Sun Salutation
On First Friday, November 7th, The Artists‘ Gallery will feature the most recent work of one of their exhibiting artists, Freeman Dodsworth. Freeman’s work in “Like the First Morning” captures and interprets scenes ranging from intimate moments of home life to the wild vistas of sea, field and sky found only here on the Chesapeake Bay. In all of these paintings, Dodsworth captures a moment where transitory light and shadow transform ordinary objects in our lives into something new and mysterious.
Still Life, with Dog
Freeman Dodsworth is an oil painter who travels the back roads of his native Chesapeake Bay, painting the skies, clouds, fields and rivers that he finds along the way. A long time Calvert County resident, Dodsworth also lived on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, where he attended Washington College and lived for several years after graduation. While there, he studied with legendary Eastern Shore painter, Terry Wolf, who became his friend and mentor. Wolf, with his infectious enthusiasm and impeccable skills as a painter and teacher, helped Dodsworth realize his deep passion for making art, and in particular oil painting. His art education was interrupted when Dodsworth joined the U.S. Navy and headed for flight training in Pensacola, Florida. That detour from painting lasted 25 years and included marriage and the rearing of two wonderful kids. But when his mentor Wolf passed away in 2017, Dodsworth was drawn back to the easel, where he has been ever since.
Dodsworth has studied under contemporary masters including Joe Paquet, Nancy Tankersly, Kami Mendlick and Patick Okransinski. Over the past two years, Dodsworth has received various awards for his work, including Best Nocturne in Plein Air Litchfield in Litchfield, CT and an Honorable Mention with Local Color in Easton in 2024 and juried shows and competitions in 2025 with River Towns Plein Air, Paint Annapolis, Plein Air Easton, Plein Air Litchfield, MD Federal of Art Members show and MD Federal of Art House of Delegates show.
The public is invited to visit The Artists‘ Gallery for an opening reception on First Friday, November 7th from 5-7:30 p.m. for light refreshments and to meet the artist. The Artists‘ Gallery is located at 239 High Street in Chestertown and is open Tuesday-Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sundays from 12:30-4:30 p.m. For more information, please call the gallery at 410-778-2425 or visit www.
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