Realism artist Lisa Gleim possesses a keenness and fascination for depicting ever-changing light and atmospheric effects on subjects. Whether capturing the stillness or movement of landscapes and animals observed in eastern coastal areas or Western mountains, her pastels seem to suspend time, while simultaneously offering an engaging narrative.
An American Original, pastel on park maps and panel, 25 x 36"
A graduate of Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Gleim was first a successful portrait artist. Influenced by the approach of artist Joanette Egeli, Gleim made commissioned figures excluding surroundings or objects, until one day a patron requested a painting of her pet dog swimming. The assignment literally “stirred up the water,” expanding Gleim’s next work to include elements she had always enjoyed painting. “Water, in particular, with its reflective and fluid properties, much like light, changes a subject minute to minute,” Gleim explains.
Glide, pastel on panel, 19 x 24"
Since then, landscape, animal and figurative elements are often combined in paintings by this award-winning artist. Using the vibrant, pure pigment of a wide color spectrum of pastels and her well-horned drawing and composition skills, Gleim shares captivating outdoor scenes, inviting a viewer to pause, linger, enjoy and perhaps contemplate each setting beyond the single framed moment.
Her newest body of work includes the backdrop of maps of national parks and highlights of gold and silver leaf.
Morning Breath, pastel on panel, 18 x 24"
Increasingly a nationally recognized, accomplished fine artist and recipient of multiple Audubon Artists top medals, Gleim’s pastels are collected by many individuals, corporations and museums, such as the Booth Western Art Museum.
Gleim is represented nationally by Beverly McNeil Gallery in Birmingham, Alabama; Cheryl Newby Gallery in South Carolina; Courtney Collins Fine Art in Montana; and Paderewski Fine Art in Colorado.
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