Lynne Railsback

medium: painting

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Up-Rooted 2006 Painting	Milk-Vetch 2007 Painting	River Grape Leaves 2007 Painting
Cup Plant 2008 Painting	Canadian Thistle 2008 Painting	Springtime Ash 2008 Painting
Japanese Lantern 2008 Painting	Iris Seed Pods 2008 Painting	Yellow Flag 2009 Painting
Purple Fountain Grass 2009 Painting

Contact information
Artist resides in: Williams Bay, WI
Email Address: lynnes_back@sbcglobal.net
Web site: lynnerailsback.com

Artist statement
Perhaps I should consider myself a botanical designer rather than artist because of the way I develop a painting. I begin without doing preliminary studies, drawing pencil lines on the paper or relying on photographs. Instead my inspiration is the physical plant "close up and personal." My pigments are viridian, permanent rose, burnt umber, aureolin and French ultramarine, which I mix to create the appropriate palette. With that completed I pick up my brush and begin. After applying areas of color to suggest the initial composition I develop one area of the painting at a time. I finish the piece by using a wet brush to draw out the pigment into fine lines. Strathmore 500 series 3 ply Bristol board and Jack Richeson 9000 series #3/0 synthetic brushes work for this technique. I don't worry about" mistakes" as I can always add leaves, seeds, whatever until the composition feels right. I should also mention it is in the mornings you would find me in my studio. The light is best at this time and if I waited until afternoon I would never get around to putting a brush in my hand on that day. I have been privileged to have solo exhibitions in botanical gardens and arboretums as well as to be included in group exhibitions throughout the United States and the UK.

Biography
Lynne is a botanical artist who paints for pleasure. Her watercolors have been included in exhibitions throughout the United States and Europe. In 2008 her painting “Wild Lupine” was purchased by the New York State Museum for its permanent collection. That same year she had three images included in the publication: “Today’s Botanical Artists.” In 2006 she was honored to receive a Silver Medal in Botany from the Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society, Edinburgh. The Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation purchased her “Golden Rain Tree” in 2004. Her “hobby” has turned into an aspiration to become a notable botanical artist.