I am Lori Surdut Weinberg, instructor from the Rhode Island School of Design since 1978. Original artwork and limited edition giclés are available upon request.
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About Me
GalleryA native New Englander, Lori Surdut Weinberg completed her Bachelor of Fine Arts and Master of Art Education at Rhode Island School of Design, where she has been teaching for the past 35 years. Lori has been coaching students, preparing them to attend the most competitive design schools in the country. She has been featured as "Artist of the Month" in Artist's Magazine for her innovative impressionistic work with oil pastels. Additionally, other publications that have featured her work include, Mixing Color Book, The Italian Desegnare and Dipingere Magazine, and Rhode Island Monthly.
In one woman shows she exhibited oil pastels, watercolors, and illustrations in the Gross McCleaf Gallery (Philadelphia), the Hirschberg Gallery (Boston), Sailors Valentine Gallery (Nantucket), the RISD Museum (Providence), as well as many other US and European Galleries.
"Passion for traveling through the United States, Europe, the Far East, and the Middle East has given me the inspiration for my paintings. The scenes I create are taken from places I have visited that have left a lasting impression on me. While traveling, I am able to sit down on location with my pastels and sketch the atmosphere, mood and lighting of a landscape. These sketches, along with photographs taken at the time, enable me to infuse the full, vibrant, spontaneity of these scenes into my final studio paintings." - Lori Surdut Weinberg
Lori Surdut Weinberg's prize winning style and popularity has grown in recent years with her commissions, paintings and limited edition prints, attracting the attention and excitement of collectors and galleries throughout the United States and Europe.
Teaching Testimonials
GalleryOn our first day of class, Lori took the time to look through each student's work and learn about our backgrounds, our skills and our interests. This introduction set a tone for both the classes I took with her: we benefited not only from her incredible artistic ability and practical advice about the greeting card and children's book industries, but also from her warm, enthusiastic teaching style and genuine interest in her students. Lori considered our individual abilities and pushed us to develop our skills and explore new styles. But she also made classes fun and playful, bringing in new materials for us to experiment with and guiding us through long projects and painful edits with humor and good advice. She created a comfortable group atmosphere and encouraged us to learn from each other, to share resources and ideas, and to develop a useful critical vocabulary. Not only did I produce some of my best work in Lori's classes, I had fun doing it.
- Sara Israel
Student, Greeting Card Illustration (Spring '13) & Children's Book Illustration I (Fall '13)
Snowy Day
Alphabet Book
Happy Birthday
Mini Gallery
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