My Art Walk to the Contemporary Masters

By Dorothy Slikker

Dorothy Slikker made an immediate impression on us with her masterful technique and the beauty of her compositions. Her works range from realistic to realistic-impressionistic, portraits, landscapes and animals, subjects in genre which is unforgiving of the slightest technical misstep, and with Dorothys work, the viewer will find none! Her perfection is formidable. For us, Dorothy is eminently entitled to a prominent place in any publication or website with the name masters because she truly is a master painter. Despina Tunberg, Curator

• Language: English
• Publisher: LifeRich Publishing
• Release date: Feb 16, 2016
• ISBN: 9781489706034

Dorothy Slikker

Dorothy (Sanders) Slikker was born in Bakersfield, Ca. on 12/01/1940. My life started in Bakersfield, California, soon after we moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico where the war took its toll on the Sanders Family, leaving a divorced mother and three children. After the war my mother met and married a farmer, whom became my new father. He ruled with a stern hand and I dared not disobey his every command. I always loved art and in Grade School I took 1st place in an art contest painting a tree in water colors. Later when I went to High School I wanted to take some art courses, (my father said no) wanting me to take classes in Business so that someday if I needed to I could support myself in the Business World. In his terms art was not necessary. I obeyed. After being married for 9 years and having three sons, I wanted to do more with my life. John said why don't you take those painting lessons you wanted to take. I felt as though I couldn't do it as I had lost all confidence in my ability to paint. I forged on with John's prodding and found out I could still paint and the brush has never left my hand since 1976. Lois Fox was my teacher and LOOK AT ME NOW!!!Thanks Lois We bought property in Pahrump, NV. in 2002 and I started showing in the local shows and I met a wonderful woman who came up to me and said we were going to be good friends for the rest of our life and I said how do you know? She said because we paint alike. Wonderful DORIS SMITH took me all over the country painting with famous artist of our time. She made my life have meaning and pulled the fun of it into my life. Doris is the one who introduced me to my Mentor Robert Warren. Robert Warren gave me the knowledge and the confidence to move forward into teaching his method of art and obtaining my ultimate goal of CONTEMPORARY MASTERS. ¬ e world is wonderful and it must be recorded in our time with our art.

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ISBN: 978-1-4897-0605-8 (sc)

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Library of Congress Control Number: 2015921475

LifeRich Publishing rev. date: 06/27/2016

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Contents

Dedication

Introduction

Pier In The Fog

Mexican Pot

Floral

Kitty

Bowl Of Fruit

The Moose

Hi Ho Away

Running Away

I Think We Got One Grandpa

Sharing The River

Wind Mill

Young Love

My Old Straw Hat

Waiting For Mama

Mountain Stream

Moose At Sunset

Sanders Kids

Wolves

Olympic Swimmer

The Scent Of The Trail

Two Streams Make A River

On Guard

Wake Boarding

Iris

Mother And Child

It’s Cold Out Here

Lying In Wait

Abstract

Blue Abstract

Conversation

The Dragon

In The Pink

Painting With Robert Warren

The Water Maiden

Deep Forest Path And Stream

Tiger Lilies

Amarylis And Roses

Narrow Passage

Twilight Tide

The Covered Bridge

Back Harbor Morning

Cougar On The Rocks

The Coast Of Maine

Reflections

After Robert Warren

The Courtyard

Desert Scene

Robyn

The Fawn

Roman Courtyard

Robyn At The Beach

Girl In The Flower Garden

Black Work

By The Stream

Still Life

Basket Of Apples

Onion Still Life

The Vase And Fruit

Country Barn Shadows

Reba

Chickadee In The Spring

Opalesence Ducks

Mountains And Lake

Mountain Colors

Anatomy Of A Wave

Blue Lagoon

Red Rock

Light House

Breanne And Her Horse

Cougar

Eloping

Manatees

Old Stone House

The Australian

The Colors Of Maine

The Study Of Red

The Hibiscus

Eagle

A Day At The Beach

California Coast Line

Maine Sunrise

An Ohio Winter

Resting At The Lake

Tulips

Fruits Of The Vine

Spur Of The Moment

The Floral Path

Going Fishing

Bountiful Harvest

Roper At The Beach

The View

Walking The Trail

Still Life

On The Hunt

Nesting

Reflecting On My Day

Flower Child

Tiger Woods

Always Country

Golfing In The Sunset

New Mexico Desert

Santana

The Desert

Clear Lake

A Clear Lake

John W. Slikker Jr.

Dorothy M. Slikker

Who’s There

A Winter Stroll In Central Park

Resting

View From The Patio

Elvis

Sailing

Sharing The View

Still Water Runs Deep

Sisters

Best Friends

Checking On The Babies

Reflections

Dance Of The Mules

Big Sur

A Mothers Love

Sharing A Special Moment

Dinner Time

Vacation Time At The Park

Sunset At The Lake

I Thought You Had Tickets

Silent Power

On The Prowl

Solitude

Busted

Filling Papa’s Boots

Jelly Beans

Another Day At The Office

DEDICATION

I would like to dedicate this book to my husband and best friend

JOHN W. SLIKKER JR

John was the one who told me if you want to paint, go do it. As it turns out he really meant what he said. John has supported me all the way. When I asked if I could study with Robert Warren the answer was yes, I told him it would mean traveling to Ohio for three different times to receive my accreditation and be able to teach as one of his teachers. Now that took him awhile to answer. But as usual he smiled his slow grin and said ok. We drove a car, went by plane and train. It was a lot of fun and I made friends from all over the country. With all my heart I thank you John.

Beverly Ann Sivils if you had not encouraged me to paint with you I probably would not have kept painting. I was surprised at how my work improved as we painted together each week in my home. I guess we were lucky that our parents married each other and we became sisters. Sisters we are and sisters we will be through eternity

Jon and Monica Slikker thank you for that