Born in rural Tennessee, Lori Putnam finds herself at home wherever she is at the moment, traveling extensively to paint all over the world, and visiting certain areas over and over again. Gathering information about a place’s specific flora and fauna, atmosphere and light, as well as harmonic color palettes, provides her the resource material she needs to create large paintings in her studio.
Ready to Ride, oil on linen, 30 x 40”“Everywhere I go to paint is my favorite place. It is as if it becomes part of me and me of it. For instance, because I have painted in many different deserts, I take great care to interpret cactus primarily found in Arizona, differently than cactus primarily found in New Mexico,” says Putnam. “Looking at the light quality as it lands [on] the Eastern Sierra’s white granite is completely different than painting in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains. These are just a couple of examples of how working from life on location help fine tune later studio works.”
Sierra Lake, oil on linen, 30 x 40"
Blue Paddles, oil on linen, 30 x 40”
The artist considers her studio time her creative time. She rarely relies on photographs. Instead, she composes pieces using her art notes made in oil, gouache or pencil. This is why her paintings seem so personal and uniquely her own. Working in a modern impressionist style of thick and thin, energetic brushstrokes, her paintings are best appreciated when viewed in person. —
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