Oil Painting / Pet Portraiture
For Lori Cusick, art is a sensory experience. As often as possible, she paints en plein air, meaning she conceives and creates her oil paintings outdoors, on location. Nature provides her with an endless source of inspiration when painting onsite and in the studio.
“For me, art is looking at the world or an object or an animal and experiencing all the wonders of color within it,” Cusick said. “When you work en plein air, you see colors differently. It forces you to paint more freely, to respond to changing light patterns, feel the wind blowing, hear the birds singing, completely immerse yourself in the environment. Everything going on around you ends up on that canvas.”
The one thing that brings her into her home studio is painting pet portraits. She encourages owners to share their favorite ‘crazy pet story’ and, when possible, arranges an in-person meeting with the subject. By getting to know these amazing creatures, Cusick can better capture their unique spirits on canvas.
“When I paint a dog or a horse or a tree, I’m not painting them in meticulous, photographic detail. I paint how my mind sees their personalities,” Cusick said.
Lori is active in the current plein air movement, traveling countrywide participating in competitions. Her works are in private, museum and corporate collections from Montana to New York and Europe. She loves to work with clients and designers to create the perfect piece for a space.
Lori makes a conscience effort to paint in an eco-friendly manner. Using Items that are environmentally and socially friendly because of the way they are formulated, manufactured, or packaged. She insists on using only the highest quality of art materials.
Any day of the week she can be found under a big straw hat in the middle of a field, next to a creek or on the side of a road painting. Cusick resides in Dallas, Texas; a long way from the mountains of New York, where she was born and raised.
Beyond the two days of the Studio Tour, her work can be viewed online at loricusick.com and both online and in person at Dutch Art Gallery in Dallas and Giddens Gallery in Grapevine, TX. Or simply contact her direct for a special one-on-one viewing.
#2. LORI CUSICK ART
3730 Northview Lane
Lori Cusick
Painting & Pet Portraiture
469-363-8539
[email protected]
loricusick.com
On Instagram: @loricusickart
On Facebook: @loricusickart
