Dot Courson Fine Art Blog

 Announcing,   Two Paths, One Journey:  The Blended Influences of Landscape Artist Dot Courson and her Daughter- Portrait Artist, Susan Patton   September1-- October 30, 2023 Gumtree Musuem of Art, Tupelo, MS.  This exhibit will provide works to show how art takes on relationships with the artists, their friends and family, and the community and how it creates an emotional connection between the viewer and the artwork.   Read how Susan and I relate to each other and our art in this link to the Oil Painters of America blog here:   Oil Painters of America: Family, Memories and Landscape Below are pictures of us or activities with family and friends who share the love of our art!  Show paintings will be coming soon! Susan's painting of family members in "Reminiscing".  Dot Painting a little girl in a plein air invitational in Alabama in 2016. Grandson Noah painting in Dot's Studio as his brother Caleb watches.  Dot Painting at Tra...

Sometimes it is difficult for an artist to communicate verbally to non-artists. Like the retired airline pilot I was talking to on the phone today. I was describing waves and beach colors in terms like "warm and cool colors" and "atmospheric density at the horizon", etc. It was clear that these descriptive terms were confusing him. I followed up with an email and images to help explain. Sea Birds © 2016||Dot Courson   I’ve noticed that  with every ocean or body of water there are defining characteristics of atmosphere, light and colors that set it apart from all the other waterside settings around the same time of day. Sunrise Sunset ©2018| Dot Courson The Gulf Coast is soft and light in warm and cool pastel colors and usually has smooth elegant waves. Also, one views the water from a beach or up on beautiful sand dunes near sea level at (eye level) and it feels like the horizon is very wide. Coast...

A collector from Chicago wrote me today asking for more detailed information about another one of my works. I've never met her, she bought one of my paintings years ago in a gallery that represented me at that time. Her questions made me wonder if others would like more information about me and the inspiration behind my paintings.  I know my work is contemporary in one sense.... but it comes across as nostalgic as well. That is an unusual combination these days. It's only contemporary in the way that I paint. It is ALL nostalgic scenery and I do not make excuses for painting what is real to me and my life. It is who I am.. I OWN the fact that I paint in a way that expresses my personal narrative, my internal story, and what a scene feels like and personally means to me. Here is my note back to the collector about this painting today: Pathway Home 12x24, Oil ©2018|DotCourson Dear _____, Was just thinking about you after emailing you the larger sized image you reque...

Artists- Hope to see you here in 2018!