Dorian Allworthy
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Dorian Allworthy is an American representational, tonal-realist painter working in Chicago
. She is also known for her drypoint
engravings. She specializes in large figure paintings as well as still life compositions and landscapes. Much like the French painter Chardin
, Dorian is noted for her genre paintings which depict domestic activities and children.
. She attended an alternative high school in Pennsylvania on the main line of Philadelphia until the age of 16. She then began three years' study at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
under Arthur DeCosta, where she was awarded the prestigious 'Thomas Eakins
Award'. At age 19, she moved to Chicago to become a medical illustrator but soon realized that was not her calling. A year later she permanently moved in with her great uncle and adopted father, mid twentieth century painter, Joseph Allworthy
, who referred to her as a "born painter", with the deal that 'she use his studio, and develop her career as an artist, under his watchful eye'.
She has built a reputable portrait career as well. She takes great pride in painting from life, "I enjoy portraits... I wait and watch for a detail I like, something that is typical of them, like doing something nice with their hands..." something that makes her work unique and keeps true to her love and respect for the traditional style of painting and distinctive from modern photographic realism. Her subjects include prominent figures in business, politics and academia.
"...her landscapes always include an element of human activity... such as an overturned wheel barrow... The significance of this observation leads the viewer to account for the missing activity at the time of creating the painting." "Like all of her paintings, strictly from life, she is compelled to remain captive to time, natural light...".
engravings and the chine-collé
technique.
A critic had this to say about her last show:
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
. She is also known for her drypoint
Drypoint
Drypoint is a printmaking technique of the intaglio family, in which an image is incised into a plate with a hard-pointed "needle" of sharp metal or diamond point. Traditionally the plate was copper, but now acetate, zinc, or plexiglas are also commonly used...
engravings. She specializes in large figure paintings as well as still life compositions and landscapes. Much like the French painter Chardin
Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin
Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin was an 18th-century French painter. He is considered a master of still life, and is also noted for his genre paintings which depict kitchen maids, children, and domestic activities...
, Dorian is noted for her genre paintings which depict domestic activities and children.
Biography
Early life and training
Dorian Allworthy was born in PennsylvaniaPennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
. She attended an alternative high school in Pennsylvania on the main line of Philadelphia until the age of 16. She then began three years' study at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is a museum and art school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1805 and is the oldest art museum and school in the United States. The academy's museum is internationally known for its collections of 19th and 20th century American paintings,...
under Arthur DeCosta, where she was awarded the prestigious 'Thomas Eakins
Thomas Eakins
Thomas Cowperthwait Eakins was an American realist painter, photographer, sculptor, and fine arts educator...
Award'. At age 19, she moved to Chicago to become a medical illustrator but soon realized that was not her calling. A year later she permanently moved in with her great uncle and adopted father, mid twentieth century painter, Joseph Allworthy
Joseph Allworthy
Joseph Allworthy was a prominent mid-twentieth century American representational, tonal-realist painter based in Chicago, known for his still life compositions and portraits...
, who referred to her as a "born painter", with the deal that 'she use his studio, and develop her career as an artist, under his watchful eye'.
Paintings
Allworthy has established herself as a still life, figure and landscape painter.She has built a reputable portrait career as well. She takes great pride in painting from life, "I enjoy portraits... I wait and watch for a detail I like, something that is typical of them, like doing something nice with their hands..." something that makes her work unique and keeps true to her love and respect for the traditional style of painting and distinctive from modern photographic realism. Her subjects include prominent figures in business, politics and academia.
"...her landscapes always include an element of human activity... such as an overturned wheel barrow... The significance of this observation leads the viewer to account for the missing activity at the time of creating the painting." "Like all of her paintings, strictly from life, she is compelled to remain captive to time, natural light...".
Print making
Dorian Allworthy is also a print maker, focusing on drypointDrypoint
Drypoint is a printmaking technique of the intaglio family, in which an image is incised into a plate with a hard-pointed "needle" of sharp metal or diamond point. Traditionally the plate was copper, but now acetate, zinc, or plexiglas are also commonly used...
engravings and the chine-collé
Chine-collé
Chine-collé is a special technique in printmaking in which the image is transferred to a surface that is bonded to a heavier support in the printing process. One purpose is to allow the printmaker to print on a much more delicate surface, such as Japanese paper or linen, which pulls finer details...
technique.
A critic had this to say about her last show:
External links
- http://www.sievemarialucianusfineart.com/