Doreen uses the vibrant colorist palette of the impressionists with a relaxed and painterly style that conveys a poetic sense of place and light in her Florida landscape paintings. She is a juried member of both the Pastel Society of America and Oil Painters of America. Focusing on painting from life; plein air or still life, she feels there is no more truthful way of painting than being right there on the spot and meeting the challenge of the day; the color of the light, the atmosphere and the spirit of the place. Her impressionistic oil and pastel landscape paintings are inspired by Florida’s natural, lush, tropical beauty. Regardless of the media, her paintings evoke a peaceful sense of place that invites the viewer to relish the beauty of nature and maybe conjure memories of the past.
Primarily, training has been informal and a self-imposed life-long pursuit.
In 2008 Doreen launched her own plein air event called The Hobe Sound Project. Printing and distributing postcards around Hobe Sound with the request that people share their favorite places or views in Hobe Sound to be painted on location by Doreen. This event culminated with a solo exhibit at Molly’s House Gallery in Stuart, FL in 2009.
Doreen taught pastels and plein air painting in oils and pastels. For a period of time ran a small custom framing business from home.
” An active member of Plein Air Florida and supporter of park painting, Lepore in many ways continues a purely American archetype of connecting landscape painting with environmental awareness, the paradigm that sparked the conservation movement in the second half of the 19th century. She says she feels especially attuned to impressionism and California Tonalism, which emphasizes the atmosphere, rather than focusing on descriptive detail.” – Maya Ellenson

As a member of Paint the Parks [PainttheParks.com] have committed to paint the parks on location, preservation of the parks and donates a portion of her park painting proceeds to help fund environmental causes.
Her works have appeared in many juried exhibits, local and national publications and are included in numerous private collections.

Published:
A Trip Down the Loxahatchee, James D. Snyder Book of the River’s history and beauty in painting and photographs
Fine Art Connoisseur magazine, August 2014, Artists in our Parks article
Currents Article; Maya Ellenson, Art Kaleidoscope, Painting as the chasing of atmosphere and light

Select Current and Past Memberships:
American Impressionist Society, Inc., Omaha, NE
Plein Air Florida/Plein Air Treasure Coast, Ft. Pierce, FL
Art Associates of Martin County (Plein Air Group), Stuart, FL
Pastel Society of America, juried member, NY, NY
Oil Painters of America, juried member, Crystal Lake, IL
Martin Artisans Guild, juried member, Stuart, FL
Paint the Parks, CA
Hobe Sound Fine Art League, Hobe Sound, FL
Martin Arts, Stuart, FL
Women Painters of the Southeast
Select juried art shows and events:
The Palm Room, Martin Artisans Guild, Stuart, FL – 2nd place Fall into Art show
Solo Exhibit at Molly’s House, Stuart, FL 2008-2009 Hobe Sound Project
Best of the Best shows, A.E. Backus Museum, Ft. Pierce, FL
Elliot Museum shows, Stuart, FL
Landscapes, Lighthouse Art Center, Tequesta, FL
Doggone Art Show, Lighthouse Art Center, Tequesta, FL
Souvenirs of Downtown Plein Air Invitationals, Ft. Pierce, FL
Pierce Homestead Paint Out, Kissimmee, FL

Doreen E. Lepore, Painter