Artist Statement
Small and Large format abstract paintings in both Oil and Watercolor​
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Terrence Murray Dalton
[b.1965, South Lake Tahoe, California]
Terrence Dalton is a California-based painter whose work reflects a lifelong connection to the state’s diverse landscapes. Mr. Dalton explores the emotional and atmospheric qualities of place through a series titled "Views from the Journey". His oil and watercolor paintings distill the land into simplified forms and luminous color fields, capturing moments of quiet reflection and movement across California’s coastlines, valleys, and open skies.
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While his oil paintings offer contemplative space and depth, his watercolors introduce a more spontaneous, expressive energy—both united by a meditative sensitivity to light, memory, and terrain. Rooted in personal experience, Mr. Dalton’s work invites the viewer into landscapes that feel both expansive and intimate—seen not only with the eye, but felt deeply through presence and time.
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Shows:
Compass Realty – Client Appreciation Dinner - 2019
Sonoma Plein Air - Valley of Talent - Sonoma Art Walk - 2019
Healdsburg Center for the Arts - 2016 Annual Member Exhibit - 2016
Graton Gallery - Anything Goes - A Juried Show - Graton, CA - 2015
Miami Art Walk - Solo Exhibition - West Elm @ Midtown - 2010
Solo Exhibition - Views from the Journey - Kenwood, CA - 2005
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Collections:
Private Collection(s), Peoria, AZ
Private Collection(s), Kenwood, CA
Private Collection(s), San Francisco, CA
Private Collection, Aptos, CA
Private Collection, Santa Rosa, CA
Private Collection, Guam, US Territory
Private Collection, South Lake Tahoe, CA
Private Collection, Palm Springs, CA
Private Collection(s), Boca Raton, FL
Private Collection(s), Aventura, FL
Private Collection(s), Miami, FL
Private Collection, Boise, ID
Private Collection, Ann Arbor, MI
Private Collection, Armonk, NY
Private Collection, Oswego, NY
Private Collection, Madison, WI
Private Collection, Gig Harbor, WA
Private Collection, Chattanooga, TN
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