"My artmaking is simply a personal celebration of the joy of being alive."

   Dean Taylor Drewyer has been exhibiting his paintings and drawings in the mid-Atlantic region since the early 1970s. His work can be found in private collections throughout that area, from Tennessee to Pennsylvania. His most recent pleine-air work is based on locations along the upper Potomac river, the Virginia Piedmont and on or near the lakes in far downeast Maine. Whether standing in an open field, knee deep in a stream in the woods, or floating on the lake in his aluminum rowboat, Dean works in a rapid wet-on-wet style in oil, concentrating on capturing the 'premier coup' - seldom returning for a second day on the same work. This approach lends a spontenaiety and freshness to the paintings while rendering the feel of time and place. Brush handling, the thick viscosity of the paint, shadow and light, and color with its atmospheric / spatial effect are his primary concern. The chosen subject is simply a visual trigger to discover and record these dynamics.  
      "Think Corot, Manet, Degas, and Vuilliard by way of deKooning and Diebenkorn. But really, every painting or drawing I've ever really looked at and admired may at some time crop up as an influence."  
      " Chuck Close is supposed to have said - 'Inspiration is for amateurs. The rest of us just get to work' - I agree completely."
   Be sure to check out my blog at www.deantaylordrewyer.blogspot.com   - you'll find commentary about each painting or drawing as I post them plus short essays on culture and art and creativity. For purchase information about any work please contact me at artguydtd@aol.com  or by phone 1.540.338.2674

Born:              Washington, D.C. 1950   
Education:       Associate of Arts, Montgomery College, 1975;
                       B.A. University of Maryland, 1977;
                       M.F.A., Painting, The George washington University, 1986
Employment:   32 years Art Teacher, Loudoun County Public Schools
Personal:         Married 36 years to Paula J. Drewyer, 
                      son Dustin, 19, attending College of William & Mary