| Lisa Cook |
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I
was raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, lived
for many years in Los Angeles, and in 2002,
moved to Lake Arrowhead, California, with my
husband and 5 cats.
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I received my art training from the
University of New Orleans and also from
Loyola Marymount University of Los Angeles,
where I earned a BA in Fine and Studio Arts.
I was awarded several art scholarships, as
well as receiving the Eugene Escallier
Foreign Study Award, a grant to conduct
independent research in places where Western
Civilization was born. In the work-study
program, I spent 3 years photographing,
mounting, and archiving thousands of slides
which were used in Art History lectures and
classes at Loyola Marymount University.
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I owned a record store for 20 years in Los
Angeles, until I closed it and moved to Lake
Arrowhead. Relocating to Lake Arrowhead has
profoundly influenced the subject matter of
my paintings. I had traditionally painted
the female figure and commissioned
portraits, almost exclusively. Once I was
settled, I found myself compelled to try and
capture the wonder of the mountain
environment. Landscapes, which had never
figured in my work previously, began to flow
forth from my brush. Soon, there were bears,
then fairies, and even squirrels!
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Oil on canvas is my preferred medium, but I
also craft 3-dimensional “found art”
multimedia pieces. I like to indulge in
watercolors and pencil sketching. I have
spent the past 20 years as a graphic
designer and desktop publisher (Pixieco
Press). I am also a website designer |
After painting, my second love is
photography. The project I cherish the most
is my photography book, published in 1998;
“Consecrated Ground: Funerary Art of New
Orleans”. This book attempts to chronicle
nine particular cemeteries, each located in
New Orleans, La. The work within this volume
reveals a collection of artistic memorials
ranging the entire spectrum, from massive,
costly monuments spiking heavenwards, to the
most humble, handmade remembrances. The
graves depicted are in various states of
maintenance, from the pristine to the
totally collapsed and desecrated. These
opposites evidence what many consider
uniquely characteristic of New Orleans. |
I look forward to my life in this wonderful
community, and to meeting the many artists
who also reside here. We are all living in a
beautiful and enriching environment, and I
am sure it will continue to generate many,
many beautiful expressions of art. |
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P.O. Box 5480 Crestline, CA 92325 Phone: 909-337-1238
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