Lynn Lewis has painted en plein air since she was a teen, learning alongside her father on family vacations. She majored in art at Carleton College in Northfield Minnesota and studied art for a semester with the Cleveland Institute of Art in Lacoste, France. Her most influential teachers have been Bernie Dellario and Walt Bartman. She primarily paints with acrylic and has developed an energetic, shape oriented style to quickly catch images before mood and lighting shifts. Recently she retired from teaching elementary public school art for 34 years. 

She was honored to win first place in the “Paint It!” Ellicott City Plein Air 2022 event and in the Quick Draw “Scenes of the City” Falls Church Plein Air 2022 event. In 2023 Lynn participated as a juried artist in Mountain Maryland in Allegheny County, the Harford County Plein Air Festival(MD), and in the Suffolk Plein Air Festival (VA). 

Plein Air Magazine selected one of her pieces, “Purple House”, as “Best Plein Air Acrylic” in their Nationwide November 2023 competition. In November 2024 they selected “Bridge” as “Best Plein Air Acrylic” and “House Hunting” for an honorable mention for the “Animals and Birds” category. 

In 2024 she won first place in River Towns Plein Air, juried competition, Marietta, PA, April 2024. For the juried competition, Paint Annapolis (MD), June 2024, she received second place in the nocturne division and third place in the marina event. For the juried competition, Paint Dexter (MI), July 2024 she received the Essence of Dexter Award and placed second in the quick draw. In the fall she won first place for the quick draw in both Harford County Plein Air 2024 (MD) and Plein Air Chambersburg 2024 (PA). Her body of work for Tidelands Plein Air 2024 (VA) earned her the Artist’s Choice Award. 

She is enjoying her position this year as Plein Air Chair for the Montgomery Art Association (MD).