Lorraine Watry is a Colorado
contemporary realist painter of waterscapes, landscapes, and reflective
objects. Lorraine’s artistic journey began as a child when classmates admired
her drawings inspiring her to pursue an art degree. Her art is characterized by
bright colors, dramatic light and realistic reflections.
Lorraine has a Bachelor of
Fine Art from the University of Colorado in Boulder with an emphasis in
drawing. After college, she designed clip art at a graphics company for several
years. Lorraine began working with watercolor 22 years ago. She taught
watercolor at Pikes Peak Community College and currently teaches watercolor and
drawing to small classes at her studio and other art venues. Lorraine enjoys
passing on her love of the watercolor medium to her students.
Lorraine illuminates
qualities that often go unnoticed by the casual observer. Her scenes contain detail and bright colors
and she likes to marry the realistic with very detailed, graphic surroundings.
Lorraine likes the challenge of painting reflections in water and glass and
while helping with her son’s high school band she became intrigued with
reflections in band instruments.
Lorraine's painting, ‘Shows
Over’, was juried into the Best of Watercolor Book Series - 'Splash 14 - Light
and Color. Her paintings are winners of prestigious awards from the National
Watercolor Society and other juried exhibitions including Rocky Mountain
National and the Transparent Watercolor Society. In 2015 Lorraine’s painting,
‘Sonata for Horns’ was juried into the prestigious, International exhibition -
the Shenzhen Biennial in China. She has received recognition from several art
publications including - The Artist Magazine, Pratique des Arts, and
International Artists Magazine. Lorraine has achieved Signature Status in the
National Watercolor Society, Rocky Mountain National Watercolor Society,
Colorado Watercolor Society and the Pikes Peak Watercolor Society. She has
studied with master watercolor artists - John Salminen, Linda Baker, and Ted
Nuttall.
Lorraine has exhibited at
Arati Artists Gallery in Old Colorado City since September of 2005.
