Dorothea Cheney

Dorothea Cheney is a contemporary realist painter currently living west of the Grand Tetons in Tetonia, Idaho. Her work is included in both private and corporate collections throughout the United States.

Like a diary, my paintings are visual translations, re-creations of a moment of perception, an emotional encounter, a simple daily event that startled or awakened me into the "here and now".
I am intrigued with the idea of the energy of emotions, both positive and negative, and what that energy might look like.
As I would write in a diary, the emotions that inspire me are my own and I thrive on the process of discovery and understanding of my reactions to them. For me, painting allows this discovery.

BFA in Painting and Drawing University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida

Woodside/Braseth Gallery Seattle, WA
Butters Gallery Portland, Oregon
Sandy Carson Gallery Denver, Colorado