Intuitive response

My work is known for its raw, dynamic energy and freshness.

- Lori Putnam

View from Cow Bar Nab, oil on linen panel (plein air), 11 x 14" (27 x 35 cm) Often, I use studies as a reference for a studio work that is an entirely different composition. Sometimes it may even be another subject altogether. It is the learning and observing outdoors from life that teaches me so much and allows me to create in the comfort of my studio. Here, you see how the colors and essence of View from Cow Bar Nab, painted on location in Staithes, England, became the resource material needed to paint Yorkshire Coast (opposite page) in the studio once I returned to Tennessee.

It is an intimate journey that blurs the lines between impressionism, abstraction and realism and conveys the unique character of a scene. Fearless exploration of color and brushwork allows me to portray not just the visual but also the emotional depth of any subject.