Lorrie Robertson

Born, 1972 in Meaford Ontario with Georgian Bay as an early inspiration, Lorrie now lives in London as a self-taught Freelance Artist in a variety of mediums including oil pastel, charcoal, acrylic & sometimes even vinyl. Lorrie has been creating art on and off all of her life. An early memory was at her kindergarten orientation. She recalls, “I saw a long table with large easels and buckets of bright paint alongside. The teacher encouraged me to create as she met my parents. I painted a picture of my Alaskan Malamute and every corner had detail. I presented my work to genuinely astonished looks on all of their faces. I was hooked!” Throughout Lorrie’s life she has been able to utilize her creativity in her many roles. It is only in the last 6 years that she has invested all of her energy into creating a practice centred around her large scale realistic oil pastel works. Her process starts with an underpainting and then begins to layer paint, blending with the sticks directly on the paper - often using her fingertips. Using photo references allows her to get the precise details that help to make the subject matter pop. She is attracted to how light reflects off objects onto other surfaces, affecting their appearances. “Making images appear to have texture, realism and warmth is my goal and one of my favourite tasks are the out of focus parts of an image. Surprisingly just as difficult as the in focus parts but I love when I can stand back and be pleased with outcome.” Independently she has sold her work throughout North America as well as the UK & New Zealand. She is commissioned regularly with more than a hundred projects completed.