My current theme in painting is public lands. A few of my recent paintings include scenes from Boulder trails, NCAR, Caribou Ranch Open Space in Boulder County, and Capitol Reef National Park in Utah. I typically use a palette knife because I like the chunkier style, the forced looseness, and the minimal rinsing water required. My main medium is acrylic on canvas, wood, or panel, and I’m starting to get into plein air painting with oil. My work is impressionistic, textured, and vibrant.

Painting is meditative for me. I like the feeling of getting lost in the art. I like the feeling of waking up in the morning thinking about what I’ll paint next.

I find painting takes courage. When I’m feeling more tentative, I like to do small multiples. I often make hand-painted greeting cards as a way to get started.

I also like to paint birds, fish, and pet portraits! And I do some mixed media painted paper collage, too.

About Lisa Seaman Art

Lisa Seaman Boulder Artist

I’ve retired from my high-tech career as a User Experience Researcher where I worked to make company websites easy to use for customers. In college I majored in geology. I didn’t consider myself an artsy kid, more of a sporty kid, but looking back, I’ve always liked to make things. As a child, I loved building forts out of pillows, boxes, or snow. And through the years, I’ve done pottery, knitting, crochet, photography, watercolor, and now acrylic painting. I’ve taken art classes from many teachers, both in person and online, and I’m always continuing my education and trying new things.

Painting has opened my eyes to the world around me. I see colors, shadows, clouds, plants, landscapes, and especially pets’ eyes in new ways. In my painting practice, I’m motivated by curiosity. Ooh, I want to paint this, and what will it look like?! I have to paint it to find out!

I’m a juried Artist Member of Open Studios in Boulder county, and I’m a an artist member of the Boulder Art Association and NoBo Art District.

I paint out of my home studio in Boulder, Colorado. Contact me if you’d like to visit my home studio and gallery.