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I have always been drawn to the allure of strong color & the beauty that nature provides. My 1st medium was pastel painting. Which immediately provides intense color statements through one’s art. I enjoyed painting land and seascapes with pastels in New England and NC. When I was drawn to move onto considerately larger formats, […]
I make art for the joy of discovery and to share light with the world. Every time I enter my studio I feel a shift in consciousness and my motto is “I wonder what would happen if…” It is the most fun I know how to have and I am never happier than when I […]
As an artist, even though I took a few elective art classes in school, I consider myself to be self-taught.. Growing up in the south of France near Montpellier. I was never without an abundance of beauty in the world around me. For this reason, most of my inspiration for painting comes from the photographs I take when I’m […]
Working with abstraction allows me to intuitively play with materials. Collage and fabric are integrated as if they are painted. Saturated colors and vintage ephemera become unexpected partners. I enjoy the spontaneity of it. I draw, sand, scrape, and rub into the substrate to expose fragments of found images transferred to the surface. It’s an […]
My passions are to paint both wildlife and landscapes. The endless nuances of color, light and shapes inspire my use of watercolors and colored pencils. Painting with Watercolor can sometimes be unpredictable but also expressive and rewarding. I am never quite sure how the merging wet colors will interact with each other. This unknown element […]
This current body of work in soft pastels grew out of a move at the start of 2020, from California to North Carolina. Following a decade of intense work in coiled pine needle basketry, I was in the process of unwinding from a long career in nursing . Landing here in Chapel hill I was […]
I am a local North Carolina native, who does mostly high texture oil painting. When I am commission I use multiple ideas and images to help create the painting desired by the customer. I am a very wide open artist in both content and style. I just love painting!! My studio is open: Monday – […]
I have worked to become a painter who searches for the spirit of each subject and bring it to life on the canvas; attempting to find that immortal spark and have a bit of it shine through in the attitude of whatever or whoever I’m painting. I enjoy portraying my experience of that spark through […]
I always knew that I was and would be an artist. In my earliest memories I am either creating art or observing the natural world around me. I am inspired by the art of Claude Monet, Pierre Auguste Renoir, Mary Cassatt, Henri Matisse, Vincent van Gogh and Lorraine O’Grady among others. When I am creating […]
I am primarily a landscape artist whose goal is to paint places that invite the viewer in. I want to paint places where others want to be. Biking, hiking, kayaking and walking through my neighborhood all provide inspiration. I believe plein air is also important as it causes me to slow down and truly experience […]
Painting with watercolor– the destination I didn’t know I was seeking. A happy accident. I have toyed around most of my life with all forms of crafting, delighting in the creative process and the thrill of seeing elements combine and morph into finished results. But once I turned to painting after being asked to join […]
It’s the adventure into the unknown that fills me with joy. When people say they “can’t” I ask”why not?”. Creativity is a constant discovery that only comes from trying. I discovered a passion for painting when I was told to just play with the paint. I let go of what I had been taught, embraced […]
I am a born naturalist and love to be outside in the natural world. For me, painting is a way to immerse myself in nature by closely observing my subject to represent it as I see it. This process opens me to the subject so that it becomes a part of me and a part […]
I have been involved in a love affair with color all of my life. Color excites me and motivates me to paint every day. The simple act of mixing colors fills my heart with joy. I love to imagine a breathtaking color in my mind and to mix that color perfectly on my palette. […]
I consider myself a watercolor naturalist. I am passionate about nature and environment, as well as painting these things in watercolor. The domestic animals on my farm, animals from the NC Zoo and many local landscapes find their way into my paintings on a regular basis and offer endless painting opportunities. I enjoy sharing my […]
I became serious about drawing and painting about 25 years ago. I took many adult education classes and workshops to develop my skills in drawing and watercolor. I then started a small business of portrait painting. In an effort to “get better,” I decided to go back to school and earn Associates Degree in […]
“Organic Forrestry Studio and Gallery, Artist’s Garret Gallery, Forrest Dweller Sculpture Garden” NATURE INSPIRED SCULPTURE and PAINTINGS “I was that kid you could always find turning over rocks in streams, looking for what wonders nature would disclose to me. This curiosity about the natural world led me to a serious life as scientist and organizational executive. […]
I’m a scientist and an artist. I love a unique and beautiful experiment, whether it’s in the laboratory or on canvas. Places I remember and recreate have distinct light effects that amplify shadows, shapes and colors. Often my images are of nature, both real landscapes and synthesized ones, with various degrees of abstraction. I have […]
Painting is for me a means to better navigate the world and more clearly articulate my experience within it. I don’t begin a painting with intention about content: I have intention about quieting myself and heightening receptivity. I am trying to have a conversation when I paint – to listen to what is just beyond […]
Fascinated by color and detail, I like to capture the nature surrounding me in watercolor. I discovered watercolor in the 80’s and it has been my first choice ever since. I can never seem to articulate the inspirations I follow nor lay claim to a specific technique but the urge to paint the colors and […]
My artist statement: I delight in the creative process. It gives me energy, frees my spirit. My role as an artist is to nurture the creative space within me. I invite viewers to explore my paintings, let their spirit dance or rest in my world of imagery, colors, and mood. In my subjects, I […]
I like to discover images in nature then through the use of intense color and light, and then identify the scenario that begins to open up and reveal itself. As an artist, I love to solve the mystery of how color works together. As images begin to coexist, an imaginary world unfolds which involve shapes […]
My work consists of oil paintings and photographic art. The subject matter in both venues includes people, places, animals and still objects, and, particularly in my photographic work, abstract images. My goal is to create compelling compositions, patterns, light and color congruence, with an image that draws the eye because of its artistic harmony, while […]
Lani earned a B.F.A. from Virginia Commonwealth University and B. A. in Art Education from North Carolina Central University. She has enjoyed participating in the Chatham Studio Tour since 2018. Stop by her Fearrington Village studio during the tour to enjoy her newest collection of traditional and unique watercolor paintings. Once there, you will also […]
