Dolores was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. She moved to Colorado after she was married and has lived in the Denver metro area for over 20 years. Dolores has created art work for the majority of her life, but obligations to her family and home left her unable to pursue art as much as she would have liked. In 2002, Dolores started a correspondence course through an art instruction school and is now painting more than ever. She works in acrylics and finds inspiration from natural landscapes.

In The Tree in the Meadow, Dolores recreated a snowy scene from a park close to her home. This painting hung at Access Gallery in Denver from December 2002 to January 2003.