Dorothy Lampl  -

Born in Oklahoma, Dorothy has been drawn to the arts from a very young age. She would say that she has been painting all her life. Actually she did her first oil painting at the age of 10 and has never looked back. She knew at that moment that she was an artist.

She has studied with many highly regarded teachers but the greatest inspiration came from Richard Goetz, Henry Henschee and Russian artist, Sergei Bongart. All three painters taught her to paint from life. Her style is painterly realism. Dorothy conveys an intimacy in her paintings with the random display of the objects she selects to paint. She is drawn by the light that creates the mood for each painting. She would say that she is a painter of light regardless of what the light happens to be falling on.

Dorothy is a painter working in oil, pastel and watercolor. She is most intrigued by still life, but occasionally paints figures and landscape. Historically, still life is the "teaching medium", as the student is challenged by shape, depth, light, and conveying different textures to a subject that they can control the atmosphere. It is a challenging subject and a constant fascination for Dorothy.

After having raised a family, Dorothy lives today out in the country of New Mexico with a collection of cats. She is a disciplined painter and works in her studio every day. "I think it takes that constant commitment for me to improve as a painter, and I'm always striving to improve...to be a better painter, not just make a better painting."