produced with his photo and examples of his work. Notable sales of works 2000: Dreaming Bridegroom I (1957) sold for A$957,000. 2000: Mourning Bride I (1958) sold for A$833,000. 2011: Frightened Bridegroom (1958) sold for A$1.2 million. 2012: Dry Creek Bed, Alice Springs (1953–54) sold for A$1.2 million. 2012: Bride Running Away (1957) sold for A$1.68 million, setting a new record for a Boyd work. Selected works Boyd's subjects were often mythical, realistic, malformed people and monsters, depicting a tragic drama. Creek near Rosebud, 1937 The Seasons, 1944 The Lovers, 1944 David and Saul, 1946 Melbourne Burning, 1946-1947 Wimmera Landscape, 1950 Merric Boyd, 1952 Half Cast Child, 1957 Moses leading the People, 1957 Lovers with a Bluebird, 1962 Figure supporting Back Legs, 1973 Riversdale Bushland, 1976 Flood receding one Winter Evening, 1981 Bathers Pulpit Rock, 1985 See also Australian art Boyd family References Bibliography Further reading External links Arthur Boyd on Artabase The Golden Calf 1946 Ballarat Fine Art Gallery. Design and Art Australia Online The Bundanon Trust Arthur Boyd at the Art Gallery of New South Wales Arthur Boyd's collection at the National Gallery of Victoria Arthur Boyd: Agony & Ecstasy Exhibition at the National Gallery