About
Lori Rapuano is an award winning artist and a Connecticut native who has always been passionate about art.
She lives in East Granby, CT with her husband. She began drawing and painting at an early age, pursued education in art throughout high school and college, and continues to attend classes and workshops to further deepen her knowledge of color, design and technique.
She lives in East Granby, CT with her husband. She began drawing and painting at an early age, pursued education in art throughout high school and college, and continues to attend classes and workshops to further deepen her knowledge of color, design and technique.
Professional |
Lori graduated from Smith College with majors in Studio Art, and Biology, and from the University of Connecticut with a Masters in Business Administration.
She works as a Senior Underwriting Consultant in National Accounts at United Healthcare. Lori has been instrumental in beginning the East Granby Library Juried Art Show. She has also served as chairperson for the United Healthcare Employee Art show at CityPlace in Hartford, CT. |
Style |
Initially, Lori worked in oils and sculpture. She began painting in watercolors about ten years ago. She loves the beauty of the colors, and the challenges of the the transparent watercolor medium . “Painting in watercolors requires thinking about your process in a very different way than painting with other media” she says. Her work is primarily representational.
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Inspiration |
She credits her artistic development and inspiration to Connecticut artists: Miriam Mills, Jan Riviere and Bill Meddick. She has also attended many workshops with artists such as Robert O'Brien, Tom Lynch, Paul Leveille, Pat Morris, William Hoey , Janet Campbell, Pat Morgan and Bob Norieka. She says each new workshop allows one to grow a little bit and improves your skills in new and different ways.
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Community |
In 2003 Lori began the East Granby Library's Annual Juried Art Show. She was the initiator and original chairperson, and continues to be actively involved in the show. It remains one of the library’s largest fund raisers. Many other local libraries have also begun art shows like this one since it started.
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Shows |
She has been in many shows, often winning awards, including The Connecticut Watercolor Society, The Northeast Watercolor Society, The Academic Artists, The East Granby Library and Agawam Library Juried Art Shows and the Granby Land Trust show. Her work is included in several private and corporate collections.
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Affiliations |
She is a member of the Northeast Watercolor Society, the Connecticut Watercolor Society, the Academic Artists Association, the Tobacco Valley Artist Association, and the Greater Hartford Arts Council.
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Printmaking |
In 2010 Lori started a small business, Fine Art Reproductions, to provide scanning and giclee printing services to other artists. Her interest in this area was inspired by using printers- Don Dressler of Glastonbury Design and Carlos Rios of Milford, to produce prints of her original works. She was fascinated by the technology and the ability to produce highly accurate reproductions with archival quality.
Lori enjoys working with artists to reproduce their paintings and adjusts the colors of the print to match the colors of the original manually, to achieve the artist's ultimate satisfaction. She strives to offer top quality prints at reasonable prices with personal and reliable service. |