Studio: 2857 Oak Court, Valley Springs, CA 95252
Email: george.dillon1@comcast.net
Phone: (209) 772-2892
Cell: (209) 608-0859
GEORGE DILLON
George has had an interest and
a connection to art all his life but only in the last twenty years has been
able to dedicate his full time to its pursuit.
His teachers include nationally
renowned landscape artist Charles White, watercolorists Penny Soto and Joan
Dougherty, Judie Cain, a frequent contributor to Artist Magazine and portraitist Gary Bergren. Ben Kikuyama, an internationally known
featured artist at the Lahaina Galleries in Maui has been his mentor in the
field of mixed media and three-dimensional art.
O-010 Lodi by George Dillon acrylic 30x24 $350
George’s style is most often
surreal or modern and has been influenced by Picasso, Matisse and Georges
Braque as well as his first encounters with African Art and travel. His imagination and whimsy have all been
inspiration to him and have encouraged his experimentation with color, theme
and materials. His 3-dimensional art,
which recently was the subject of his presentation to the Lodi Council of Arts,
is typically built from canvas or paper and then layered upon each other to
form his interpretations of the subject.
He takes a more conventional approach to more traditional themes.
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| O-011 The-Three-Faces-of-Eve- by George Dillon acrylic 24x30 $350 |
George’s art is typically both
bold and colorful and challenges his viewers’ sensibilities with sometimes
humorous and sometimes penetrating looks at culture and its surroundings. Further adding to his art are his pithy
titles that often reflect both innuendo and a healthy splash of irony.
When asked what type of art he
creates, Dillon responds, “It is hard to categorize, but I am known for
color. I want each observer to have an
emotional response of some type to my paintings. The vivid use of color causes a reaction as
we tend to be internally stirred by the spectrum before us. I can describe what a painting means to me,
but I hope the viewer comes up with a meaning that conjures up his or her own
inner feelings.”
Dillon always starts a painting with the idea of where he wants to go
but reflects that sometimes the creative process takes over and the finished
product is something he never dreamed of.
He gets a great feeling looking at a painting and having no idea how he
did it but great satisfaction in the accomplishment. He offers a tip for viewers. “Often my titles help to discover what the
art piece is trying to convey”. Many of
his titles will challenge the observer to examine their own awareness.
Currently George is a member of the Calaveras County Arts Council, the Amador
County Artists Association and the Lodi Council of Arts. His works have been on display in several
venues in the Bay Area, Sacramento and currently in the California foothills as
well as the Lodi Community Art Center.
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