dOUG dOLMAN

i see my painting as an encounter with reality as i experience it…and i think it is expressionistic in that the images i create result in some kind of inner intellectual and emotional necessity.

It is an attempt to formulate meaning in a sometimes meaningless and crazy world. I suppose that this is true for many artists. I don’t know what my canvasses mean, and ultimately all I can hope for is that they convey something to viewers of my work. Thus my painting is about the creation of abstract symbols that have the potential to convey meaning to those interested in art and willing to spend some time with the work.

Devoid of narrative or politics, Doug Dolman’s paintings balance intellect and emotion in the form of pure abstraction. His deep impasto surfaces provide a tangible manifestation of his lifelong attempt to reconcile the chaos of human existence through repetition of a personal vocabulary of abstract symbols.