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Linda Lowry, a Connecticut-raised artist who now calls Boulder, Colorado home, has established herself in the art world through an unwavering dedication to her craft and an exceptional eye for detail. A prolific and accomplished Realist painter, she has also served as an Art Instructor and Visiting Artist at the Denver Art Museum.
Lowry’s interior and exterior compositions pay tribute to the craftsmanship, beauty, and attention to detail found in historic architecture and objects. Through her work, she invites viewers to slow down and appreciate the significance of these spaces and the stories they hold. More than a record of physical structures, her paintings become vessels for memory, narrative, and emotion, preserving the histories and human experiences embedded within them.
Her commitment to quality and precision reflects the deep reverence she holds for the past. The preservation of places, objects, and the stories they carry has become a lifelong calling.
Growing up on a remarkable property in Connecticut that belonged to her artist great-grandparents profoundly shaped Lowry’s artistic vision. The turn-of-the-century New England home was distinguished by its exceptional design and craftsmanship. As Lowry recalls, “Everywhere one looked there was quality and attention to detail.” The elegance of this architecture formed the lens through which she came to recognize and paint beauty in the world around her, sparking a lasting fascination with historic buildings and interiors.
While pursuing graduate studies at the University of Colorado, Lowry began painting architectural interiors with a contemporary sensibility. After years devoted to figurative painting, the transition from people to spaces felt natural. She continued to think of her paintings as portraits—portraits of places rather than individuals. Having inherited a legacy of stories connected to homes and objects passed down through generations, she became interested in how architecture and furnishings reveal both the era in which they were created and the lives of those who inhabit them.
Linda Lowry’s work stands as a testament to the importance of honoring the beauty, craftsmanship, and narratives of earlier generations. Through her paintings, she encourages viewers to recognize and cherish the rich tapestry of history that surrounds us.
“I like to tell and invent stories as an entry point—a story that I hope means something to someone else.”
Linda Lowry’s Acropolis Series monotypes, inspired by an artist residency in Greece, represent an exciting evolution in her artistic practice. They opened a parallel avenue of expression alongside her contemporary realist oil paintings. This body of work offered her a new opportunity to explore spontaneous, narrative-driven printmaking, while expanding the scope of her visual storytelling.
The inspiration for the series emerged during an artist residency on the Greek island of Skopelos. Lowry also visited the Acropolis Museum in Athens, where she was captivated by the ancient stone bas-reliefs depicting mythological and historical narratives. Struck by the way these carvings chronicled the story of humanity across time, she became inspired to create her own interpretation of an evolution narrative through printmaking.
Seeking to capture the fluidity and sense of discovery that characterized her travels, Lowry began producing monotypes. She cut stencils; she then transferred the images to damp paper by running them through her Takash etching press. She created layered compositions by running the stencils on top of a solar plate through the press. A solar plate is an etched plate that uses light and water to process an etched surface that is inked.
The residency profoundly expanded her approach to narrative art. Immersion in Greece’s rich cultural landscape connected her to broader themes of history, mythology, and human experience, drawing conceptual inspiration from epic works such as The Odyssey. The resulting monotypes and monoprints reflect both the spontaneity of the printmaking process and Lowry’s deep engagement with timeless stories that continue to shape our understanding of the world.
Linda Lowry
Colossus
n.d.
Monotype on paper
22 1/2 x 30 in
$1170
Linda Lowry
Morraine Park Cabin
n.d.
Oil on canvas
72 x 48 in
$7700
Linda Lowry
Santiago Creek Ranch
n.d.
Oil on canvas
28 x 28 in (framed)
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