Lori Schappe-Youens

Abstract

Abstract- as defined by the Oxford Dictionary states: 'abstract art, art which does not represent things pictorially but expresses the artist's ideas or sensations.' this is a fairly simple way to describe abstract art, as it is an internal processing of our ideas, feelings and sensations that give the physical outcome of an abstract painting it's beauty. I liken it to looking at a beautiful animal and seeing through to it's bones, the paring down of the external stuff- which gives way to the real truth which lies beneath.

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76 x 76cm / 30 x 30"
mixed-media on canvas
SOLD

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76 x 100cm/ 30 x 40"
mixed-media on canvas
2013
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76 x 100cm/ 30 x 40"
mixed-media on canvas
2013
SOLD

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76 x 100cm/ 30 x 40"
mixed-media on canvas
2013
SOLD

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76 x 100cm/ 30 x 40"
mixed-media on canvas
2013
SOLD

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120 x 61cm/ 48 x 24"
mixed-media on canvas
2013
SOLD

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120 x 61cm/ 48 x 24"
mixed-media on canvas
2013
SOLD

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76 x 120cm/ 30 x 48"
mixed-media on canvas
2013
SOLD

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76 x 100cm/ 30 x 40"
mixed-media on canvas
2013
SOLD

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76 x 100cm/ 30 x 40"
mixed-media on canvas
2013
SOLD

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76 x 100cm/ 30 x 40"
mixed-media on canvas
2013
SOLD

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100 x 61cm/ 40 x 24"
mixed-media on canvas
2013
SOLD

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100 x 61cm/ 40 x 24"
mixed-media on canvas
2013
SOLD

'village home which holds her heart'

128 x 100 cm/ 51 x 39.5"
mixed-media on canvas
2013
SOLD

'breathing in that space'

100 x 76cm/ 40 x 30"
mixed-media on canvas
2013
SOLD

untitled

76 x 100cm/ 30 x 40"
mixed-media on canvas
2014
SOLD- COMMISSION

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81 x 100cm/ 32 x 40"
mixed-media on canvas
2014
SOLD/ COMMISSION

'our last morning away'

91.5 x 91.5cm/ 36 x 36"

mixed-media on canvas

2014

AVAILABLE

'shifting from here to there'

76 x 100cm/ 30 x 40"
mixed-media on canvas
2012
SOLD

'passages of time II'

36 x 89cm/ 14 x 35"
mixed-media on archival paper
2014
AVAILABLE

'passages of time I'

36 x 89cm/ 14 x 35"
mixed-media on archival paper
2014
AVAILABLE

Animals

The animals that scatter themselves across my work are quite typically presented in an anthropomorphic way. A bird might possess a great set of antlers or a cow might be wearing the funkiest pair of boots and then there are the limbs. I love human legs and arms on my cast of characters- I like them to be out of proportion and at times, wildly colorful. I also enjoy giving them bellies and breasts and other appendages. At times they are whimsical, almost comical, but depending upon what I am experiencing on a deeper level- they may be darker-a bit more sinister in their intentions. They keep me company and make me smile and are a hell of a lot cheaper than therapy.

'can I hang it all up for you?'

61 x 61cm/ 24 x 24"
mixed-media on canvas
2014
SOLD

'connecting no matter where we are I'

48 x 48cm/ 20 x 20"
mixed-media on canvas
2013
SOLD

'connecting no matter where we are'

48 x 48cm/ 20 x 20"
mixed-media on canvas
2013
SOLD

'it's a whole new village to explore I'

61 x 61cm/ 24 x 24"
mixed-media on clayboard
2013
SOLD

'returning to what is true'

60 x 70cm/ 23.5 x 27.5"
mixed-media on canvas
2014
SOLD

'acacia cow and the baobab forest'

61 x 61cm/ 24 x 24"
mixed-media on canvas
2014
AVAILABLE- CAROL LEE FINE ART/ REPERTOIRE

'drop that anchor for me'

