Dortchdesigns

Anthony Dortch is a trained, educated master of his own upbringing and environment. Dortch spent much of his young life in the heartland of the United States, Ohio. He attended The Colorado Springs School. There, under the influence of one of his early mentors, Judy Campbell, Dortch gave to canvas a theme that can be traced from his earliest days of expression...NO ONE IS ORDINARY. Reflective of his Midwestern roots, Dortch has culled a style that is influenced by the classics and masters with his lived experience, reflected in a panoply of expressions--both visually and emotionally. This current exhibition of his is reflective of both the whimsy of comic and the depth of personality. Not wanting to be taken too seriously, the artist playfully reveals the many sides of life and experience thru the faces of reality, sometimes masked in uncertainty. His palette is clearly the world of experience. His work comes from a profound desire to match subjects to their feelings, those expressed and those that lie deep within. Hence, each image holds a glimmer of Anthony’s dream to paint personalities with broad strokes of acceptance, regardless how stark or bold. Having sold works internationally already, with shows in CA, CO, OH, GA, and D.C. as stepping stones, Dortch’s exhibits are a curtain call to the art world revealing never seen before glimpses in the heart, mind, and soul of the artist.