"Night Works" Paintings by Michael Dobson

August 12 to September 16, 2011

A Quiet Summer Evening" Oil on Masonite

Michael Dobson's paintings exist in the mysterious and magical world of darkness that the night brings. Setting forth to paint long after the sun has set he paints scenes he can only dimly see with paint he cannot see. When he returns with a painting to examine it under the light he is always surprised. 

He wants to be surprised. In a recent interview Michael was asked if he visualizes a painting in his mind before he begins to work. Without hesitation he replied "No. If I could see the finished product in my mind I wouldn't bother painting it. It's the act of doing it, not the planning and doing it that I enjoy.