Lois Griffel

As an Impressionist artist, Lois sees the infinite variety of color in nature and expresses that beauty in her paintings.  All landscapes look different throughout the day because of the constantly changing light effects that illuminate them.  The different colors provide her with endless amounts of subject matter, but capturing it is difficult because the light is so fleeting.  Therefore, Lois makes many small paintings before working on a larger canvas.  These quick sketches help her portray the light quickly and accurately because they lack detail. Lois says that she is constantly stimulated by the visual world.  "I don't think an hour goes by when I do not see something I want to paint.  Painting, for me, also stems from the desire to share what I see.  it is easy to get bogged down with the stresses of daily life, but when I am painting a sunset, my heart sings." Charles Hawthorne, who founded The Cape Cod School of Art that Lois directed for 20 years, said, "It is the obligation of the artist to help people see the world in a new and beautiful way."  Lois hopes that her paintings serve as a reminder that nature is precious. Capturing the brilliant colors in the Sonoran Desert  before the light changes. For more information and paintings, please visit Lois' personal web site by clicking:  Lois Griffel.com back to Home