About Keith

My name is Keith Dotson.

I’m an artist and photographer, single parent, and Texan now living in the Nashville area of Tennessee.

I’m passionate about black and white photography, art, travel, nature, and living life to the fullest.

My photographs have been exhibited in art galleries in Texas, Minneapolis, Wisconsin, and Tennessee. My photographs are in collections around the US and Western Europe. They’ve been sold as canvas art prints in Urban Outfitters and as SM/ART Squares prints on fathead.com. They’ve also been in TV shows and commercials.

Here you’ll find news about my gallery exhibits, see my newest photographs, and read about the work of other photographers whose work I admire.

I hope you enjoy my work, make comments, and check back often. Feel free to say “hi” and tell me your opinions or ideas. Thanks for reading.

My photos can be seen on my Web site at www.keithdotson.com. “Like” my facebook page to get news and updates.

What is Chiaroscuro?

Wikipedia defines it like this:

Chiaroscuro (English pronunciation: /kiˌɑːrəˈskʊəroʊ/, Italian pronunciation: [kjarosˈkuːro]; Italian for light-dark) in art is characterized by strong contrasts between light and dark, usually bold contrasts affecting a whole composition. It is also a technical term used by artists and art historians for using contrasts of light to achieve a sense of volume in modeling three-dimensional objects such as the human body.