“Any readers who like your poems, doubt their judgment.”
— Wendell Berry
It is such a privilege to be the featured visual artist at The Berry Center’s ARTS & LETTERS celebration this Saturday. My LITTER-ally KENTUCKY landscapes will be on display through year’s end at their Agrarian Culture Center in New Castle.
“Rooted in visual design and inspired by the avant-garde history of collage, LITTER-ALLY KENTUCKY is a compelling body of work that transforms discarded materials into powerful statements on beauty, environment, and belonging. Created entirely from recycled and found objects — including ruined book pages, used tea bags, and fragments of roadside litter — these intricate collage landscapes offer…” READ MORE:
Reproductions of my collage landscapes are now available to collectors directly from Fine Art Editions of Georgetown, Kentucky. The premium giclée prints are enlargements and successfully capture the dimensional paper details of the original miniatures.
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I am pleased to offer each of my sixteen LITTER-ALLY KENTUCKY landscapes as editions limited to 25 prints. These affordable enlargements are suitable for framing. Enjoy them in your home or office environment.
After my location start at Wildflower Ranch, I knew the foreground would need significant studio development. I had to cut myself off indoors to retain the 50/50 plein air designation, and, not surprisingly, nearly all of that time was devoted to the cornfield.
“Gone were the stark boundaries that I work within from flower bed to flower bed. They were able to see beyond my critical eyes and into the natural beauty of nature. Where I see work, they saw peace. Where I see change, they saw beauty. As I began to see what they saw it changed everything for me. They created a glorious space full of color and shadow, depth and contrast.”
— Joanna Kirby
Garden Depths
collage en plein air by J A Dixon
7.0625 x 9.5625 inches
Plein Air Artists of Central Kentucky
at the Kirby gardens
Back the Holler
collage en plein air by J A Dixon
on vintage canvas panel, 10 x 8 inches
available to collectors
You are invited to visit Kleinhelter Gallery next month to view LITTER-ally KENTUCKY in New Albany, Indiana.
This collection of collage landscapes created en plein air makes its fourth appearance, and I’ll present my first multi-day workshop in June. Stop back here soon to learn more about these hands-on opportunities and to register for a spot. New Albany (just across the Ohio from Louisville) is a splendid destination. I hope you make plans to see these artworks in person!
“I don’t want a picture, I want a painting.”
— Raimonds Staprāns
Sometimes a day on location feels like “going to work in the morning again.” By the time I find a good spot to sit, everything changes. Being present in a natural place elicits the rapt attention that calls for the immediacy and spontaneity of painting from life. For me, it just happens to be paper and paste. That it would turn out this way is something I never could’ve predicted. Included here is my “start” from a recent outing to Marion County, Kentucky. In the studio (without a breeze), I shall add two round bales and the essential dose of March daffodils.
Looking East
collage en plein air by J A Dixon
10.125 x 7.75 inches, 2024
(appreciation to Rich Brimer at The Art Distillery)
“Dixon hopes his students will share the belief that Kentucky’s landscapes need its inhabitants’ care and attention to preserve the space for generations to come.”
— Lilly Keith
What a surprise to have something happen with which I had no initiating role! Students at the University of Kentucky’s lifestyle magazine made an editorial decision to include my LITTER-ALLY KENTUCKY traveling exhibition in an article to showcase artwork created from repurposed material. Much appreciation to Lilly Keith and Alexis Baker for their contributions! (And thanks again to the PAACK member who provided this image of me “painting in papers” on location.)
K R N L – Lifestyle + Fashion
featuring the LKY theme: seeing our landscape in a new light
Up the Channel
collage en plein air by J A Dixon
art size: 9.25 x 7.375 inches
framed: 16.75 x 13.75 inches
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