JOHN DEHLINGER - MAINE ARTIST

Title: MORNING SMOKE or SEA SMOKE

Location: Tenants Harbor, Southern Island in the background

 
Titled "Morning Smoke" by John Dehlinger, from an original painting about 1985. The scene is from Tenants Harbor, Maine and depicts a Dory lobsterman with Jamie Wyeth's island in the background. Morning Smoke refers to Sea Smoke or mist rising from the warmer ocean into frigid winter air. Printing by Penmore Lithographers of Lewiston, Maine. Scanning and color by Graphic Color of Maine. Printed on "Karma Bright White" 100% acid free paper. Print size 20 x 25, image size 14 x 20. 
These are exceptional quality fine art prints. Produced by East Wind Editions. Unsigned prints available for $35. plus shipping

 
Titled "Summer Afternoon" by John Dehlinger from an original painting about 1980. Printing by Penmore Lithographers of Lewiston, Maine. Scanning and color by Graphic Color of Maine. Printed on "Mohawk Superfine" 100% acid free paper. Print size 20 x 25, image size 15 x 17. 
These are exceptional quality fine art prints.  Produced by East Wind Editions. Unsigned prints available for $35. plus shipping, signed prints $95. plus shipping. 

MAINE FINE ART PAINTER
 

JOHN A. DEHLINGER 1936 – 2003

Born in Grafton, West Virginia to John and Beatrice Shields, John was encouraged by his uncle Arthur Shields a prominent Hollywood portrait painter who gave him his first art lessons at age ten. Growing up and working on German and Pennsylvania Dutch family farms around Philadelphia, John gained a deep appreciation of the land and a love for the outdoors that would nurture his art for decades to come. Joining the Marine Corps after graduating from High School, John served in Japan during the Korean Conflict. While in Japan, he took ten months of instruction in the art of Sumi painting. After his discharge, he attended El Camino College, CA, University of Southern California and Villanova University, PA.  John worked in sales and advertising for a dozen years before moving to Tenants Harbor, Maine in 1973 where he continued his fine art career full time. John worked from his home on Main Street; his studio being a magnet for artists and collectors for almost 30 years. 

 The vast majority of his works are land or seascapes of St. George, Maine. John was inspired by the things that he saw while exploring the peninsula, perspectives in nature that brought to mind memories and experiences. While his favorite media was Egg Tempera of which he was a master, the artist was well known for his watercolor paintings that captured time and place in such a visually appealing manner.

National Academy of Design New York City, “Annual”

Portland Museum of Art

Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland, Me

Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts

Brandywine Gallery, Chadds Ford, PA

Shore Galleries, Boston, Mass, selected Group shows

Brandywine Gallery “Past and Present” N.C. Wyeth and John Dehlinger

American Watercolor Society NYC and Rehoboth, Del.

Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, Del. “Realism”

Chadds Ford Gallery

Significant Artists in Maine – Martinsville Group Shows 

Public and Private Collections