"Two important themes stand-out -- paintings of old rowboats and genre portraits of elderly people.  Dee Knott has a special aptitude for rendering the aging textures of our world, whether it is the peeling juniper of a rusted dory or the equally weather-beaten visage of a senior citizen.  For the most part, Knott treats us to an elevated view of these ancient dories whose curving gunwales and peeling painted surfaces have seen years of service and weather."

                                                           Sylvia Krissof,  Grand Rapids Press