Lori Mole’s last public exhibition was held in the Santa Maria Public Library’s Shepard Hall in 2019, but on Thursday, May 28, the Central Coast painter announced a new online gallery to exhibit her latest works.
The paintings online (at lorimolefineart.com) are also available for sale. Mole recently shipped her largest painting to date (40 inches by 60 inches), titled Key to the City, to a customer in New Jersey. Mole is also accepting commissions through her website. One of Mole’s recent commissions, titled Vineyard View, was sold to Arroyo Grande couple Clete and Bonnie Doyle (pictured with painting). The Doyles provided Mole with one of their favorite antique wooden frames, which she was instructed to use for a vineyard landscape. Since the frame didn’t allow much room for glass or a backing, Vineyard View was created on watercolor paper rather than a stretched canvas, Mole said in press materials.
“Commissions are challenging, as you want them to love it,” Mole said. “You want it to sparkle, catch their interest, and mimic their initial response to why they chose the painting idea in the first place.”
To contact Mole directly, call (707) 322-8586 or email paintings@lorimole.com.
This article appears in Jun 4-11, 2020.