The artist's most recognized paintings are in oil. Her award-winning works, whether produced in the studio or en plein air, embody creative composition, skillful brushwork, and masterful use of color. Lori says every work is like a time capsule stating, "It's about interpreting a moment, painting from life, capturing the light's effects, and translating all of that to the canvas for others to experience."

She is a member of, and has exhibited with, many respected, professional organizations including the national juried exhibition of the Oil Painters of America. Lori is also an active participant in The Chestnut Group, Landscape Artists International, Southern Artist Registry, International Plein Air Painters, and is a charter member of The Society of Master Impressionists. She has participated in several juried and invitational plein air festivals including Plein Air Easton in Maryland, Estes Park Paint the Parks in Colorado, the San Luis Obispo Plein Air Festival in California, Florida’s Forgotten Coast Plein Air Invitational, and the Plein Air Invitational in Kennebunkport, Maine. Her work is in the permanent collection at The Academy Art Museum in Easton, Maryland, in private collections, and in galleries worldwide. She is one of a select group of artists to be featured in an upcoming book and DVD, Painting North Carolina, and, as of May 14th 2008, Putman received Signature Member status in International Plein Air Painters.

Lori Putnam appears in the August issue of American Art Collector (PDF).


Workshops in the U.S. and abroad, including:
Santorini, Greece, Sept. 2009
Atlanta, GA, Oct. 2009
West Virginia, Oct. 2009
St. Lucia, Jan. 2010
Cortona, Italy, Sept. 2010