Lorraine Danzo

Colorado Springs, CO

(b. New York, 1936)

My colorful landscapes of aspens, mountains and streams are a tribute to the natural glory of Colorado. I love animals and identify with their spirit. I portray them full of expression and I paint their awesomeness with bold, bright colors. Abstractions allow me to explore painting with more abandon. I experiment freely with composition, color harmonies and exciting textures. My painting is direct, gestural and layered. The resulting paintings are the manifestation of my intuitive responses. They are not totally planned. They appear and develop with each brushstroke. I see life around me, I feel the impact and my paintings become a vehicle enabling me to share my feelings with others.

Lorraine was born and raised in New York City. She came from an artistic family and loved to draw and paint as a child. Her brother, Dennis Leri, is a well known artist too . He is a sculptor in East  Hampton, New York. Her college art degrees are from Pratt institute and Brooklyn college. Her paintings have been shown at east coast galleries and the Brooklyn museum, Snug Harbor and the American watercolor Society in New York.

She taught at Kane and Montclair colleges in New Jersey. Her work is in corporate collections at AT&T, Colgate, Nabisco.

When Lorraine moved to Colorado Springs in 1993 she taught and showed at the Colorado Springs Fine Art Center and the Colorado History Museum in Denver. Leaving the gray skies and muted colors of a big urban environment, Lorraine embraced the strong light and bold colors of her new home. Her animal paintings evolved with color and whimsy. Color flooded into her aspen and mountain paintings too. But Lorraine’s training  at Pratt in abstract painting remains a powerful element in her collections. Her paintings are found throughout the United States and abroad. She recently installed a 15 foot abstraction at 20/20 Institute in Denver.