Dennis Flavin was born in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1950. He was
drawn to art at a young age, and began producing art in high school.
He befriended his teachers and took as many art classes as his
schedule would allow. Eventually, he was teaching jewelry-making
classes for parents in the evening. He continued his study of art at
Curry College, and later enrolled in the Vesper George School of Art
on St. Botolph Street in Boston. The school was small and poor, but
full of vitality and creativity. At Vesper George, Dennis decided he
wanted to be a painter, not an art teacher.

In 1970, Dennis received a scholarship to paint in Gloucester,
Massachusetts, where he ended up making a home for himself and his
family.

There seems to have always been elements of abstraction in Dennis’ work, and eventually he veered away from representational work to pursue purely an abstract, expressionistic style that values shapes, shadows and color.

Dennis paints in layers. The process is an ongoing conversation that shifts in form and composition until the canvas conveys what he wants to say. He hopes that by sharing his work he will help people to better appreciate abstraction.

"I make art because I love to paint,” Dennis says. “Once I start painting, I can feel it coming out of my body and mind. I've always felt that if I have an idea, I can paint that idea as long as I let myself be free with color and lines."

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