Lorrie Berry ~ Oil Painting

978-468-2404

lorrie.berry@comcast.net

A painter of still-life and landscapes, Lorrie’s paintings express a life-long creative disposition, and keen fascination and talent for handwork. Lorrie lives in Wenham, MA with her husband Michael. Her paintings seek to capture the peace and serenity of her subject matter. During winter months she focuses on still-life painting, and enjoys painting en plein-air in more temperate seasons, in particular the land and seascapes of the Cape Ann area.

Lorrie’s style employs soft, warm tones to evoke the peacefulness of her subject matter. With experience, her palette has begun to embrace brighter, more vivid colors to achieve the tonality and visual interest she seeks. With landscape work, she strives to evoke the atmosphere of the day, and employs minimal brush strokes to leave the rest to the viewer’s imagination. Lorrie has studied drawing and pastel at Montserrat College of Art in Beverly, MA, and color theory and drawing at the Boston Architectural Center. Lorrie currently paints with noted artist Carleen Muniz, and has also studied with Rockport artists Ron Straka, Jeff Weaver, Dave Curtis, Zyg Jankowski, Don Stone, Bruce Turner, John Flynn and Bob Blue.

Lorrie is an exhibiting member with the Rocky Neck Art Association, the Guild of Beverly Artists, and an associate member with the North Shore Art Association and the Rockport Art Association. Her work has been exhibited at the Rockport Art Association, the Beverly Arts Festival, Buker School in Wenham, and the Beverly Library, and she was awarded a 1st Place, a 2nd Place, and an Honorable Mention at Guild of Beverly Artists exhibitions. In 2006 she was juried in to exhibit at the Deval Patrick Inaugural Celebration at Merrimac College in Andover.