Oil paintings of Virginia landscapes by Great Falls artist Coty Dickson are on view Aug. 1-31 at Katie’s Coffee House (The Old Brogue), 760 Walker Road, Great Falls. Titled “Scenic Virginia,” scenes show little known places within the Commonwealth. Dickson is a juried artist specializing in contemporary realistic oil paintings. A native of the Washington D.C. area, she resides in Great Falls, where she is a member of Artists on the Green, a Great Falls studio and gallery. She is also a member of Great Falls Studios, the premier local art consortium of independent artists. Her work can be viewed at both organization's websites: www. artistsonthegreen.net and www.greatfallsstudios.com as well as her own website: www.cotydickson.com.
Her work has been displayed at the September 2013 Gallery Exhibit at the Torpedo Factory Art Center and the 2013 Spring and Fall and Spring 2014 Art at the Mill, Millwood, Va. She also exhibits work at the Red Barn, Waterford, Va., the Fairfax County Library and the Great Falls Studio Tour in Great Falls.