Lanford monroe biography of rory

Lanford Monroe biography:

Lanford Monroe grew up surrounded by art. She was greatly influenced by her parents, illustrator C.E. Monroe and portraitist Betty Monroe, as well as her neighbors, the famed illustrator, John Clymer, and Bob Kuhn.

Lanford monroe biography of rory

Monroe completed her first commission by the age of six. She received the Hallmark Scholarship in Fine Art and attended the Ringling School of Art in Sarasota, Florida.

Monroe traveled extensively through North America, settling in many places for short periods of time.

She usually depicted moody landscapes, which are always occupied by native wildlife. She loved horses and often used them for her subject matter in painting and sculpture. Monroe utilized subtle tones and color changes in her soft renderings of southern scenes.

Over the years, she abandoned watercolor in favor of oil, which allowed her images and compositions to evolve during the painting process, as opposed to &#;one-shot&#; watercolors, which only replicated her first imp