Dorothy enjoys different art mediums: oil and watercolor painting, sketching, hand building clay fish and throwing wheel pots. Her favorite subject is landscapes and nature. She was an art major in college and taught art for 34 years in the Chisago Lakes School District. She also taught adult education classes over the years, and took art classes herself through evening classes, summer school programs, U of M art workshops, and other opportunities. She has painted with various artists, including Frank Zeller, Linda Oliver Drackert and Susan Fryer Voigt.
Dorothy is involved in local painting groups and has participated in art competitions, receiving many ribbons for her work. She has created art for various commissions, including a mural and “artist in the schools”. She’s done a variety of work for people, and has participated in art and craft shows. Her work on display at the Art Guild Gallery in Stillwater. Dorothy painted a chair for the Highway 8 Chairs project in 2013, and has painted two quilt squares for the Swedish Barn Quilt Trail.
