Dorothy Hoeschen grew up in Georgia and received her Bachelor of Visual Arts from Georgia State University. She had always been drawn to any kind of art or craft, and especially loved drawing and painting.
Landscape has always been a favorite subject, and it was while playing in the woods as a child that she grew to love the organic shapes, patterns, and colors that still figure prominently in her work.
She graduated from Georgia State University with a Bachelor of Visual Arts and has exibited extensively, receiving numerous awards. Her works have found their way into many corporate collections, as well as private collectors. Working in a variety of media, Dottie's work combines strong compositional elements and a concern for light and color with careful attention to abstract patterns found in recognizable objects.
When she moved to Pennsylvania in 1994 she spent a number of years exploring and teaching bead weaving, macrame, and polymer clay. But there weren't enough hours in the day, and now she devotes full time to her painting.
Though she started as a studio painter, Dottie found that when she began to work en plein air it opened up a whole new world of possibilities. She now splits her time between plein air and studio work, exploring the beauty of Bucks County and any other place where her paints and brushes may take her.
You can purchase her works at Patricia Hutton Galleries in Doylestown, PA. www.patriciahuttongalleries.com
Collections
Walt Disney World Orlando, Florida
Coca Cola Company Atlanta, Georgia
NCNB Charlotte, North Carolina
Lockheed Georgia Company Marietta, Georgia
Cape May County Cultural Heritage Commission
Ocean City Arts Center Ocean City, New jersey
Various private collectors throughout the US
Associations
Oil Painters of America
American Watercolor Society
National Society for Painters in Casein and Acrylic
Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club
New Hope Art League
Bucks County Plein Air Painters
Peace Valley Plein Air Painters
Artists of Yardley
Delaware Valley Art League
Recent Exhibitions
Catharine Lorillard Wolf Juried Exhibition, New York, NY - 1st place Graphics and Mixed Media 2020
Artsbridge Members Exhibit, Stockton, NJ - Peoples Choice 2020
Pennsylvaia Watercolor Society Juried Exhibition - Award of Merit 2019
New Hope Art League Juried Show, PA - 2019, Merit Award 2018
National Society of Painters in Casein and Acrylics, New York, NY - Memorial Award 2018
Bucks County Plein Air Festival, PA - 2019, Honorable Mention 2018, Quick Draw Award 2017
Tinicum Arts Festival, Erwinna, PA - Honorable Mention 2018, 1st Place Acrylic 2017
"Bucks County Sojourns" One Person Exhibit at Stover Mill Gallery, Erwinna, PA 2015
Phillips Mill Exhibition, PA - 2020, 2017, 2016, 2015
