This month’s featured creator, Lynne Brown, the artist behind Shed Art, brings abstract florals to life with vibrant colors and expressive brushstrokes, transforming each canvas into a joyful surprise. Working from her home studio – fondly known as “the shed” – she creates alongside her husband and fellow painter, Joe Bircher, making art a true family affair.
Lynne Brown | Abstract Floral Artist
How would you describe your work?
I create abstract or stylized paintings of floral in acrylic on canvas, combining my love for both floral painting and abstract art.
What influences your art?
I instill creativity in my life by following artists and designers, trends in decor, styling my home or just arranging the flowers from my garden. I’m also inspired by the creativity of others in those related fields and love to visit art museums and galleries. I have learned how important it is to just play when I am painting which ultimately leads to discovery. With this approach, the pressure to create a masterpiece is replaced with the creation of art that is a joyful surprise.
How have you evolved, personally, as an artist?
Educated in design principles and illustration as a career commercial and graphic artist, I was required to visually execute the concepts of managers and clients. Now, I am free to produce work around my own preferences and visions which is very rewarding. Taking classes and workshops from other artists has also helped me develop my process and style.
How do you carve out time to be creative?
I could spend hours in my studio painting, but that isn’t always possible. It’s important for me as an artist to make time to paint, even if it is not as much as I would like. It may mean committing to creating a piece of artwork in the amount of time I have or developing a work in stages.
Do you have a favorite story behind one of your paintings, and why?
A most rewarding and enjoyable commission for me was to paint two large still lifes for my client’s beautiful kitchen. I worked on the two paintings simultaneously to keep the arrangement, balance, palette and style of them very consistent. It was a fun challenge for me, and my client loved them!
What are you working on that excites you right now?
Three medium-sized paintings of mine were selected to be included in an Associated Artist of Winston-Salem Artist Spotlight juried exhibit because of the consistency of my brush strokes across the painting! I am now working on translating the quality of those strokes at a large scale on large canvases.
What is one piece of advice you’d like to share with fellow artists, especially those at the start of their careers?
Look inward to your soul to learn the type of art you long to create. Let that be your north star in your art practice to make art you love. And, find your art tribe, those whose work excites you and those who appreciate your work and encourage you.
If you are interested in learning more about this month’s artist, Lynne Brown, you can find her work online at shedart.ws as well as follow her on Instagram @shedart.ws.
