Artist Statement
Lisa began painting and creating art at a very young age. She studied painting first under Mildred White at the Sumter Gallery of Art. In High School she worked for famous SC artist Ray Davenport. She was among a select group of young artists to attend the South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts at Furman University in the Summer of 1985.
Lisa continued her studies in art at the University of South Carolina under Caro-Lin Getty, Phillip Mullen, Roy Drasites and Ann Hubbard, to name a few. Lisa is currently a member of the Trenholm Artists Guild in Columbia, SC and About Face at the Columbia Museum of Art.
Her work can currently be viewed at Lake Murray Hearing Associates in Lexington, Forest Lake Audiology in Forest Acres, Spa 131 in Columbia, SC and The Picture Place in Forest Acres. Past Venues have included but are not limited to the Contemporaries Artist of the Year Show, the SC Arts Commission Gala, Art Fields and the Art with a Heart Show benefiting the Ronald McDonald House. She has had solo shows at USC Sumter in the Fall of 2011 and S & S Art Supply in the month of January 2012.
Lisa's recently began a new career as a Professional Counselor but art has continued to be a prominent part of her life. Her work is inspired by many things in nature and her surroundings. Not interested in realism, she takes the object or photo and transforms it into something unique. Lisa brings her paintings to life using a variety of techniques and interesting colors. The artist hopes that looking at her paintings can evoke a sense of peace and tranquility.
