Dolores Mitchell’s painting subjects include Chico’s landmarks and surrounding countryside such as Richvale rice fields, the Sutter Buttes and Gray Lodge Wildlife Preserve.

Oil, 6×8 inches, $135.
I have been painting Chico Bungalows for over 15 years.

Oil, 6×8 inches, $135.
In my Chico bungalow paintings I take liberties with colors and settings to express ideas of “home.”

Oli, 8×10 inches, $165.
My backyard Meyer Lemon tree provided me with subjects for six still lives.

Oil, 8×16 inches, $185.
Lemons inspire me to use all the varieties of yellow in my paint box.

Oil, 9×12 inches, $195.
Solitude during the quarantine inspired the mood of this painting.

Oil, 24×30 inches, $565.
It was a pleasure to orchestrate a range of pink to violet within blossoms of the orchard.

Oil, 10×20 inches, $225
I wanted to express the boundless fertility of the North State.

Oil, 8×10 inches, $165

Oil, 24×30 inches, $565
I used layers of colors to create the glow of dawn’s first light.

Oil, 6×8 inches, $135.
The egret is my favorite bird to include in paintings of the Gray Lodge sanctuary.
Dolores Mitchell received a BA in Studio Art and PhD in Art History from UCLA. She taught CSUC Renaissance to 20th century art history for thirty years. In 2003 she co-founded Avenue 9 Gallery with Maria Phillips.

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Contact information
Website: doloresmitchellart.com
Facebook: Dolores Mitchell Art Talk
Dolores Mitchell is one of the founding members of ChiVAA, the Chico Visual Arts Alliance, and served as our festival long standing media specialist for many year. In addition she was a long time exhibitor at Art at the Matador and we hope she will be one of our exhibitor in 2024.