Painter Lori Putnam's new show

My favorite painter of the Harpeth River School (Michael Shane Neal, Dawn Whitelaw, etc) is Lori Putnam.

I will admit part of that is probably due to the fact she'd joined the Nashville Artist Guild the same year I had, so I got to meet her during the brief period of time we were members. But most of it is because I'd found out she'd started out in graphic design and was now pursuing painting full time because it was in her heart to do. I admired that purity of vision and dedication to her craft. Plus super-most of all, she's just a freaking GREAT artist. To see her achieve her dream of being a full time painter, and see her artwork blossom has been breathtaking, and makes me very happy.

This week Lori's latest show (scroll down to 5th item on her Events page) opens at the Marnie Sheridan Gallery located in the Harpeth Hall School, 3801 Hobbs Road (get to Gallery via Esteswood). It will be huge (58 pieces, her largest exhibit to date) and will run Monday August 16 through Wednesday October 13th.

There's an opening reception for her at the Gallery this weekend -- Sunday, August 22 from 3 to 5pm. Enjoy!