Author: laurensansaricq

Lauren Sansaricq (b. 1990) grew up in Colombia County, NY where from an early age she was not only exposed to the beauties of the Hudson Valley, but also under the teaching of Thomas Locker, was exposed to the traditional painting techniques of the Hudson River School. Taking Mr. Locker’s advice Lauren received a classical education in drawing and painting at the Grand Central Academy of Art in NYC. She has three times been awarded the Hudson River Fellowship where she has continued to study nature and produce paintings in the tradition of the Hudson River School. Lauren’s paintings have been exhibited and collected in venues throughout New York State including Manhattan. One of Lauren’s paintings was recently featured in the New York Times representing “The Great Hudson River Exhibition.”

Upcoming Exhibition at The Bethel Historical Society in Maine.

August 25, 2016 laurensansaricqLeave a comment

I am very excited to announce my work will be included in this upcoming show at the Bethel Historical Society.

Here is one of my paintings that will be in the show. See you there!

Lauren Sansaricq “The Basin in Evans Notch” 14x24in. oil on canvas

Understanding the Sky, for Artists. Upcoming Workshop.

August 9, 2016August 9, 2016 laurensansaricqLeave a comment

This upcoming Nov. 18th to 20th 2016 , I will be teaching a workshop on “Understanding the Sky for Artists” at The Grand Central Atelier in New York City. It will be a studio workshop , and is open to all levels! Here is my description:

“The sky is the heart of a landscape painting.

In this studio workshop we will dive into studying and painting the sky with oils. We will discuss how the sky is changing at different times of day, and what consistent principles can be found. We will talk about the atmospheric perspective and different varieties of clouds and how they optically interact with the sky. Atmospheric glazing and other types of glazing will be demonstrated. A combination of imagination and reference material from master paintings will be used, no photography.”

Follow this link to sign up: http://grandcentralatelier.org/workshops.php?sid=9

Paintings of the Catskill Mountains, Following in the Footsteps of the Hudson River School Painters

July 18, 2016August 9, 2016 laurensansaricq2 Comments

This past June me and my partner Erik Koeppel traveled to the historic Catskill Mountains, to paint many locations that were popular among the 19th Century Hudson River School artists. We had a marvelous time , here are some of the images of my works created from the trip!

Lauren Sansaricq “Kaaterskill Falls” 12x16in. oil on panel

Lauren Sansaricq “Sunset At Inspiration Point” 12x16in. oil on panel

Lauren Sansaricq “View From Tip Top of RoundTop and High Peak” 9x14in.

Lauren Sansaricq “View From Twilight Park” 12x18in.

Lauren Sansaricq ” View of Kaaterskill Clove” 9x14in.

Lauren Sansaricq “Artist Seat” 6x9in. oil on panel

Lauren Sansaricq “Clouds Passing in The Catskills” 5x7in. oil on panel

18 day Artist trip to The Catskills , The Adirondacks , NYC and Gettysburg

June 23, 2016July 19, 2016 laurensansaricq3 Comments

I just returned home from a wonderful trip to The Catskills , The Adirondacks , NYC and Gettysburg with my partner Erik Koeppel. The first stop was NYC , where I taught a plein air workshop in Central Park , through The Grand Central Atelier. Here is a photo of the class at Gapstow Bridge , which is such a beautiful spot. The class was actually full with 12 students!

Here I am working on my demo painting from the workshop , I always like to have my drawing on had has you can see.

We then headed down to Gettysburg P.A. we we both participated in The History Meets The Arts Show. Here is some of my work from the show:

“Early Morning on The Hudson River” 12 x 18 in. Sold

“On the Beaten Path” 11 x 14in.

“Scene of Sunset” 6 x 11 in. Sold

“Le lever de la lune” 16 x 20 in.

Here are some photos of the event.

After Gettysburg , we then journeyed to one of our favorite places in the world , The Clove in The Catskill mountains. These mountains were home to one of the best movements in landscape painting , The Hudson River School. Their is nothing like visiting the same spots that Thomas Cole , Sanford Gifford , and Asher B Durand had spent time painting.

This time we were fortunate to paint at Artist’s Seat in Onteora Park, Inspiration Point , Twilght Park and Kaaterskill Falls. Below is a photo of all of my paintings made on the trip, all works in progress of course.