Lynn Shield
Lynn is a self-taught artist based in Billings, Montana. She began drawing and painting as a young girl. Throughout her career, she used her creative and business skills as a marketing professional in the aerospace industry, and later in her own small marketing and web design firm.
Living in Montana and retiring from her business has given Lynn time to focus on painting. Her use of traditional watercolors as well as Brusho® watercolour crystals create the rich vibrant hues in her work. She also creates unique, colorful abstract florals using alcohol inks. She has recently completed some stunning black and white, larger scale oils.
When she isn’t painting, Lynn enjoys traveling with her life partner, Jeff.
Artist’s Statement:
I love color! Using Brusho® watercolour crystals and alcohol inks opened a whole new world for me. Both mediums have stunning, vibrant colors, which have helped mold my signature “style” of painting Montana wildlife and abstract florals. Hardly a day goes by that I don’t paint something. I guess you could say I have become addicted!
A recent Cowgirl Artists of America online Wild Flowers show inspired me to start a whole new body of work called “Wildflowers” using western wildlife combined with wildflowers. The first one was a bear called “Flower Girl” which started the flow of work. I’ve created several pieces and have many more in my head. I think I’m in for a wild-flower ride this year!
Memberships:
Board Secretary, Sandstone Gallery
Member – Cowgirl Artists of America
Member – Billings Arts Association
Member – Montana Watercolor Society
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