Reaching for the Sun

Lisa Mee (b.1974, American) “Reaching for the Sun” (2019-2020) is a mixed media work of original acrylic, ink and metallic paint on canvas measuring 24 x 30 inches unframed and is hand signed in the lower right. Lisa’s contemporary expressionist style reflects her special creativity, light and wonderful use of bright contrasting colors giving this work of art a tropical quality. About her work, Lisa Mee has written that, “… I attempt to recreate a stained-glass effect on canvas – it’s a unique technique I came up with using metallic paints.”

In her own words, Lisa provides this description of ‘Reaching for the Sun’: “Flowers to me are meditations: I study their shapes, contours and colors and am immediately moved to recreate their beauty on canvas. Flowers cause us to pause and remind us of the wonder that nature gifts us.” When Lisa first posted the image she wrote, “I will always strive to create paintings of uplifting 'light' no matter how dark the world can appear.…”