How She Did It: The Creativity of Georgeanna Lipe

By Patricia Daly-Lipe, PhD

About the Book
”The exuberance of facing a stark white canvas or beautifully hand-crafted watercolor sheets is pure joy. The approach I take is to let it come from within.”
This is precisely what Georgeanna Lipe wrote. As artists, we usually start with a preconceived idea which often morphs into something totally unexpected. Viola! A mixture of energetic movements of colors and shapes emerges. Both she and I have a background in professional work in anatomy. As she writes, study of color theory and illustration have given us the technological tools we need. However, as Georgeanna points out, it is our inner voice that is in charge. Whether it is figurative or landscape work, as artists, we love bright colors and subtle emphasis of intertwining shapes. My inspiration is always harmony of nature and the spirit of mankind. I work from both my photographs or on location. Having traveled and lived in Europe, visiting museums and everyday life there left a huge impression on me and my work. We see the same in the life and paintings portrayed in this book of Georgeanna Lipe!
About the Author
Stephanie Pyren: A commercial and private fine artist who is a national and international exhibitor in France, Bangkok, Holland and throughout the United States. Stephanie has taught life drawing, as well as painting in all media. She worked in many major animation studios in Los Angeles as a character designer and background painter and in the licensing division of Warner Bros. In addition, she has illustrated four children’s books. Stephanie and her husband recently relocated to Jacksonville, Florida where she continues to be active with the arts. www.stephaniepyren-finearts.com

[Georgeanna] had a smile as quick as her wit and warm as her heart. Her personality was a triple shot of curiosity, creativity, and positivity blended with an adventurous spirit and spunk. Patti Keyes: Manager of The Artists Gallery, La Jolla, CA

• Language: English
• Publisher: Dorrance Publishing Company
• Release date: Apr 28, 2023
• ISBN: 9798887298801

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Dedication

This book is dedicated to the memory of a special, talented lady,

Georgeanna White Lipe (1909-2012).

Preface

From a true rendering in a drawing of what is being observed, the artist, in this case Georgeanna Lipe, transforms what she is seeing into the spirit of what she sees via watercolors. Art makes us feel; it speaks to the heart. What the artist viewed, and consequently, what she experienced emotionally, is shared using paints, rather than absolute reality. Skill and love are expressed in the paintings you will see in this book.

An artist never paints things. The artist paints relationships. The artist chooses a center of interest and then considers colors and their values. Cool and warm, dominant versus subordinate. Henri Matisse said, Color was not given to us to imitate nature. It was given to us to express our own emotions. We are grateful to have the art of Georgeanna Lipe to share, and we hope you, too, will be inspired.

Acknowledgment

For this book, Patricia and Steele Lipe put together a collection of notes, drawings, and paintings they inherited from Steele’s mother, Georgeanna Lipe. For more information about Patricia, please visit