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ARTIST: Lu Fuller
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1 Artist Lu Fuller
2 Antique Guardians Watercolor, 22” X 15”
3 Savannah Steps Watercolor, 30” X 22” 4 Dean Tires Watercolor, 22” X 15”
5 Entwined Watercolor, 30” X 22”
PaintingMemories PaintingMemories By Lu Fuller Photos Courtesy of Lu Fuller
Icannot imagine my life without painting. Since I was a little girl growing up on a farm near Maysville, Ky., I have been obsessed with drawing and painting, so much so that my parents enrolled me in the correspondence art course by Art Instruction, Inc. located in Minneapolis, Minn. Imagine a 7th grader doing art lessons meant for adults. My grade school and high school did not offer any art instruction, and I wanted to major in art in college, so my parents believed in me enough to help me pursue my dream. I am so grateful and love them even more for that.
I attended the University of Kentucky where I studied art and met my husband, Wallace Fuller, in a psychology class. The class sat in alphabetical order and my maiden name was Fulton. When I was within three weeks of graduation from the University of Kentucky, I interviewed with Hallmark Cards of Kansas City, Mo. I showed my portfolio of artwork and upon graduation I was off to Kansas City to begin my job with Hallmark. I loved designing cards and I became a designer and a supervisor.
After work, I would come home and paint what I wanted to paint. On weekends I would show my paintings at local art shows. Having my work hang in homes is such a wonderful feeling. I like to think that someone who has one of my paintings smiles when they see my work, and that helps their demeanor for the day. After 10 years with Hallmark, I decided to pursue my fine art career. My husband and I opened our own gallery. I taught art classes at my gallery and started entering juried art shows across the United States. Doing art shows (about 20-30 a year) allowed me to meet people who gave me opportunities to explore other ventures, I designed for a cross stitch company, for the funeral industry, and other card companies. I loved the challenge of trying something new.
After 30 years in Kansas City, I moved back to the farm where I grew up. I’ve built my dream studio and being back on the land that inspired me to be an artist is so satisfying, I was so happy when Kentucky Educational Television came to my studio and did a story about my life entitled “Hallmark and Home Again”. I hope my paintings (as of this date almost 16,000 originals) express the joy that I feel every time I put color on paper, I have been blessed to get the opportunity to “go home again” and paint my memories, places and things that mean so much to me.
I am having a one woman show in the Kentucky Room Gallery at the Lexington Public Library, through November and December. My work is represented by All Occasions in Maysville, Ky. My website is www.kentuckyfarmstudio.com.
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6 The Road’s Clear Watercolor 15” X 22”
7 At the Corner Watercolor 15” X 22”
8 Hill Side Daisies Watercolor 15” X 22”
9 Taking a Break Watercolor 22” X 15”
