Lynn Lewis

Lynn Lewis has enjoyed plein air painting since she was a teen while learning to paint alongside her father on family vacations.  She majored in art at Carleton College in Northfield Minnesota and studied art for a semester with the Cleveland Institute of Art in Lacoste, France.  Lynn taught public elementary school art for 34 years until her recent retirement.  

Her most influential teachers have been Bernie Dellario and Walt Bartman. She primarily paints with acrylic and has developed an energetic, shape-oriented style to quickly catch images before mood and lighting shifts.

She was honored to win first place in the “Paint It!” Ellicott City Plein Air 2022 event and in the Quick Draw “Scenes of the City” Falls Church Plein Air 2022 event. In 2023 Lynn participated as a juried artist in Mountain Maryland in Allegheny County, the Harford County Plein Air Festival (MD), and in the Suffolk Plein Air Festival (VA).

Plein Air Magazine selected one of her pieces, “Purple House”, as “Best Acrylic Plein Air” in their Nationwide November 2023 competition. And in November 2024 her painting “Bridge” won “Best Acrylic Plein Air” and they selected “House Hunting” for an honorable mention in the “Animals” category.  She won "Best Vehicle" for "Last Ties" in the November 2025 Plein Air Magazine Salon Contest as well as an honorable mention in the Acrylic Plein Air Category for "Passing Past", and a Finalist selection for "Grocer's Daughter".

In 2024 she won first place in River Towns Plein Air, juried competition, Marietta, PA, April 2024. For the juried competition, Paint Annapolis (MD), June 2024, she received second place in the Nocturne Division and third place in the Marina Event. For the juried competition, Paint Dexter (MI), July 2024, she received the Essence of Dexter Award and second place in the quick draw.  In the fall of 2024 she won first place for the quick draw in both Harford County Plein Air 2024 (MD) and Plein Air Chambersburg 2024 (PA).  Her body of work for Tidelands Plein Air 2024 (VA) earned her the Artist’s Choice Award.

In 2025, Lynn won first place in Great Falls Plein Air (VA) and Suffolk Plein Air (VA).  She won first place in the nocturne category for Adirondack Plein Air Festival (NY) and second place overall.  Other prizes this year included third place overall in Paint Annapolis (MD), in River Towns Plein Air (PA), and in Adkins Plein AIr (MD).  She was extremely honored to be juried into and participate in Plein Air Easton 2025 (MD) and Paint Grand Traverse 2025 (MI).

She is enjoying her position this year as  Co-Plein Air Chair for the Montgomery Art Association in Montgomery County, MD.