Lori Putnam:
People often ask where I find inspiration. Seeing potential ideas and concepts is everywhere and in everything. The subject itself is not what attracts me. I am captivated by interlocking shapes, color harmony, and the relationship of tones. Gathering information about a place or subject — its unique character, flora and fauna, atmosphere, light, and harmonic palette — keeps me excited and always digging for more ways to interpret my findings in a personal way.
This ongoing research is the best part of being an artist. There is no end to learning more and to finding new ways to express my experiences through the energetic brush strokes of distinctive color and a variety of paint applications. I often create small, preliminary sketches and studies on location in pencil, gouache, or oil. While some of these are complete works, that is not my primary goal. Turning away from photo references, I paint large oil paintings using only these intimate resources and my memories. I consider studio time my creative time and rarely rely on photographs. Instead, I compose pieces using my art notes made in oil, gouache, or pencil.
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