Work samples

  • COVID at the Beach
    COVID at the Beach
    The new normal. This is a pretty large painting (36"x48") of a selfie I took at Bethany Beach, Delaware

About Pat

Pat Dillon is an artist who lives and works in Columbia, MD. He works predominantly in oils and pastels. Subject matter includes portraits (with an emphasis on musicians), the figure, landscapes, and still lifes. Pat draws inspiration both from the natural world and from study of the masters. His other job for many years as a traveling musician afforded him the opportunity to visit art museums throughout the United States and overseas. His openness to a diversity of art forms and his broad… more

Musicians

This is a series of musician paintings, many of the subjects are close friends. In this series I chose in a few of the paintings to focus on the hands. I find that hands can be as interesting and expressive as faces.
  • Eugene
    Eugene
    This is a portrait of a close friend and professional colleague of 33 years.

Social Commentary

Americans behaving badly.
  • American Circus
    American Circus
    My take on what many Americans choose as entertainment

Travel

These paintings are all from photos I've taken while traveling.
  • Crow, Monterey, CA
    Crow, Monterey, CA
    I was drawn to the shapes, colors, and texture of this one.

Figure Drawings and Paintings

In this series I've tried to experiment with mark making and color palettes while drawing or painting the figure
  • Mary
    Mary

Miscellaneous

This project covers artworks that don't fall into my other categories.
  • COVID at the Beach
    COVID at the Beach
    The new normal. This is a pretty large painting (36"x48") of a selfie I took at Bethany Beach, Delaware