Liz Traynor, Author at John C. Traynor

Lyme Art Association Newly Elected Artists – 2020

Date: December 26, 2019

Please join me in celebrating my induction into the ‘Elected Artists’ for 2020. I am very excited to be part of this gallery rich with history. For more information about the Lyme Art Association, please see: https://lymeartassociation.org/about-us/

Copley Society of Arts – Copley Masters

Date: October 24, 2019

140th Anniversary featuring Copley Master – John C. Traynor
October 17th to November 7, 2019
Open to the Public

Portrait Demonstration

Date: July 19, 2019

I will be painting a model on Saturday, July 20 from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. at Tilting at Windmills Gallery, 24 Highland Avenue, Manchester Center, Vermont ~ 802-.362.3022

Stop by and see how I use my artistry and broad brushstrokes to represent the likeness, personality, and perhaps even the mood of the model. Looking forward to seeing you!

Welcome 2020

January 25, 2020

Hello! I am the artist’s wife, the muse, the non-artist (artsy but not a painter like John), the gardener, record keeper, travel companion and most of all the “other half” of the artist. Genesis 2:24 and Mark 10:8 states that two will become one and in addition, Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 references that two are better than one. That pretty much sums up the artist and his wife and our life.

Below is a painting of me tending the garden. Since we are nearly together 24/7, there are always opportunities for John to capture parts of my daily life on canvas. Although there are many reference photographs taken that I could share of these activities (it is very hard for me to sit still), I would rather show you the life that John breathes into the canvas with every brush stroke of color in oil. A patron of a recent commissioned piece described John’s work as “an inestimable expression of your humanity and your gift”. With that being said, I hope you will enjoy the “Artist’s Wife” blog of my stories and his gift to me and you, his audience, his paintings/drawings.

2019 Exhibition Calendar

Date: May 1, 2019

In addition to new works being added to the Galleries, please visit these events to see my works on display:

SCNY ANNUAL MEMBERS’ EXHIBITION 2019; Upper Gallery, April 29, 2019 – May 23, 2019

ART WALK: Main Street, Keene, NH; Friday, May 31 to Sunday, June 9th

HUDSON VALLEY ART ASSOCIATION 86TH Annual National Juried Exhibition; The Lyme Art Association Gallery, Old Lyme, CT; Friday, June 14th to Friday, August 2nd

WATERWORKS: A Marine Show; The Lyme Art Association Gallery, Old Lyme, CT; June 14th to August 2nd

THEN & NOW: Bryan Memorial Gallery, 180 Main Street, Jeffersonville, VT 05464; June 27th to September 2nd

2019 SUMMER SHOWCASE: J. Cacciola Gallery W, 35 Mill Street, Bernardsville, NJ 07924; June 28th to September 6th

PORTRAIT CREATION PROCESS PORTRAYED: Tilting at Windmills Gallery, 24 Highland Avenue, Manchester Center, VT 05255; Saturday, July 20th – 11am to 4pm