Peace in the Forest
Oil on linen 30" X 40" Private Collection |
Although Dorsey paints figure works only in the oil medium,
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her landscapes are in oil ...and watercolor
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Sevier River
Watercolor on paper 22" X 30" |
Country Walk
Oil on linen 28" X 38" Private Collection
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Dorsey’s landscape paintings create a mood; they are not mere descriptions of topography. They describe weather, season |
…and the time of day. This painting depicts early morning in a park in Rome, when the sun is just rising. And what better medium to capture the sparkle of morning sun sifting through foliage than watercolor. |
Early Morning in a Park
Watercolor on paper 26" X 36"
Private Collection
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Sunrise
Oil on Linen 34" X 46"
Private Collection
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Dorsey believes that a view of nature, to become a work of art on a piece of canvas or paper, needs to be organized by the artist into a strong composition. In this painting of a lake in New York State, there is a vivid contrast of colors and some emphatic horizontals and diagonals, all of which help to hold the elements of the painting together.
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Whenever possible, Dorsey paints on location. While painting outside the artist observes the constant changes in the scene. Patches of light and shade come and go as clouds move across the sky; the pale citron color of the lake turns to green and blue and violet as early morning progresses toward noon. The artist adjusts colors on the canvas. Then people, even animals, show up and the artist decides to sketch them into the painting. If the artist is aware of the vitality inherent in nature, her art will never be rigid but full of life. |
The Island
Oil on linen 30" X 40"
Private Collection
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Forest Creek
Watercolor 22" X 30" |
October Patterns
Watercolor 22" X 30"
Private Collection
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Heron in a River
Watercolor 22" X 30" |
Field with a View
Oil on canvas 20" X 26" Private Collection |
Riders at Sunset
Oil on linen 25" X 36" Private Collection
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Western Sunset
Oil on linen 26" X 36" |
Cabin by a Lake
Watercolor 22" X 30"
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Route 100, VT
Watercolor 22" X 30" |
August, Reservoir
Oil on linen 11" X 14"
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Indian Summer
Watercolor 22" X 30" |