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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!
Her work is spread around the world with her paintings hang in private and in business collections throughout the United States, as well as in Canada, Germany, England and Holland.
While her talent covers a large range of subjects, she has always been fascinated by people so Lorelle's
primary interests have always focused on being a portrait artist, as well as a love for painting animals and homes.
Although she ideally likes to meet her subjects for portrait commissions, however 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! www.lorelleartist@hotmail.com
Visit me on Facebook! lorellebaconfineart
828-595-6007
Her work is spread around the world with her paintings hang in private and in business collections throughout the United States, as well as in Canada, Germany, England and Holland.
While her talent covers a large range of subjects, she has always been fascinated by people so Lorelle's
primary interests have always focused on being a portrait artist, as well as a love for painting animals and homes.
Although she ideally likes to meet her subjects for portrait commissions, however 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! www.lorelleartist@hotmail.com
Visit me on Facebook! lorellebaconfineart
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. Also, one of her favorite memories was receiving an Award of Excellence for a scratchboard piece titled "Aborigine" in the First Annual Juried Exhbit of the International Society of Scratchboard Artists.
She has 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.
SOME OF THE NUMEROUS AWARDS LORELLE'S WORK HAD GARNERED:
Best of Show for her scratchboard titled "Native Wisdom" in the Swannanoa Valley Fine Arts League annual exhibit in Black Mountain North Carolina
Best of Professional in The Mineola League of the Arts Juried Exhibit, Mineola Texas.
Best of show in The Starving Artist's Torrent Gray Challenge, which was submitted into the National Challenge in 2013.
Accepted into the “A Sense of Place” juried exhibit with Still Point Gallery 2012.
1st place for a watercolor "Chubby Cheeks" in SVFAL all water media show
2nd place with a scratchboard "The Thinker and Won Best of Show in the Annual Juried Show at Black Mountain Center for the Arts with her scratchboard "Great Grandma's Love".
Two of her paintings tied for 1st Place and received the People's Choice in a Battle of The Brushes competition held in Old Fort NC.
She continues to occasionally enter exhibits but her main focus for the last few years has been sharing the many things she has learned about creating art with others.
Lorelle has been featured in many newspaper and magazine articles as well as interviewed for a podcast with LocalHearted.com and on several television shows.
If you visit Old fort NC, you will see two murals she has created by herself and one a collaborative effort with three other artists. Her studio is located in her home where you might just find her working on her next inspiration!
You may also see her jewelry and artwork in Asheville NC at 310 Art Gallery in the River Arts District, Arrowhead Gallery in Old Fort NC and Shucks Pearls in Marion NC.
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