Plein air oil painter Lori Putnam featured at Cawdrey Gallery

Lori Putnam lives in Central Tennessee near Nashville, but she is truly a resident of the world, having painted in more than 30 different countries.  

Putnam paints en plein air, painting outdoors, on-site, creating sketches and studies in oil, gouache or pencil. These studies are her “notes” that she takes back to her Tennessee studio to use as references for large-format oil paintings. 

Putnam’s style is impressionistic. Big impasto brushstrokes sweep across the canvas creating a dynamic dance of color and texture. When seen up close, the composition feels abstract, and the subject only comes into focus as the paintings are viewed from farther away.