PHYLLIS DOBBYN ADAMS
I enjoy painting all kinds of subjects from local buildings and houses to animals, large and small. Presently, I am doing a series of dog paintings on wood remnants that were left over from a deck we built. The blocks are about 5" x 4" or so and made of cedar. It is fun to recycle and make “art” from what would have been thrown out or burned. I call the work Block Dog Art and I have a website at www.blockdogart.com.
When beginning all my paintings I start with some idea of what the work will look like but it changes quite a bit from what was first in my minds eye. This is the fun part of painting because it is unpredictable.
My purpose, joy and sometimes frustration when painting is to capture what initially inspired me to paint the subject. Inspiration for my paintings can come from anywhere; sometimes it's the way the light plays on a subject or an interesting juxtaposition of shapes and colors. I like to push or exaggerate the local color and play around a bit with the shapes and structure of what’s before me. It is a continuing sense of wonderment and delight when it all comes together and a painting emerges.
Biography
One of nine children, I was born in Boston, and lived most of my life in New England. I grew up in Westport, MA and have remained in and around the Southcoast area. Although my interest and love has always been in art my career took a different path. I worked for ten plus years as a computer software manager at Lotus Corporation and IBM in Cambridge and started the first quality engineering lab for Media 100, a digital video editing system After retiring several years ago I found the urge to paint still strong and so embarked on what I call my “third life”. Much of my time and energy is now spent painting, mostly in acrylics and watercolor, studying other artist past and present and taking selective classes and seminars and workshops.
RECENT AWARDS
Award – Honorary Mention Portsmouth Arts Guild, Artist’s Choice
Award – Honorary Mention Rhode Island Watercolor Society, “Bon Appetit”, Pawtucket, RI
Award - The Betty Burroughs Woodhouse Award of Excellence, 8th Annual Little Compton Summer Art Show
Award – Honorary Mention, Jaffrey Civic Center, Jaffrey, NH
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