Author Archives: lucindahowe

Lucinda Howe is a Contemporary Fauvist landscape painter in Columbia, SC.
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Winter Garden #2

The winter garden is more about form than color. Its structure is exposed.

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Winter Garden Series

This week in the studio I’m combining prints from last week with prints from my stash.  I’m making designs using the colors and shapes that I see from my studio windows on these rainy days.

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Winter Garden Inspiration

Happy New Year!  Although I enjoyed the excitement of the holiday season, I’m glad to get back to a more regular routine in the studio this week. To get started on a new series of […]

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2019 in Blue and Green

My paintings vary from realism to abstraction, but are always grounded in the garden. Here are a few of my favorites from this year. 

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Season’s Greetings!

Wishing you a happy holiday season and a peaceful new year!  

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Another Voice on Abstraction

As I work in my studio, I often listen to podcasts about art. I also listen to podcasts in the car when I’m driving. Hearing other artists talk about their art encourages me to articulate […]

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Thinking Abstractly

Larry Moore introduced the workshop on Abstraction in this way, “This is a class about personal discovery. If I teach a process for creating in my voice, I am dismissing yours. My objective is to give […]

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What Is Abstraction?

I signed up for Larry Moore’s workshop on abstraction because I wanted to understand abstract art. I wanted to explore how practicing abstraction might advance my work. Larry introduced us to many artists working in […]

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Thanksgiving

In the USA this is the week of Thanksgiving. People are busy with cooking, traveling, and spending time with family. You have about as much time to read as I have to write, so I’ll […]

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Abstraction

I was out of my comfort zone last week. I went to a workshop about painting abstraction taught by Larry Moore. It was quite a challenge. I wanted to expand my understanding of personal voice […]

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