I grew up in Six Mile, a small town in upstate South Carolina. My grandfather farmed on 70 acres not far from my house. I spent many days on the farm, which was a half-mile down a dirt road off the main highway. The simplicity of the farm, fields, creeks and woods, have always been the core inspiration for my work.
I am drawn to the ordinary and the unique beauty in what might seem plain. In my art, I strive to share my thoughts and feelings through the objects I depict, bringing out the stories and spirits beyond the ordinary.
My earliest memories as a child… I was drawing. My early training was sitting on the floor beside my father at his drawing board, copying drawings from his mail-order art training course books. In high school, I received my first formal training that introduced me to a wide range of art mediums, as well as the works of renowned artists like Van Gogh, Degas, and Monet. I furthered my education at Anderson University and Winthrop University, earning an Associate Degree in Art and a Bachelor’s Degree in Visual Arts, respectively.
While I have explored various mediums, such as oils, acrylics, and egg tempera, currently my primary mediums are watercolor, graphite and charcoal.
I have been professionally involved in the arts for over 45 years, serving as an artist, illustrator, instructor, juror, graphic designer, and creative director. I am a member of many art organizations and served as an advisor or board member of several. In 2022, I retired from my position as the Executive Director of Creative Operations for University Marketing at Clemson University, allowing me to dedicate my full attention to my family and my art.
I am an exhibiting artist at the Artists Guild Gallery of Greenville at 200 N Main, Greenville SC and I also teach.
Dale is known for his figurative, landscape, portrait and animal work in watercolor and graphite. He is a current artist member of the Artist Guild Gallery of Greenville, SC.
EXHIBITIONS
• “beyond the ordinary”, Blue Ridge Arts Center, Seneca SC: 2026
• Greenville Airport: 2024, 2023, 2005
• TableFields: 2014
• “Faces: a study in portraiture, Clemson SC: 2014
• “Crossing The Line”, Pickens County Museum: 2012-13
• The Reserve @ Lake Keowee: 2013
• MERGE: 2013
• Clemson City Hall: 2012
• Center of Visual Arts: 2010
• SC Botanical Garden Gallery: 2010
• Three Watercolorists, Pickens County Museum: 2009
• Alumni Exhibition, Anderson University: 2009
• Gallery at the DuPre, Columbia SC: 2006
• Commerce Club Greenville SC: 2005
• “Barn Again”, Pickens County Museum: 2004
• “Through the Artists Eye”, Pickens County Museum: 2003
JURIED EXHIBITIONS
• Anderson Arts Center Juried Exhibition: 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2014 (Watercolor Award), 2013 (Merit Award), 2012, 2011, 2007, 2005 (Purchase Award)
• Anderson Artists Guild Membership Exhibition: 2026 (Merit Award)
• Artista Vista, SC Watercolor Society: 2006
• Artists Collective Spartanburg Juried Exhibition: 2025 (Julia Burnett Watercolor Award), 2024 (Julia Burnett Watercolor Award)
• Artisphere Juried Exhibition: 2024, 2014
• “Art in the Park” Juried Exhibition, Greenville SC: 2007, 2005 (President’s Award), 2004
• Belton Center for the Arts Juried Exhibition: 2024, 2023, 2012, 2009, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 (Merit Award), 2003, 2002
• Blue Ridge Arts Center Juried Exhibition: 2026 (Best In Show), 2025, 2024 (Best In Works On Paper), 2015, 2010, 2009 (Honorable Mention Award)
• “Hub City” Juried Exhibition, Spartanburg Museum: 2005
• “Holiday Gallery” Juried Exhibition, Greenville SC: 2006 (Best In Show Award), 2005
• Pickens County Museum Juried Exhibition: 2015, 2014, 2013, 2010 (Purchase Award), 2007, 2006, 2003 (Purchase Award), 2002
• Southern Watercolor Society Juried Exhibition: 2025 (Dixon-Ticonderoga Merchandise Award), 2024, 2023, 2012, 2008, 2005, 2004
• Spartanburg Museum: 2004
• South Carolina Watermedia Society Juried Exhibition: 2025, 2024, 2023, 2009
• South Carolina Watermedia Society Spring Show Juried Exhibition: 2025, 2024
• Transparent Watercolor Society of America Online Juried Exhibition: 2023
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
• Artist / 1979 – present
• Executive Director Creative Operations / Clemson University / 2017 – 2022
• Senior Creative Director / Clemson University / 2006 – 2017
• Creative Director / Rockwell Automation / 1995 – 2006
• Creative Director / Coats & Clark / 1991 – 1994
• Creative Director / Clemson University / 1983 – 1991
• Illustrator, Graphics Manager / Anderson Independent Mail / 1979 – 1983