ARTIST STATEMENT

I am a self-taught visual artist returning to art. My high school art teachers recognised my talent and introduced me to a variety of mediums, techniques and disciplines. About 20 years later I took an opportunity to take a few drawing classes at a community college. While there, I found the truth of my gift to be strong and adaptable. Another 20-25 years later, I jumped off a cliff, left my job, returned to creating artwork and started driving for a rideshare company to retain my basic needs. I had to make this desperate move to feed and heal my soul. Consequently, I have attained great peace along with years of professional artwork and commissions. Lately, I have experienced financial and life challenges that have rattled my vision as a successful full-time artist, but the gift of art will be my last relationship with wholeness and sharing. Forty years is a very long time to be without your first love however, I will always be grateful for the early recognition when it was desperately needed. 

BIO

Lisa Hutson is a visual artist who has been a lifelong resident of the Greater Cleveland, Ohio area. She has chosen pastel, acrylic and oil mediums to create realistic and expressive portraits, landscapes and abstract artworks over the past 8 years. As a self-taught artist, Lisa's work can be analyzed as 30% talent, 30% practice and 40% intuition, which can be observed in the multi-layering of line, light and color. Lisa finds movement and presence in her abstracts and landscapes when she creates contrast through stillness and depth. She feels that her portrait work is a personal gift to clients and herself as she meets the challenge with excitement, participation, and finally, letting go. Lisa has created portrait commissions primarily in pastel and acrylic and greatly appreciates her repeat customers, as well as new ones. Lisa feels her work must and will continue.

CV

2025-2027
Cleveland Public Library Prequalified Artist Registry

2023
Public Exhibition for Womens Month at Cleveland City Hall in Ohio

2023
The 13th May Show Juried Art Exhibition at The Gallery, Lakeland Community College in Ohio

2021
Portrait Artist of the Week "Honorable Mention Reel" of model, UK activist, Jill Nalder. Portraits were chosen internationally and were submitted online due to covid. View on Instagram @artistoftheyear and on YouTube

2002-2003
Winner of Summer 2003 Classes Application for Cuyahoga Community College - Eastern Campus Logo Artwork and Slogan - "Hot Summer, Cool Classes" - Other colleges in competition were Cleveland Institute of Art and one other art college.

2021 - Present
Community Involvement - Contributor to The Pretentious Cleveland Portrait Artist Group- The group meets weekly in person and online, internationally, and creates free portraits of sitters to then be given to the sitters for their time. The PCPA is a local artist group for around 20 years. Artwork can be viewed on Facebook, Instagram and at https://literarycafeartists.com/lisa-hutson.