Dottie Clagett Choate is an award winning artist who works in watercolor, acrylics and mixed media. Her style is versatile, ranging from realism to non-objective abstract, with emphasis on line and color.  "My paintings have been influenced by my early memory of stark black lines of leafless trees against a wintry sky, white fluffy clouds in blue skies, the vivid colors of summer flowers, and the brilliant colors of fall. They also honed my interest in creativity as I sewed, did needle work, gardened, and did crafts of all sorts. Ultimately, painting won out." 

Dottie has taken art classes at Dunedin Fine Art Center, Beach Art Center, The Art Center of St Petersburg and workshops with Sue Archer, Mary Todd Beam, Mary Ann Beckwith, Roger Bansemer, Betty Clement, Pat Dews, Jean Grastorf, Ted Minchen, Pat Weaver and many other Florida artists. She is a member of the Tarpon Springs Art Association, Crystal Beach Art Group, International Society of Acrylic Painters of Florida, Dunedin Fine Art Center, The Museum of Fine Art in St. Petersburg, The Art Center in St Petersburg, the Florida Watercolor Society as well as Studio 1212 Art Gallery of Clearwater, FL.

Dottie works out of her studio in her home, and displays her art work at Studio 1212, St. Alfreds Episcopal Church in Palm Harbor, FL and at other venues in the area. She has had two one-person shows at the Crescent Oaks Golf Club.

Awards include:

Tarpon Springs Art Association, Florida-

   1st place in Acrylics - Annual juried show,

   Honorable Mention - Annual juried show,

   3rd place -Annual Juried Show and

   Artist of the Month on 3 occasions. 

Beach Art Center 

   Best of Show at Annual Juried Show ,

   Miscellaneous Awards on 3 occasions.

Dunedin Fine Art Center

   1st place- Annual Juried Student Member Show.