Lucinda Winterfield , Feature Wall, November 1 - 30

"My love of nature, the North Woods, and wildlife is evident in my paintings. When not 'up north' in mind or body, I spend much of my time painting “en plein air” around Northern Illinois and organizing painting sites for our weekly group, the Eagle’s Nest Plein Air Painters. I also help organize the annual RRVPG plein air contest and workshops sponsored by the Rock River Valley Painters Guild.

A talented 4th grade classmate inspired me to begin painting and take a children’s workshop at Burpee Art Museum in Rockford. I then continued on to study fine arts at Northern Illinois University. My working years were spent in advertising, industrial publications, industrial paint color analysis, retail art supplies, typesetting, editing, desktop publishing, illustration, and photography. Since retiring as a graphics specialist, I have become an avid plein air painter and participate in classes and local workshops when available including Sharon Fannin, Suzanne Shedosky, Carol Ubben, Dan Letourneau, Stuart Roddy, Tom Linden, David Becker, Dale Popovich, Mary Salstrom, Beverly Garcia, Farley Lewis, Tom Nachreiner, Carol Bingham, and Steve Puttrich.

My oil, acrylic, and watercolor paintings have won several awards at Dixon’s Phidian Art Show and The Next Picture Show. They are frequently displayed at the Coliseum Museum of Art, Antiques & Americana (CMAAA) in Oregon IL, Eagle’s Nest Art Gallery at Conover Square in Oregon IL, The Next Picture Show gallery in Dixon IL, the permanent collection of the Byron Museum of History, and local businesses. Some of my paintings have found homes in collections from Illinois, Wisconsin, Washington, Colorado, Florida, and the East coast. You may spot me out painting with my artist friends at local parks, farms, gardens, historic sites, nurseries, and local events. Stop and say 'hi' if you see our group. We love visitors and are always looking for new sites to paint."