John Dobbs

A retrospective from a master of oil on canvas.

Subject matter ranges from the urban landscape to dream-like portraits to baseball. His oil on canvas work reflects the influences of Jack Levine, Ben Shahn, and the German Expressionists.

I am a narrative painter. For me, a creative work is about something far deeper than simply the manipulation of the medium. I am obsessed with the other side of things.
– John Dobbs

More info on John Dobbs: https://westbeth.org/artist/johndobbs/

Gallery is open 24/7 to May 2015.

Westbeth’s programming is made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State. Westbeth is supported in part by an American Rescue Plan Act grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to support general operating expenses in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.