Loraine Veeck demonstration on November 4

Loraine Veeck's work is, in part, about isolation, and in part, about the idea of infinity. In our crowded world, some of us work hard to escape and isolate. We choose to text each other rather than be faced with a physical presence. We seek a “get away” or sometimes live in isolated places where the next neighbor is many miles away. On road trips, Loraine sees those isolated places and strives to convey the “mood” of these still uninhabited areas. The Southwest is a place she favors for painting the raw earth colors, the simplicity, and the unique energy found in the western landscape.

She is a native Californian, presently living in the Los Angeles area. She studied art at Pierce College in Los Angeles and California State University in Northridge. Her mentor was Alice Beamish who studied extensively with Hans Hoffman at Berkeley. She learned from Alice the importance of spatial concepts, movement, color, and allowing the intuitive flow of creativity.

Veeck has been given many solo exhibitions in galleries throughout Los Angeles and southwestern United States. Schomburg Gallery, Whites Art, Framing and Restoration, Old Pueblo Frameworks and Gallery, Topanga Canyon Gallery and Howell Green Fine Arts Gallery are some of the more recent venues in which she has exhibited. She also participates in juried shows and has won many awards. She recently exhibited at Wildling Museum in Solvang, Tag Gallery 2016 Open in Santa Monica, and the Pastel Society of the West Coast in Morro Bay.

In addition to painting she enjoys teaching workshops in pastel and acrylic painting. She will be demonstrating in pastels at our meeting on November 4.