76 x 100cm/ 30 x 40"
mixed-media on canvas
2013
AVAILABLE- GVG CONTEMPORARY

'even dung beetles love their home'

76 x 100cm/ 30 x 40"
mixed-media on canvas
2013
AVAILABLE- GVG CONTEMPORARY

'when will my cupeth runneth over? 'tis'

76 x 100cm/ 30 x 40"
mixed-media on canvas
2013
SOLD

'mi casa su casa'

70 x 100cm/ 27.5 x 39.5"
mixed-media on canvas
2013
AVAILABLE/ GVG CONTEMPORARY

'miss L. misses home'

61 x 122cm/ 24 x 46"
mixed-media on canvas
2014
SOLD

'transkei shaman'

30.5 x 91/ 12 x 36"
mixed-media on canvas
2014
AVAILABLE/ CAROL LEE FINE ART- REPERTOIRE

'love of two homes'

30.5 x 91cm/ 12 x 36"
mixed-media on canvas
2014
SOLD

'just passin' through II'

30.5 x 30.5/ 12 x 12"
mixed-media on canvas
2014
SOLD

'just passin' through I'

30.5 x 35.5cm/ 12 x 12"
mixed-media on canvas
2014
SOLD

'seriously?'

61 x 30.5cm/ 24 x 12"
mixed-media on canvas
2014
AVAILABLE/ CAROL LEE FINE ART- REPERTOIRE

'mouse gave it all up to the prayer cloths'

61 x 61cm/ 24 x 24"
mixed-media on canvas
2014
SOLD

'following the pointers home'

61 x 61cm/ 24 x 24"
mixed-media on canvas
2014
AVAILABLE/ CAROL LEE FINE ART- REPERTOIRE

'he gave her just one protea'

61 x 61cm/ 24 x 24"
mixed-media on canvas
2014
AVAILABLE/ CAROL LEE FINE ART- REPERTOIRE

'come join me up here'

51cm x 51cm/ 20 x 20 "

mixed-media on canvas

2014

AVAILABLE/ GVG CONTEMPORARY

'sheer animal magnetism'

61 x 120 cm/ 24 x 48 "

mixed-media on canvas

2014

AVAILABLE/ GVG CONTEMPORARY

'come meet us half way'

91cm x 91cm/ 36 x 36"

mixed-media on canvas

2014

AVAILABLE/ GVG CONTEMPORARY

Architectual

Architecture has always held a fascination for me. I am drawn to doors and windows in particular, as they truly are the 'eyes' and soul of a building. I am also deeply connected to a sense of 'home' which is evident in many of my works. My homes have varied from cabins in the American midwest to a Cape Dutch in a large city in Africa. They have been old and new, but they all have had one thing in common. They are unique- they speak of me in a way that I could never explain to a decorator. They ooze my scent and travels and spirituality- they connect me to where I need to be. My nesting instincts are strong- I could never be a nomad.

'this odd village of mine I'

30.5 x 40.5cm/ 12 x 16"
mixed-media on canvas
2014
AVAILABLE/ GVG CONTEMPORARY

'this odd village of mine II'

30.5 x 40.5cm/ 12 x 16"
mixed-media on canvas
2014
AVAILABLE/ GVG CONTEMPORARY

'ghost town I'

30.5 x 30.5cm/ 12 x 12"
mixed-media on canvas
2014
SOLD

'ghost town II'

30.5 x 30.5cm/ 12 x 12"
mixed-media on canvas
2014
SOLD

'ghost town III'

30.5 x 30.5cm/ 12 x 12"
mixed-media on canvas
2014
SOLD

'it's a whole new village to explore I'

61 x 61cm/ 24 x 24"
mixed-media on clayboard
2013
SOLD

'it's a whole new village to explore II'

61 x 61cm / 24 x 24"
mixed-media on clayboard
2013
SOLD

'it's a whole new village to explore'

61 x 61cm/ 24 x 24"
mixed-media on clapboard
2013
SOLD

'traveling home at dusk'

41 x 51cm/ 16 x 20"
oil on canvas
2013
SOLD

'shifting from here to there'

