Painting
Lori Goll Art
401 Bicksler Square SE,
Leesburg, VA 20175
Waterford/Leesburg Cluster, 2023 Stop #13
About
If you’ve ever peeked over the hill when traveling towards Middleburg on Route 50, you’ve seen this magnificent sycamore tree which towers over the vineyard.
I remember the first time a painting made me cry. I have been moved by poetry and music to tears, but I had no idea that a piece of visual art could do that. Since that time I have strived to create work that evokes a mood…specifically the awe, beauty, amusement, or mystery I feel when experiencing nature.
I paint from photographs as well as life, and I enjoy painting en plein air. I work in several mediums, but soft pastel is my favorite. I’m very active in the local art community as a member of the Loudoun Sketch Club, and an art instructor at the Great Falls School of Art and the Greenhouse at the Oatlands. My work lives in collections around the world and I’ve received many awards over the last few years.
I love the sound of the Meadowlark. As their habitats disappear, I see and hear them less and less. I still get a thrill when I see one!
This is another joyful farm friend that I met during the Loudoun County Farm Tour last year!
This view gives me a wistful feeling, like when I was a young girl visiting the farm of an old relative. On this misty morning, the tree swing awaited....
This intensely-staring burrowing owl is part of my “Owl and Moon” Series. These paintings appear different depending on the light in the room and time of day. I use metal leaf to make the moon glow, and I love the juxtaposition of the pastel pigment with the metal.
This painting depicts sunrise at one of my favorite places on the earth...Coquina Beach in the Outer Banks of NC. The sky, sea, and dunes change colors every hour, every day, every season.
A nocturnal streetscape from our beautiful town, Leesburg, VA!
I love wrens. This humble house wren is rightly elevated in importance with the gold background.
This magnificent tom turkey lives at Temple Hall Farm north of Leesburg. His impressive feathers, in sunlight, almost looked like tissue paper!
These are my sister’s chickens, running around her yard on a cold early winter morning.
This beautiful girl is part of my “Owl and Moon Series”. I love the juxtaposition of the glowing moon with the pastel pigment.
I know some people call these resilient and tenacious birds “sky trash”, but I love to watch them, and the beach wouldn’t be the same without them.
I love birds. Cardinals seems to have a significant presence for many people.
Swans appear graceful in every action. I used metal leaf to make the water shimmer behind this backlit swan.
It is good for artists to copy the work of the Masters. This one took me two years, and I learned so much!
Available from this artist:
Framed original oil and pastel paintings, unframed studies and sketches, notecards
Saturday and Sunday Only
Map and Directions:
Directions to Lori Goll Art:
From Route 15 North entering Leesburg, turn right onto Catoctin Circle, left onto Harrison Street, right onto Crescent Station Terrace, right onto Haupt, and right onto Bluemont Branch Terrace. Studio is on the left facing the lawn. Park on street or in shops at Crescent Place.
Connect with this artist:
Special interview with the artist on YouTube
You can also find this artist on Instagram at www.instagram.com/lorigollart and