George Loli & Student Opening Reception
July 17th from 6pm-8pm
On Exhibit until Friday, August 5th
George Loli
Biography and Artist Statement:
George Loli started painting and drawing at the early age of thirteen years old. By the time he was sixteen he was making religious paintings and frescoes in churches and cathedrals in Syria. Loli moved to Florence, Italy where he began his studies in architecture, earning a Dottore in Architecture from the university of Florence Italy at the same time attending drawing classes at the Accademia Di belle arte. After his studies in Italy were complete, Loli moved to New York City, where he worked for a year as an architectural designer before settling in Lafayette, Louisiana, where he taught at the University of Louisiana, Lafayette for 36 years in the Department of Architecture and Design, retiring in the summer of 2011.
George Loli continued his passion and interest in painting and drawing throughout his career, receiving national and international recognition in solo and group shows in Paris, France, Florence, Italy, and throughout Texas and Louisiana. Loli’s works, as well as that of his students have been represented in numerous publications and reviews in architecture and design, painting media and design books.
“Sketching, drawing and painting are the great passions of my life. When I draw, sketch or paint, my goal is not necessarily to produce beautiful artworks, but, moreover, to try to capture the quality and the spirit of a particular space. I search for balance, mood and light to help communicate the essence of that place and its architecture – changing palate, procedure and/or medium in order to do so.”- George Loli
Exploration of Watercolor Workshop
In this 3 day intensive workshop, with George Loli, students learned how to define a subject and work it into a painting. There were discussions on materials and techniques for working in watercolor as well as daily demonstrations and group critiques
George Loli wants the participants to leave the workshop with confidence and power through excellent group and personal advice and instruction to allow students to successfully face their artistic challenges while having fun. The goal of this workshop is to help painters of all levels develop a more acute sense of observations as they learn techniques to simplify and translate their observations into meaningful paintings. This 3 day workshop consisted of sketching, learning tactics to effectively set up on location, and selecting composition that captures the light, color, and shapes f selection in view.
George Loli wants the participants to leave the workshop with confidence and power through excellent group and personal advice and instruction to allow students to successfully face their artistic challenges while having fun. The goal of this workshop is to help painters of all levels develop a more acute sense of observations as they learn techniques to simplify and translate their observations into meaningful paintings. This 3 day workshop consisted of sketching, learning tactics to effectively set up on location, and selecting composition that captures the light, color, and shapes f selection in view.
