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
Phone: 530-343-2461
Email: dmitchell@csuchico.edu