LISA BAECHTLE, ARTIST

My path is to create beauty. I find beauty in all things and beings. The natural world and my connection to the divine are my starting points in my process of creating. There I find inspiration, an infinite spectrum of color, movement and form. Color within the quality of light across a shape; subtle or obvious movement: these catch my eye.

My relationship to horses --- their honesty, physical-ness and grace --- has had a profound affect on my life. Their movement and interaction with each other has held my imagination. Their curiosity and courage delight and humble me. For a long time, horses have been my expression of beauty as an artist.

The western plains, prairies, mountains and deserts have been my inspiration for color and light. I love the wide open spaces and the quality of light whether diffuse or direct: each offers its challenge.

I have expanded my expertise to include portraits of horses. Meeting a specific horse has honed my skills at capturing personality as well as details in physique. As with all horses I paint, I spend at least a couple hours photographing, drawing and interacting with the horse.

Blank notecards are available of most of my images. Also available are giclee prints of a select few paintings. Please contact me e-mail for more information.

I am also an interior specialty painter. Faux finishes, murals and color consulting are a few of the artistic skills I bring to homes. In Binghamton NY, myself and two other artists organized and created mosaics designed by kids based on the Earth Charter (www.earthcharter.org) on Washington Street, a main artsy avenue.

I spend most of my free time playing with my horses and my two dogs, Buddy and Izabel.