Artist Reception: Meet Pamela Dorris DeJong

66 Front Street,Ashland MA 01721

01 April, 2023

Description

About Pamela: For many years, my primary interest has been plein air painting of the landscape. Locally, I have painted the Ashland Town Forest and Martha's Vineyard landscapes. My travels to Europe produced several series of paintings of landscapes of England, Wales, Ireland, France, and Italy. My most valuable education came from private lessons in the Rita and George Guzzi Studio of West Newton, Lois Griffel's Painting the Impressionist Landscape workshop in Provincetown, and the International Encaustic Conferences and workshops in Beverly and Provincetown, Massachusetts. I have participated in many other artistic endeavors such as mural painting, building prize-winning parade floats with a group, set design for school plays, and teaching art to children grades 1-8. I received a Massachusetts Cultural Council grant and created two 48 x 84 inch Ashland landscape paintings for the Town Hall in 2006. In the past few years I have explored interpretive expression of concepts working in mixed media. My recent work has been an exploration of the mechanisms of healing at a cellular level as well as a spiritual, psychological and emotional one. Currently I am working on a series of paintings addressing environmental issues of concern. This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Ashland Public Library. Sign Up for the Library's Newsletter!