76 x 100cm/ 30 x 40"
oil on canvas
2013
SOLD

'shifting of these spaces II'

61 x 91.5cm/ 24 x 36"
oil and mixed-media on canvas
2014
AVAILABLE/ JGO GALLERY

'for those who gave us shelter'

76 x 100cm/ 30 x 40"
oil and mixed-media on canvas
2013
SOLD

'shifting of these spaces I'

41 x 100cm/ 16 x 40"
oil and mixed-media on canvas
2013
AVAILABLE/ JGO GALLERY

'when will my cup runneth over? 'tis'

76 x 100cm/ 30 x 40"
oil and mixed-media on canvas
2013
SOLD

'and the fat man said I could not stand up on my own two feet?'

36 x 46cm/ 14 x 18"
oil and mixed-media on canvas
2013
AVAILABLE/ GVG CONTEMPORARY

'can I hang it all up for you?'

61 x 61cm/ 24 x 24"
mixed-media on canvas
2014
SOLD

'village home which holds her heart'

128 x 100cm/ 51 x 39.5"
oil and mixed-media on canvas
2014
SOLD

'follow the pointers home'

61 x 61cm/ 24 x 24"
mixed-media on canvas
2014
AVAILABLE/ CAROL LEE FINE ART- REPERTOIRE

'mi casa su casa'

70 x 100cm/ 27.5 x 39.5
mixed-media on canvas
2013
AVAILABLE/ GVG CONTEMPORARY

'love of two homes'

30.5 x 91cm/ 12 x 36"
mixed-media on canvas
2014
SOLD

'ready to bloom elsewhere'

61 x 91.4cm/ 24 x 36"
mixed-media on canvas
2014
SOLD

'there's a whole lot of energy there'

61 x 61cm/ 24 x 24"
mixed-media on canvas
2014
AVAILABLE/ CAROL LEE FINE ART- REPERTOIRE

'seriously?'

61 x 30.5cm/ 24 x 12"
mixed-media on canvas
2014
AVAILABLE/ CAROL LEE FINE ART- REPRETOIRE

'just passin' through II'

30.5 x 30.5cm/ 12 x 12"
mixed-media on canvas
2014
SOLD

'just passin' through I'

30.5 x 30.5cm/ 12 x 12"
mixed-media on canvas
2014
SOLD

'sheltered'

91cm x 91cm/ 36 x 36"

mixed-media on canvas

2015

AVAILABLE/ GVG CONTEMPORARY

'let us take the canoes there'

91cm x 120cm/ 36 x 48"

mixed-media on canvas

2015

AVAILABLE/ GVG CONTEMPORARY

'perched on the edge of your door'

120cm x 120cm/ 48 x 48"

mixed-media on canvas

2014

AVAILABLE/ GVG CONTEMPORARY

Contemporary Landscape

My landscape work has been described in some paintings, as an aerial view of what you see while looking down when flying, at the land and waterways below. I see geometric shapes everywhere and need nature in my life on a daily basis. I confuse where I am with where I have just been and quite possibly where I desire to be next. It all plays out in my work. There is a dreamlike quality to many of my landscapes; as if they are conveying the feeling of a place, rather than what it actually looks like to the naked eye. I suppose it is a bit like astral traveling- going somewhere while you sleep, in an altered state. Traveling has never been more fun- and there's no security check point to stress over.

'acacia tree'

30.5 x 30.5cm/ 12 x 12"
mixed-media on board
2012
SOLD

'scaling the fences'

91.5 x 91.5cm/ 36 x 36"
mixed-media on canvas
2014
AVAILABLE- GVG CONTEMPORARY

'breathing in that space'

76 x 100cm/ 30 x 40"
oil and mixed media on canvas
2014
AVAILABLE

'always stand out in a crowd'

60 x 60cm/ 24 x 24"
oil on canvas
2014
SOLD

'that spot of quiet'

91.5 x 120cm/ 36 x 48"
oil on canvas
2014
AVAILABLE

'softly softly she floats'

