Lisa Blackshear

Painting "en plein air" landscapes in the many beautiful scenic and urban environments here around Asheville, North Carolina, I seek to create a mythology of place. Some have said my paintings have a life of their own. By layering on pure tints over a bright under painting, I try to recreate the prismatic effects of light. For me painting is a form of meditation; I go into a trance as my eye absorbs the beauty and my brain puzzles out how to paint it. Bright, colorful, impressionistic, modern, and semi-abstract, my paintings evoke a dreamy lyricism. I hope my contemporary approach using rhythmic brush strokes and bright, thick harmonious color will calm and stimulate. Part folk and part abstract, I hope my work provides the viewer with a peaceful experience of the natural world which continues to intrigue over time.

Lisa Blackshear graduated from the University of Minnesota in Studio Arts. After moving to New York, she exhibited paintings in the East Village while working as an illustrator. Her paintings have appeared in galleries in Minnesota, New York and North Carolina.

Her recent exhibitions include the AAAC Color Ball Auction, Black Mountain Gallery of Fine Art, Chiesa Restaurant, Old Fort Arrowhead Gallery, Cradle of Forestry, and Mars Hill University Gallery.