“I’ve often said that it is the diversity of my inspirations that most defines my art,” he told Plastik Magazine. “I look at many things for inspiration. I collect and hoard lots of things and lots of junk. My studio and house is overflowing with stuff. I collect old children’s books, interesting product packages, toys, photographs, medical models, and religious statues.”

“I also have an extensive collection of books on art,” he said. “I love the old masters more than contemporary art, so most of my books are on an artist like Ingers, David, Bronzino, and Carpacio with just a few contemporaries like Neo Rauch and Loretta Lux.”

Based in Portland, Oregon, his paintings have been exhibited in museums and galleries worldwide, including a career-spanning retrospective “Cámara de las maravillas” at The Centro de Arte Contemporáneo of Málaga, as well as an earlier retrospective “Wondertoonel” at the Frye Museum of Art in Seattle and Pasadena Museum of California Art.

Check out some of his work, shared on his Instagram page.

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“My characters come to me the way [they do to] novelists,” she revealed. “They show up and tell me who they are. I never quite know who will show up.”

“I work on each piece over the course of several days,” Dillon continued. “They often change and grow into themselves more fully. When I have found the emotion and personality of a character, I know I’m finished.”

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“I’ve often said that it is the diversity of my inspirations that most defines my art,” he told Plastik Magazine. “I look at many things for inspiration. I collect and hoard lots of things and lots of junk. My studio and house is overflowing with stuff. I collect old children’s books, interesting product packages, toys, photographs, medical models, and religious statues.”

“I also have an extensive collection of books on art,” he said. “I love the old masters more than contemporary art, so most of my books are on an artist like Ingers, David, Bronzino, and Carpacio with just a few contemporaries like Neo Rauch and Loretta Lux.”

Based in Portland, Oregon, his paintings have been exhibited in museums and galleries worldwide, including a career-spanning retrospective “Cámara de las maravillas” at The Centro de Arte Contemporáneo of Málaga, as well as an earlier retrospective “Wondertoonel” at the Frye Museum of Art in Seattle and Pasadena Museum of California Art.

Check out some of his work, shared on his Instagram page.

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“My characters come to me the way [they do to] novelists,” she revealed. “They show up and tell me who they are. I never quite know who will show up.”

“I work on each piece over the course of several days,” Dillon continued. “They often change and grow into themselves more fully. When I have found the emotion and personality of a character, I know I’m finished.”

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