Laureen Hylka Wondolowski

Laureen is a Juried Copley Artist member of the Copley Society of Art Boston, MA, Juried Artist Member of the Rockport Art Association & Museum, Elected Artist Member of The Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts, an Artist Member of the Connecticut Pastel Society and an Artist Member of the American Impressionist Society.

Laureen attended the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, New York Arts Students League and the Scottsdale Artists School.   The first galleries to represent her work were the Artworks Gallery within the Philadelphia Museum of Fine Art and the Chrysalis Gallery, Southampton, NY. 

In 2017, Laureen was the recipient of the month long Gloucester, MA residency  through the Charles Family Foundation, Copley Society of Art and the Cape Ann Museum. A national award winning artist, her work is collected within the United States, several countries in Europe and in Japan.  Her painting, “Olde Concorian Bridge” is included in the permanent collection of the U.S. Navy Memorial, Washington, D.C.

Laureen’s work is represented by Charles Fine Arts in Gloucester, MA, Rockport Art Association & Museum in Rockport, MA, Copley Society of Art in Boston, MA and Gallery 716/ Susan Eddings Gallery in SantaFe, NM. Her most recent solo show was held May 2024 at Gallery 716, 716 Canyon Road, SantaFe, NM.

ARTIST STATEMENT

With my focus being landscape painting, I have been painting Plein Air for many years and have found this to be an informative adventure.  Viewing the landscape first hand is an incredible learning experience. It is of utmost  importance in training a painter’s eyes to see the nuances that otherwise would not be witnessed in the same light when using a photo.  Several of these paintings  have been painted on location or were started on location and tweaked in the studio.  Others have been painted fully in the studio.  Whether on location or in the studio, the hours of experience from painting Plein Air, filters through into the studio works.

PROCESS

My working process changes whether I am using oil paints, soft pastel or gouache. Changing the medium from time to time forces me to think differently. Although, my painting process is similar with all the mediums, the way they individually are used, is totally different.