OASIS IN THE MOUNTAINS, THE PAINTINGS OF LORRIE BORTNER IBD

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Lorrie Bortner?s work invokes a calming and settled response. A gracefulmoment where time stands still. All forms of life created, live in harmony.People, animals, even trees happily seem to watch our world as they slowlyfloat by. Viewed by us in greater glory of innocent beauty for their trouble.It is a place of rounded edges and cool tones. Rich with deep colors. The eyes, leaves, animals and people smoothly flow and allow us to float along with them like a dream but hauntingly close to an experience one calls back from a real or imagined past.-Thomas J. JohnsonPainter and printmakerLorrie?s art are reflections of her self. Reflecting her personality, full of life,color and pure love. Her art refreshes your soul, makes you smile, always fun. You always feel pure love. Sweet Lorrie.-Lydia GarciaSanteraLorrie Bortner?s work is fresh and delightful.It is a reflection of who she is, which is very rare in these days of assumptions and pretensions.While her work shows a directness and may seem almost childlike, which isa feat in itself, her vision and knowledge is anything but.Bortner tells a mythological story or broaches upon a topic she deems important to her, yet it is never propagandistic. It always comes down to aesthetics in the end, which in my opinion is what art is about.We are lucky Lorrie chooses to be real and honest, for through her truthfulness we get rich, colorful, fun and astute paintings.-Brenda EuwerAbstract painterIt?s easy to see why so many people are drawn to Lorrie?s work. The boldcolors and playful images create a world of color and life that enables us totravel, getting lost in the thoughts that the images create. The colors andimages are in motion and they mesmerize, as if reminding us of a vision, or a dream we once had. Her work can be whimsical, yet powerful and bold,brave enough to address women?s issues, and yet whimsical enough toinvoke the joys of a childhood too soon forgotten.-Carmela DuranMuseum CoordinatorMillicent Rogers MuseumTaos, New MexicoLorrie paints with great focus and determination, has an original vision andcan render subjects of great complexity with remarkable simplicity and forcefulness:she is, in fact, a natural heir to the early expressionists.-Geoffrey BakerProfessor Emeritus of ArtMaharishi University of ManagementLorrie was born in Philadelphia in1955. As a child she lived in NewJersey, Chicago and New York. Shealways wanted to be an artist. Herearly memories are of museumvisits with her family to the museumsin New York City, Chicago andPhiladelphia.As an adult she obtained an MFA inpainting and an MA in education.Painting, creating murals andinspiring and teaching children the arts are her passion. She has receivedgrants and community funding to create over 16 murals with New Mexicoyouth, thereby teaching the youth teamwork, creative thinking, artistic designand community service. Lorrie has also taught fabric painting, recycled sculptureand colcha embroidery, (a traditional northern New Mex