Lorena Pugh
Medium: Oil on Linen or Panel and Gouache on Paper
Subjects: Still Life and Landscape
Style: Contemporary Realism
Inspirations: Too numerous to list, but here is a smattering,
Landscape: Douglas Fryer, Fits Thaulow, Isaac Levitan
Still Life: Morandi , Janet Rutcus, Daniel Sprick
Education:
Pratt Institute, BFA with honors
Art Student’s League,
School of Visual Arts,
Rhode Island School of Design
Biography:
Working in oils as a contemporary realist, Lorena is a mid-career artist who has received a number of national and international awards. She is interested in atmosphere and how light moves through materials. Personifying organic forms has been her muse over the last few years.
Awards:
Salmagundi Club, Thumb Box Show, Ray Mar Award 2019
Artist Portfolio Magazine, 20 Art Competition, Honorable Mention 2018
Plein Air Salon Dec/January 2017-2018
ARC Salon Finalist, 2015, 2017, 2018 & 2019
ARC Salon Honorable Mention, 2016
Bold Brush, finalist, March 2014
Society of Illustrators, Award of Merit, 2005, 2001& 1999 Communication Arts Award of Excellence, 2002, 2001, 1999, 1998 & 1997
Contemporary American Dog Art Competition First Place Oil, 2005, Best of Show & First Place Oil, 2000, First Place Water Color, 1999, First Place Oil, 1998