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Lori Putnam OPAM

Lori Putnam OPAM, is celebrated for her fresh and engaging paintings. Putnam’s works in today’s new impressionist style illustrate nature’s intrinsic beauty and light.

Having traveled to paint, research, lecture, and teach in over 30 countries, she believes exposure to other lives and geographic locations has been her greatest teacher. 

Rather than relying on photographs, the artist works from her notes and sketches back home in her Tennessee studio. There, she paints large-scale pieces, often combining multiple studies in her creative process.

Putnam is a Signature Member of the California Art Club, American Impressionist Society, Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, and American Women Artists, and is a Master Signature Member in the Oil Painters of America and International Plein Air Painters.

View OPA Blog articles by Lori Putnam

  • The Role of Artists in Documenting Our Changing Landscape - November 6, 2023 (11 Comments)
  • Career Building Advice for Any Level - May 3, 2021 (1 Comment)
  • Snow Cones and Grits - March 26, 2018 (Be the first to comment)
  • What DO YOUR Eyes See? - September 18, 2017 (8 Comments)
  • Artists as Documentarians and Conservationists - June 20, 2016 (1 Comment)

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