Lynne Buchanan is a contemporary abstract painter. Educated with a B.F.A. in Drawing and Painting, she taught art in public schools. After retiring from 25 years of teaching, she began a career as a full time artist. She participates in area art organizations, serving on several boards. Her work has been juried into many local, regional and state competitions and she has won numerous awards.

Her passion in creating abstract art is to explore and manipulate layers of colors and using mark making to create a visual narrative. Exploring the mystery of abstract dialogue, Buchanan invites the viewer to participate in the conversation.

Discovery is a major part of my process. I work intuitively to discover color interactions and variety in lines. My canvases get toned with a brilliant red and I use multiple tools to scrape away layers of the paint I apply. The red surface then functions as gestural lines in the piece. Shapes are layers of color that I apply with brushes, spatulas and more often than not ‘my fingers.’ Blurred edges and shapes represent the many layers of our lives. Our lives are a series of layers that can be scraped away and rebuilt. During our lifetime, we are constantly adding and subtracting- which is my primary process. Using an abstract format inspired by Nature’s shapes and lines, I try to reveal what can be discovered in the lines and layers of color and leave the narrative open for the viewer to finish.

Lynne works from her studio in the Dallas / Ft. Worth area.