Laura Reilly

Artwork submitted for bid 
at our September 5 ,2010 auction:

"Summer Grandeur - the Gore Range"
11" x 14", Oil
Gallery Price: $600

Artist's Statement

 

I often take my paints out on location, immersing myself in the sensations of the living landscape.  My location paintings and sketches are visual stories I write to myself in a language of nuance, emotion and experience.

 

I paint in an impressionist style, with its emphasis on effects of light and atmosphere - but with a contemporary flair.    I use both detailed and abstract effects in my work.  This satisfies my passion for rich color, subtlety, and the emotion conveyed by beautiful, textural brushstrokes.

 

 I’ve always been a painter—I don’t remember a time when I didn’t have a brush or a pencil in my hand. My greatest satisfaction and joy in life comes from my family and from the great passion I have for painting. To see and translate into paint the great beauty all around us is truly a privilege.

 

About Laura

 

Laura Reilly was born in 1959, in Plattsburg, New York, to a military family. She spent her childhood living and traveling in the American Southwest, England and Europe. Laura’s natural artistic gift and early exposure to the worlds’ rich historic and artistic heritage set her on an early path to a career as a professional artist.

 

In 1981, she married Jack Reilly, master welder and metal sculptor, and settled in Colorado Springs. Laura continued to pursue her passion to paint while raising her two young sons, Jesse Arlen and Jack Morgan Reilly, and working full-time first as an accountant, then as a District Court Clerk.  Painting at night and on weekends, and around work and children’s schedules, Laura built a stellar reputation as a Leading American Impressionist Painter.

 

Laura has been a full-time professional artist since 1998. Several prestigious galleries represent her work.

 

Her beautiful, one-of-a-kind original oil paintings appear in many private and corporate collections. She is in frequent demand as a guest artist, special juror, and guest instructor.

 

Laura Reilly Studio #103
Cottonwood Center for the Arts
427 E. Colorado Ave.
Colorado Springs, CO  80903
719-650-1427

www.laurareilly.com

laurareillyart@comcast.net

more of Laura's work can be seen at:

Hunter Wolff Gallery
2510 W. Colorado Ave.
Colorado Springs, CO  80904

and

the Art Bank
610 N. Tejon St.
Colorado Springs, CO  80903

 

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