Galleries West Fine Art

D. Lee

Discipline(s): Oil, Pastel, Sculpture

Accolades: Memberships: Oil Painters of America. Awards: 2007 Phippen Winners Show, Phippen Museum, Prescott, AZ; Masters of Foxhounds (MFHA) Centennial Traveling Art Exhibit. 2007 and 2008 American Academy of Equine Artists (AAEA) Show. 2005 Southwest Art Award for the Best Body of Work at Phippen Museum Fine Art Show; 2003 award winner, Phippen Museum Show and Draft Horse Classic Art Show.

Bio:
D. was born in Saratoga, NY, has lived in Idaho and Prescott, Arizona and now resides in "The Horse Capital of the World" Lexington, Kentucky. A long time professional horse trainer and competitor, she began painting in 1991. Her knowledge and love of the horse is evident in her work and they remain a favorite subject.

However, she enjoys painting all animals, as well as the human form. "I can't limit myself to a certain subject matter, there are too many wonderful things to try and paint. Much of the time it is all about the light to me, I love to try and just capture a mood, a moment in time."

If ever there were a place to inspire her to attempt the landscape, "Lexington would be it! The beauty of it just constantly takes my breath away. I've never seen anywhere like it."

When not painting, she loves dance (tap and jazz) and is committed
to rehabilitating and placing horses off the track and currently owns five Thoroughbreds with one on the way.

She and her husband, Tim, love to travel and also hang out (i.e. work) on the farm. "We love the Bluegrass life!"

She has been privileged to study with “incredible artists" such as Morgan Weistling, Dan Mieduch, Dave Wade, Tom Browning, Jim Norton, Gary Carter and Sam Savitt. "They are some of the best, and have been huge influences at every stage of my journey. I know I only retained a tenth of their valuable information, and I'm really hoping for some repeats."

She has been a Quick Draw artist (completing a painting in an hour) at the Phippen Art Show for seven years (and set the new record price in 2007!), and the Jackson Hole Fall Arts Festival for four years in a row. "I really enjoy it more and more, I don't get nearly as sick as I used to, although it can still be a crap shoot as to whether the painting will actually turn out or not. But when it does, it's a great feeling!"

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