Dean
L. Mitchell was born 1957, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and reared in Quincy,
Florida. He is a graduate of the Columbus College of Art & Design in
Columbus, Ohio. Mitchell is well known for his figurative works, landscapes
and still lifes. In addition to watercolours, he is accomplished in other
media, including egg tempera, oil and pastel. more
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Snow Hills
“I am always searching for a sense of place—a sense of intimacy in my
work,” says Dean Mitchell. The landscape, Snow Hills, conveys much
of the austere beauty of rural Americana in winter . Scrappy vegetation
and fence posts lean in toward the snow-covered road that leads the eye
up through the scene to an unknown point in the future.
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“I was raised in
the church,” explains Dean Mitchell. “The church has always been an
important symbol, not only for me, but for the community. It represents
our brightest hopes and highest aspirations. Many of our most important
leaders have come from the church. It was here that the civil rights
movement began and was organized. It is a place we’ve always looked
toward to bring us through hard times”
“I lived in Kansas quite a while and that gave me the opportunity to
spend a lot of time in St. Louis. I had a number of original shows
there. I came across this scene one spring trip to that city. This
striking tree in full blossom, positioned as it was near the church,
captured the sense of potential and renewal we all wish and hope our
biggest cities. There is a particular ‘light’ to the piece that I really
enjoy.”
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"The title Forgive Us
Lord is an umbrella statement,” Dean Mitchell begins. “I meant it as an
acknowledgement by us of the fact that we have, over time and as a
people, fallen short of the grace of God. Look at all He has given us:
this beautiful world, full of wonderful people and limitless
opportunity. And we humans, in return, have introduced into war, racism
and a variety of petty vices. We, as individuals, have the ability to
change this but that will only begin when we admit we have done
something that requires change.”
“This is my cousin,
Caroline. She embodies the beauty and strength in all of us. I have
dressed her in white because it represents purity. White is also the
color you wear when you are baptized, a symbol of cleansing from
original sin and it is in asking for forgiveness that you take the first
steps of a spiritual rebirth.”
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