Lori is an
internationally followed art blogger, and the owner of FineArtTips.com,
She is an author, social media influencer, brand ambassador, and keynote
speaker. She has been featured in the BBC, The Wall Street Journal
online, and named a #TwitterPowerhouse by The Huffington Post. Lori
shares her success secrets to artists, businesses, and organizations
around the country.
Lori McNee lives in the beautiful Rocky Mountains of Central Idaho, where she derives much of her inspiration. A native of California and raised in the southwest, Lori cultivated an interest in art and wildlife during her childhood.
Although she studied art in college, Lori considers herself self-taught. While her children were young, Lori began an art career as a wildlife artist. She illustrated for organizations such as Ducks Unlimited, The Nature Conservancy, the Wolf Education Research Center, various trout and duck stamps, and books. Today, Lori’s broad spectrum of artwork includes elegant still life and poetic landscape paintings in both oil and encaustic wax mediums, which often incorporates birds or other wildlife. Lori McNee
Lori’s paintings can be found in prestigious galleries and museums throughout the United States, as well as in juried national & regional exhibitions. Lori is a certified Master Artist in Cobra Watermixable Oil Paints, and is an Artist Ambassador for Arches / Canson / Royal Talens. She is a member of Oil Painters of America, Plein Air Painters of Idaho, American Impressionist Society, and is also a Ketchum Arts Commission Commissioner, on the Plein Air Magazine Board of Advisors, and the Sun Valley Wellness Festival board.
Although she studied art in college, Lori considers herself self-taught. While her children were young, Lori began an art career as a wildlife artist. She illustrated for organizations such as Ducks Unlimited, The Nature Conservancy, the Wolf Education Research Center, various trout and duck stamps, and books. Today, Lori’s broad spectrum of artwork includes elegant still life and poetic landscape paintings in both oil and encaustic wax mediums, which often incorporates birds or other wildlife. Lori McNee
Lori’s paintings can be found in prestigious galleries and museums throughout the United States, as well as in juried national & regional exhibitions. Lori is a certified Master Artist in Cobra Watermixable Oil Paints, and is an Artist Ambassador for Arches / Canson / Royal Talens. She is a member of Oil Painters of America, Plein Air Painters of Idaho, American Impressionist Society, and is also a Ketchum Arts Commission Commissioner, on the Plein Air Magazine Board of Advisors, and the Sun Valley Wellness Festival board.
Lori’s paintings have been featured in numerous publications including Southwest Art, Artist’s Magazine, Plein Air Magazine, American Art Collector, Fine Art Connoisseur, Western Art Collector to name a few.
Lori writes for F+W Media publications including Artist’s Magazine, Artist’s & Graphic Designer’s Market, Photographer’s Market and her own title,“Fine Art Tips with Lori McNee: Painting Techniques & Professional Advice.“ Lori is a #SocialTV correspondent pioneer, tweeting red carpet events for Entertainment Tonight, The Insider, Access Hollywood, and Vanity Fair.
Artist Lori McNee says, "My broad spectrum of work includes still life, landscape and plein air paintings in oil and encaustic. When out painting in the field, Mother Nature is in charge. However when painting a still life, I am able to create my own small universe. These elegant arrangements are a juxtaposition of nature-made and man-made objects and most always include birds. Painting with molten encaustic wax is challenging and takes a unique combination of courage and humility. I have gained a healthy respect for the hot wax medium and the various tools which often include open flames and toxic techniques to achieve the desired results. In doing so, my creative process has become a delicate balancing act between controlling the wax and surrendering to it. Much like a dance, at times I lead, and other times the wax leads me.Whether it is a landscape, still life, or encaustic painting, I respond to the effects of color, light or atmosphere on the subject. Much of what I paint is connected to my past."
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