76 x 76cm/ 30 x 30"
mixed-media on canvas
2013
SOLD

'passages of time II'

35.5 x 90cm/ 14 x 35.25"
mixed-media on archival paper
2014
SOLD

'the amish road we took'

61 x 61cm/ 24 x 24"
oil on canvas
2014
SOLD

'the vestiges of winter'

91 x 69cm/ 35.75 x 27.25"
mixed-media on archival paper
2014
SOLD

'forever fields of wisconsin'

72 x 90cm/ 28.25 x 35.25"
mixed-media on archival paper
2014
SOLD

'breathing in the big sky'

72 x 90cm/ 28.25 x 35.25"
mixed-media on archival paper
2014
SOLD

'walking our beach'

91 x 120cm/ 36 x 48"
oil on canvas
2014
AVAILABLE

'today you were far away'

91 x 91cm/ 36 x 36"
mixed-media on canvas
2014
AVAILABLE/ GVG CONTEMPORARY

'the day we set sail'

91.5 x 91.5cm/ 36 x 36"
mixed-media on canvas
2014
AVAILABLE

'stopping by the marsh'

91.5 x 91.5cm/ 36 x 36"
oil on canvas
2014
AVAILABLE

'dusk on the farm'

30.5 x 30.5cm/ 24 x 24"
oil on canvas
2014
SOLD

'flowers of yesteryear'

91 x 120cm/ 36 x 48"

mixed-media on canvas

2015

AVAILABLE/ GVG CONTEMPORARY

Figurative

As with the animals in my work, the figures I paint, often have animal tendencies. Horns, antlers, tails and beaks will attach themselves to seemingly innocent people, which adds to the anthropomorphic tendencies that I possess. They represent the people in my life, past and present and the different parts of my character and soul. They help me to sort out my problems and chat with me while I am working. They sometimes become friends, as the characters in a good novel can be to a writer. They guide me, make me laugh, give me comfort and sometimes even frighten me into taking action when I have become complacent.

'there's a whole lot of energy there'

61 x 61cm/ 24 x 24"
mixed-media on canvas
2014
AVAILABLE/ CAROL LEE FINE ART- REPERTOIRE

'seriously?'

61 x 30.5cm/ 24 x 12"
mixed-media on canvas
2014
AVAILABLE/ CAROL LEE FINE ART- REPERTOIRE

'ready to bloom elsewhere'

61 x 91cm/ 24 x 36"
mixed-media on canvas
2014
SOLD

'following the pointers home'

61 x 61cm/ 24 x 24"
mixed-media on canvas
2014
AVAILABLE/ CAROL LEE - REPERTOIRE

'it's a whole new village to explore II'

61 x 61cm/ 24 x 24"
mixed-media on clayboard
2013
SOLD

'it's a whole new village to explore I'

61 x 61cm/ 24 x 24"
mixed-media on clayboard
2013
SOLD

'shifting of these spaces II'

61 x 91.5cm/ 24 x 36"
oil and mixed media on canvas
2013
AVAILABLE/ JGO GALLERY

'sending messages from her satellite heart to her other home'

60 x 75cm/ 30 x 24"
oil on canvas
2013
SOLD

'can I hang it all up for you?'

61 x 61cm/ 24 x 24"
mixed-media on canvas
2014
SOLD

'and the fat man said, 'I could not stand up on my own two feet?'

36 x 46cm/ 14 x 18"
mixed-media on canvas
2013
AVAILABLE/ GVG CONTEMPORARY

'always land where you belong'

40 x 40cm/ 15.75 x 15.75"
mixed-media on canvas
2013
SOLD

Archive

It is a healthy process to explore past work, to see how I have grown over the past twenty odd years. I am continually amazed at how I have both changed and stayed the same as an artist and a woman. I see the different places I have lived; the processes I have gone through and the pain that has catapulted me into a better life, a more authentic life. I am no longer afraid to explore the darker side of myself, as without it I would not be able to let the light in. I love what I do, I feel honored and blessed to create and to share that gift- I never take it for granted.