Inspiring Self-Taught Painter of Dots
Sam McMillan, from Winston-Salem, NC, started painting when he was 60 years old. Call his work folk art, outsider art, self-taught art, or vernacular art — I call it inspiring. You have probably heard Thomas Kinkade being referred to as The Painter of Light. Sam McMillan, to me, is The Painter of Love. His artwork evokes memories of innocent childhood and gives me a peaceful, joyful feeling when I view it. This is my homage to Sam, The Dot Man. Enjoy.
Video: Meet Sam
From WCNC, Charlotte
This Carolina Traveler story will introduce you to a marvelous spirit. He was 80 then; he's 83 now.
Meet Sam in Person
Sam McMillan's Art Gallery
701 Northwest Boulevard
Winston-Salem NC 27101
Phone 366.724.1597
[Please phone ahead]
Quotes from Sam, The Dot Man
If we all hold hands we can't fight.
Dots are my trademark.
I paint everything.
Dots are my trademark.
I paint everything.
Online Article: Sam, The Dot Man
Article about Sam -- PDF format
Here's an excellent article about Sam McMillan from VisitWinstonSalem.com. It's a must-read if you are hungering for some more about Sam! Great pix, too!
Folk Art in the Blogosphere
Blog posts on folk art and outsider art
- Slotin Folk Fest 2009 |
- Just because folk art is self-taught, and in some cases untaught, don't assume it isn't deeply rooted in tradition. At last weekend's Slotin Folk... ... or is a 21st century folk artist, and outsider one who uses their myspace page to extremes of expression, who does wild, unsellable performance art in a suburban locale, sends out awesome, weird communications to admiring listservs? hard to say. . . -kt. #3730. Cornmeal. August 24, 2009 at 5:19 pm ...
- accidental mysteries: Freaks and Flash
- a blog about photography, design, art, architecture, ephemera, found objects, pop culture, anonymous, outsider art, folk art, self-taught art, illustration, beauty, esoterica, auctions, discovery, art environments, mystery, vintage stuff and ... THE CENTER FOR INTUITIVE AND OUTSIDER ART (Intuit) has another stellar vernacular art exhibition on display and there is still plenty of time to see it. The show is entitled Freaks & Flash, and it will run through January 9, 2010. ...
- Classic Ground: Athens Flagpole on "Lord Love You"
- Minus "the real thing" pun and the commentary a little too 1980s in the debate on the role of folk art / outsider art / vernacular art / work by self-taught artists in museums and galleries, it is a review, I appreciate, that does look ...
Folk Art Books
For learning more...
Self Taught, Outsider, and Folk Art: A Guide to American Artists, Locations and Resources
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Folk Art Museums
Museums across America
Preserving wonderful creations.
- American Folk Art Museum
- 45 West 53rd Street
New York NY 10019 - The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum
- 325 West Francis Street
Williamsburg, VA 23185 - Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico,home
- 706 Camino Lejo
Santa Fe, NM 87504
Love Folk Art?
High-Quality Prints to Purchase
Summer Sideshow by Michael Humphries
Grandma Moses posters at AllPosters.com
Warren Kimble posters at AllPosters.com
Michael Humphries posters at AllPosters.com
Grandma Moses posters at AllPosters.com
Warren Kimble posters at AllPosters.com
Michael Humphries posters at AllPosters.com
Surfing the Web for Sam, The Dot Man
You may have to scroll to find him (or CTRL F "Sam")
- Folk Art at Fearrington Village
- The Fearrington Folk Art show, held every February, features the Southeast's finest Folk Artists. Sam McMillan, Mary Proctor, Danny Doughty and Mr Imagination all exhibit and sell their colorful artwork.
- Folk Art Friends & Rockin' Rollers
- Folk Art Friends and Rockin' Rollers.
- The Carolinas, 2007
- McMillian is one of the most charming artists you would ever meet.
- Detour Art Atlas -- Artist Detail
- Sam "The Dot Man" McMillan 1926-
- Smithsonian: Inside Smithsonian Research
- Shows a painting by Sam: "Sunday Morning" (2004), an enamel-on-board.
- Overfifties.com - anna7's blog
- My Day in Fearrington Village.
- A Carolina Discovery -- Southern Living | Find Articles at BNET.com
- A Carolina Discovery from Southern Living in Home & Garden provided free by Find Articles.
- Empty Bowls
- Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina notes Sam McMillan "stepping up to end hunger."
Sam, The Dot Man Highlights
Lens highlights
A dear lady I met online printed out this lens and showed it to Sam when she met him at Kentuck in 2008. He signed the printout and signed a postcard artwork he had made -- thanking me for this lens!! Alas, it got lost in the mail. ...But, just knowing he appreciated this page makes me almost as happy as actually having a piece of his artwork signed just for me! Yay! Thank you, Mr. Sam!
Here is a photo of Sam at the 2008 Kentuck Festival!
To Chavon and the rest of Sam's grandchildren: I love your grandpa and do feel lucky that he is near. I hope you get the chance to visit from Hawaii. Love.
Here is a photo of Sam at the 2008 Kentuck Festival!
To Chavon and the rest of Sam's grandchildren: I love your grandpa and do feel lucky that he is near. I hope you get the chance to visit from Hawaii. Love.
Don't You Just Love Sam, The Dot Man?
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- The_Party_Animal The_Party_Animal Nov 17, 2009 @ 8:56 am
- This is great and so inspiring - I love creative people and I also love Polka Dots - thanks for making this lens - it made me smile.
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- Pastiche Pastiche Nov 17, 2009 @ 8:04 am
- As an artist I stand in awe of Sam the Dot Man - so glad you made this lens so I could discover his work and philosophy!
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- Spook Spook Sep 13, 2009 @ 7:48 am
- If we all hold hands we can't fight. When will we ever learn this.
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- susie lesnic susie lesnic Aug 28, 2009 @ 12:29 pm
- it is so cool what you do, keep on going & don't stop.
love your work.
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- joann joann Aug 8, 2009 @ 6:09 pm
- love sam the dot man
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- BevsPaper BevsPaper Aug 3, 2009 @ 12:33 am
- I just learned about Sam and I really like him!
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- Laniann Laniann Jun 19, 2009 @ 4:38 pm
- Yes, I do love Sam, The Dot Man, and his spirit. 5*s and I Favorite it.
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- OhMe OhMe May 30, 2009 @ 7:02 pm
- Wow. That is so neat that Sam the Dot Man's grandchild signed your guest book
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- Chavon Chavon Mar 19, 2009 @ 3:07 am
- I love Him, He is my grandpa... we are his grandchildren in Hawaii. and you are all so lucky to live so close to him
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- poddys poddys Feb 22, 2009 @ 1:50 pm
- Very nice lens, and an interesting man. 5***** Dot painting is very popular in El Salvador as well. I have several paintings from someone who was a well known artist a few years ago. I love them.
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