"Drained" // Lori Earley . I couldn’t make this list without having @loriearley on it. She is the first painter for whom I had both intense painter’s admiration and envy! I discovered her work around 2009 with her paintings from the Laments and Lullabies Series. It was looking at her work that made me want to try oil painting, as opposed to acrylics. Her elegant, stylised female figures are painted with breathtaking realism and the drama of Baroque lighting. When I first saw her work I was just blown away, mesmerized. I still refer to her work when I want to see how a master painter handles light, or the painting of skin or hair, or features such as lips and eyes. Sadly for her and us, Lori has Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome which has caused damage to the nerves and tendons in her painting arm, hand, wrist, shoulder and neck. It is a condition with no cure and sufferers can only seek medical help to improve their quality of life. Lori is currently doing this and I hope she gets a normal and pain free life back and can one day return to her easel to paint her incredible works. . @marielarkin_ has TAKEN OVER Beautiful Bizarre Magazine socials! . . . #beautifulbizarremagazine #beautifulbizarre #artmagazine #takeovermonday #loriearley
