Dorian McGowan

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Dorian McGowan has a love for art. The artist worked here at Lyndon State College at a professor for many years. And some say that he was the one that started the art program here. Dorian is not just a drawer; he is also a painter, sculptor, garbage picker and bargain finder. When he creates art he uses the things he finds to create the art around. But, Dorian’s love is drawing people’s faces. He says even the ugliest person has something beautiful about them and that is what he makes known in his art. Dorian loves looking at people’s eyes and ears, and says that has a lot to do with beauty. Mr. McGowan has been an artist all of his life. He remembers being a little kid and climbing up in his grandmother’s oversized chair to draw with her. We asked him if his grandmother was an artist as well, he said, “No, No she was not,” with a chuckle. He said that once he got really good his grandmother said she was not going to draw with him anymore because he was too good. So he stopped being good at drawing because he wanted his grandmother to draw with him. Dorian does not like photographs, even though some would argue that it was true art. He thinks that too many pictures are taken these days and they don’t capture the special things. That’s why Dorian’s family photos are drawings he has done. They hang on his wall at his home. The drawings include his late wife, children and grandchildren. His grandchildren are some of the most important things in Dorian’s life. And like his grandmother did he also create art with his grandchildren. In Dorian’s latest showing at the library in town he has the King and Queen Sliver Chins. These were named this way because in one of his bargain runs he would these silver pieces he thought would look great as chins. Him and his grandson worked on these pieces together and even wrote a story to accompany them. Dorian enjoys when his grandchild want to help him with his art because he believes they are all artists as well.