Nat Dickinson

Considering The Fate of The Blog

noreply@blogger.com (Nat) — Wed, 02 Mar 2016 19:55:00 +0000

For a long time I've been using this blog exclusively as an online portfolio for new works. As I have discovered after several years, it is a highly inefficient portfolio that is difficult to navigate back through. I recently started an Instagram feed for my art, and instantly it has provided a better organized platform for images as well as a much higher level of engagement with an art-interested social network. There are shortcomings in searchability, but the benefits outweigh them.

So I'm left with the question of what I'm going to do with this blog. I've left it here because it has lots of older images, but that will be less valuable as I backfill the Instagram feed with older work. Deep thoughts and spontaneous communications will probably go to the Facebook page. I'll post news here for people who are looking for information from my home site, but that's not going to drive many updates. We'll see.

In the meantime, here is a recent small painting looking from Church Street in Asheville towards the back of Doc Chey's restaurant on Biltmore Avenue.

Now on display at the Woolworth Walk

noreply@blogger.com (Nat) — Fri, 05 Feb 2016 17:42:00 +0000

I've recently started displaying work at the Woolworth Walk art market at 25 Haywood Street in downtown Asheville. I'm concentrating on placing smaller works in this space, while I will continue to show larger works at the studio at 174 W. Haywood in the River Arts District.

The irony of our mountain town is that Haywood Street isn't in any way connected to three block long W. Haywood Street.

Stonington Dock (2016)

noreply@blogger.com (Nat) — Wed, 13 Jan 2016 21:27:00 +0000

A small painting of Stonington harbor from the west side of town.

Lexington Avenue (2015)

noreply@blogger.com (Nat) — Thu, 31 Dec 2015 21:41:00 +0000

It's been a busy holiday season, and we are rounding the bend into the the quiet winter months. I've been working mostly on small works for a couple of months, and am a bit out of practice finishing larger pieces. I've got three larger paintings started, and hopefully I'll polish off a couple of them soon. Until then, here's another small painting.

Small Works Show at Riverside Gallery

noreply@blogger.com (Nat) — Fri, 11 Dec 2015 13:38:00 +0000

Join the artists of the Riverside Studios for a Small Works Show and Sale on December 12 from 10AM to 5PM. We are located at 174 West Haywood Street, Asheville, NC, across the railroad tracks from White Duck Taco in the River Arts District.

We'll have homebrew beer and snacks, with small works on display by eight artists: David Berry, Deanna Chilian, Patricia Cotterill, Nat Dickinson, Kenn Kotara, Julie Miles, Britt Small-Oie, and Lucretia Speas. These smaller paintings are great as gifts or to start your new collection.

Connemara Farm (2015)

noreply@blogger.com (Nat) — Sun, 22 Nov 2015 21:02:00 +0000

Lobster Boat off Dunham's Point (2015)

noreply@blogger.com (Nat) — Fri, 13 Nov 2015 21:13:00 +0000

We're making final preparations for tomorrow's Fall Studio Stroll. I've hung some new work in the studio gallery including this 12 x 30" Deer Isle painting.

River Arts District Fall Studio Stroll

noreply@blogger.com (Nat) — Sat, 07 Nov 2015 10:51:00 +0000

We are making the final preparations at Riverside Studios for the Fall Studio Stroll. We'll be open from 10:00AM to 5:00PM on Saturday, November 14 and Sunday, November 15. We'd be delighted to have you see new works at our studio at 174 W. Haywood in Asheville. You can find more information at the River Arts District web site.

Dinghy on Outhaul (2015)

noreply@blogger.com (Nat) — Wed, 14 Oct 2015 19:01:00 +0000

Downtown Asheville (2015)

noreply@blogger.com (Nat) — Mon, 12 Oct 2015 10:47:00 +0000

A small painting of Downtown Asheville from up on Cogswood Road.

King's Row (2015)

noreply@blogger.com (Nat) — Fri, 02 Oct 2015 19:02:00 +0000

Salmon Point (2015)

noreply@blogger.com (Nat) — Sat, 19 Sep 2015 21:02:00 +0000

Pressey Cove (2015)

noreply@blogger.com (Nat) — Sat, 12 Sep 2015 14:07:00 +0000

Sunshine Road (2015)

noreply@blogger.com (Nat) — Sat, 29 Aug 2015 17:20:00 +0000

Changing Times

noreply@blogger.com (Nat) — Mon, 17 Aug 2015 17:00:00 +0000

We got back from a month away from Asheville, and I'm feeling decidedly curmudgeonly. I was preparing this painting of a railroad tank by my studio for a Chamber of Commerce exhibit, only to discover that someone had painted over the graffitti with a cheesy mural. Then yesterday I noticed that they had removed the pay phone and sign from the side of the Montford Convenience Store. That payphone was a monument.

The world is turning just a little too fast.

Bring Us Your Best XII

noreply@blogger.com (Nat) — Fri, 14 Aug 2015 11:04:00 +0000

I've entered a juried exhibit at the Arts Council of Henderson County which has an opening reception Friday, August 14 from 5:00 to 7:00 PM. The exhibit is at the Blue Ridge Community College's conference center inside the TEDC Building in FLat Rock, North Carolina. The show will run from August 17 to 28.

Stonington Harbor (2015)

noreply@blogger.com (Nat) — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 20:09:00 +0000

Deer Isle Artists Association 12 x 12 Fundraiser

noreply@blogger.com (Nat) — Thu, 06 Aug 2015 15:15:00 +0000

I'm dropping off five small paintings at the Deer Isle Artists Association gallery for a fundraiser show that opens Friday, August 7 and runs through August 20. There will be 63 artists participating in the show, and all works will sell for $144 each. It's a great opportunity to pick up works by local artists. This painting of the Clam Factory will be included among my paintings.

"As I See It" at Deer Isle Artists Association Gallery, June 24 to August 6

noreply@blogger.com (Nat) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 17:02:00 +0000

I will be participating a group show at the Deer Isle Artists Association Gallery from June 4 to August 6. The opening is on June 6 from 4:00 to 6:00pm. I'll be showing a number of recent paintings of Deer Isle, including several small works I've been working on over the past week. The Deer Isle Artists Association Gallery is at 15 Maine Street, Deer Isle, Maine.

Big Laurel Creek (2015)

noreply@blogger.com (Nat) — Tue, 23 Jun 2015 21:22:00 +0000

Big Laurel Creek is a beautiful trail near Hot Springs, NC following the course of an old railroad along the stream side.

Past Sand Beach (2015)

noreply@blogger.com (Nat) — Fri, 19 Jun 2015 21:15:00 +0000

This is a recent painting I'm planning to show in Maine of a beautiful beach near Stonington. I've included photos of some earlier stages in the painting for comparison.

Stonington Harbor (2015)

noreply@blogger.com (Nat) — Wed, 27 May 2015 01:52:00 +0000

Montford Convenience (2015)

noreply@blogger.com (Nat) — Sun, 03 May 2015 19:58:00 +0000

Downtown Asheville (2015)

noreply@blogger.com (Nat) — Mon, 27 Apr 2015 17:19:00 +0000

Rescues (2015)

noreply@blogger.com (Nat) — Fri, 24 Apr 2015 20:00:00 +0000

We've been volunteering at the Asheville Humane Society, and I've been spending many afternoons doing 12" square studies of the dogs. Some I've given to adopters. I've done some as commissions in exchange for donations to the Humane Society. Others I've just enjoyed doing. I'm not quite sure where this is going, but dogs are extraordinarily familiar and yet entirely alien. And they have absolutely no idea how to pose for a camera.