Artist Dobee Snowber presents a compelling collection of figurative paintings and selections from her Pool series. Learn more by visiting her website.
![Portrait of a woman by mixed media artist Dobie Snowber](https://www.artsyshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/At_a_glance_mixedmediaonboard_8x10-final.jpg)
“At a Glance” mixed media on board, 8″ x 10″
I paint out of want and need. When people ask me why I paint, I immediately respond, “It’s about connection.”
![Mixed media portrait of a girl by Dobee Snowber](https://www.artsyshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Looks_just_like_mixed_media_on_board12_x12-final.jpg)
“Looks Just Like” mixed media on board,12″ x 12″
It’s a bridge to the common ground I share with others and a direct connection to myself. Perhaps this is what all art is.
![mixed media figurative painting by Dobee Snowber](https://www.artsyshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/LEAVE-IT-Mixed-media-on-board-29-x-24.jpg)
“Leave It” mixed media on board, 29″ x 24
My work is about moments, familiar bits and pieces that combine in different ways and make up a life.
![Mixed media painting of two swimmers by Dobee Snowber](https://www.artsyshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Hard_to_believe_mixed_media_on_board_36_x36-final.jpg)
“Hard to Believe” mixed media on board, 36″ x 36″
I don’t know when I start a piece which moment I will zero in on.
![Mixed media painting of two swimmers by Dobee Snowber](https://www.artsyshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Stalemate_mixed_media_on_board_36_x24final.jpg)
“Stalemate” mixed media on board” 36″ x 24″
Over the past few years, I have worked on a series around swimmers, pools and water. The swimmers plunge into or emerge out of the water, like the constantly changing moments in any given day; the effort to swim up and out and to breathe.
![mixed media whimsical painting of two swimmers on a diving board](https://www.artsyshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Take_flight_mixed_media_on_board_10_x_10-final.jpg)
“Take Flight” mixed media on board, 10″ x 10″
Sometimes they are anonymous figures clustered or alone. At other time there are faces that tell a story.
![Mixed media painting of two swimmers at the beach by Dobee Snowber](https://www.artsyshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Trumpets_on_the_beach_mixed_media_on_board_20_x_20-final.jpg)
“Trumpets on the Beach” mixed media on board, 20″ x 20″
These figures and portraits are about entropy and the history they hold. Mixed in are images of home and structure. Again, a reflection of entropy and survival.
![Mixed media painting of swimmers at a pool by Dobee Snowber](https://www.artsyshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Water_walking_mixed_media_on_board_36_x_36-final.jpg)
“Water Walking” mixed media on board, 36″ x 36″
Despite what life has imposed on them, they stand strong.
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