Nat Dickinson About

Artist's Statement

Art is a wonderful tool for examining our surroundings. It can be a daily activity to find the changing geometry of the spaces between objects, the beauty of a subway car's shadow passing over the weeds in a vacant lot, or the poetry of veils of trees superimposed on the landscape next to a highway. It's an opportunity for everyone to elevate their thoughts above the routine of the daily grind.

I enjoy the thoughtfulness and solitude of painting, and this is mirrored in my choice of subjects.  I've long focused on landscapes of the rugged coast of Deer Isle, Maine, and am exploring a mix of lighter fare in more recent work.  I've always enjoyed art where I'm left with a strong sense of the process by which the piece was created, and I attempt to impart this in my own work.  I have a loose technique and work out many of the details of the composition and colors as I paint, with the result providing a history of my thinking and creative process.

Background

• Master of Fine Arts in Printmaking, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, 1985

• Bachelor of Arts majoring in Studio Arts, cum laude, Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio, 1982