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About Lorelle Bacon:
Lorelle
is a largely self-taught artist who as a child started out with drawing. During
the years of her marriage her artistic inclinations were placed on hold. At the
age of 50 she resumed her artistic pursuits. When a car accident then left her
unable to continue her regular line of work, she focused full-time on her
painting. Soon she started teaching art to children and then adults, which led
her to being a full time artist and instructor. Her students have ranged from
as young as 7 years to as old as 92!
Lorelle's work is spread around the world. Her paintings hang in private and in business collections throughout the United States, as well as in Canada, Germany, England and in Holland.
While her talent covers a large range of subjects, she has always been fascinated by people. And so her primary interests have always focused on being a portrait artist, as well as a love for animal studies.
Although she ideally likes to meet her subjects for portrait commissions, she primarily works from photographs as her clients are widespread. It is always Lorelle's goal to not only capture the likeness of her subject on the canvas, but to also capture the feelings and the spirit of her subjects. She believes that her paintings should touch the heart of the viewers and give them pause to take a closer look.
Commissioned portraits of people and pets.
Lorelle offers FREE estimates on commissions.
Contact Info:
Email Me!
Visit me on Facebook!
828-595-6007
Lorelle's work is spread around the world. Her paintings hang in private and in business collections throughout the United States, as well as in Canada, Germany, England and in Holland.
While her talent covers a large range of subjects, she has always been fascinated by people. And so her primary interests have always focused on being a portrait artist, as well as a love for animal studies.
Although she ideally likes to meet her subjects for portrait commissions, she primarily works from photographs as her clients are widespread. It is always Lorelle's goal to not only capture the likeness of her subject on the canvas, but to also capture the feelings and the spirit of her subjects. She believes that her paintings should touch the heart of the viewers and give them pause to take a closer look.
Commissioned portraits of people and pets.
Lorelle offers FREE estimates on commissions.
Contact Info:
Email Me!
Visit me on Facebook!
828-595-6007
Awards
Lorelle's work has won numerous awards in many juried exhibitions throughout the United States, such as The Presidential Award in the Cider Painters of America's miniature exhibit in Pennsylvania. She also has had her works accepted into the Juried Miniature Art Society of Florida's International Exhibit and the Painters, Sculptors and Gravers Society in Washington DC, which is the oldest miniature group in the US.
Some highlight in her career: During the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan one of her paintings was accepted in the Small Works International Exhibit and traveled for 6 months throughout Japan after the Olympics.
She has also had solo exhibits at The Paint Spot Gallery and in the Backtracks Galleries in Black Mountain NC, The Asheville Renaissance Hotel in Asheville, NC, the Countryside Country Club in Clearwater, Florida and Winnsboro Gallery in Winnsboro, Texas.
In 2010 She won Best of Show for her scratchboard titled "Native Wisdom" in the Swannanoa Valley Fine Arts League annual exhibit in Black Mountain North Carolina and Best of Professional in The Mineola League of the Arts Juried Exhibit, Mineola Texas. Recently she won the top award in The Starving Artist's Torrent Gray Challenge, which will be submitted into the National Challenge in 2013 and also had a piece accepted into the “A Sense of Place” juried exhibit with Still Point Gallery.