Lydia Johnston - Meet the Artist Reception

Please join us for a Meet the Artist Reception on Saturday August 25th from 1 - 5pm. The reception will be held at the Lenox Gallery of Fine Art, 69 Church Street in Lenox, MA. Light refreshments will be served.

"Laden with Flowers", 20" x 16", oil on canvas

"Seduced by Color"

For the month of August, I have a solo exhibit hanging at the Canfield Gallery in Arlington, VT. There are thirty-one pieces hanging in the show, representing many of my recent series. Here is a link to the collection of paintings in the show, "Seduced by Color". There are sky paintings from my "Sky Sonata" series, flower paintings from my "Garden of Desire" series, meadow paintings, and a number of my newest more abstract landscapes.

"Tumbling Down", 16" x 12", oil on canvas

The Canfield Gallery is located at the lower level of the Martha Canfield Library, 528 E. Arlington Road, Arlington, VT. Gallery hours are: Tues. & Thurs. 9-8, Wed. 9-5, Fri. 2-6, Sat. 10-3. 802-375-6153.
The show will be on view until August 30th.

Lydia Johnston - Meet the Artist Reception

Please join us for a Meet the Artist Reception on Saturday August 20th from 1 - 5pm. The reception will be held at the Lenox Gallery of Fine Art, 69 Church Street in Lenox, MA. Light refreshments will be served.


"From the Field", 20" x 16", oil on canvas

I will be showing a number of my new series of vertical flower paintings. Each has underlying vertical and horizontal panels of color over which a vase with flowers is interwoven. They are full of rich vibrant colors and lots of energy.

Come visit and see some of these vertical pieces as well as many of my meadow paintings.

New Paintings

"Eastern Light", 36" x 24", oil on canvas, Lydia Johnston

I've continued all fall and into the winter on large vertical flower paintings.


"Just Picked", 40" x 30", oil on canvas

Color continues to be the main focus of these paintings.


"Coneflowers", 40" x 30", oil on canvas

"Tall Vase" and "Coneflowers" can be seen at AZ Fine Arts in Wellesley Hills, MA, outside of Boston.


"Tall Vase", 40" x 30", oil on canvas

Four more can be seen at The Lenox Gallery of Fine Art in Lenox, MA. "Eastern Light", "Just Picked", "Freesias", and "White Dreams".


"Freesias", 36" x 24", oil on canvas


"White Dreams", 40" x 30", oil on canvas

Moving Towards Abstraction

"Tall Vase", 40" x 30", oil on canvas, Lydia Johnston

I'm very excited about a new series of paintings I've been working on. These are large vertical pieces, full of rich vibrant color and lots of energy.

Meet the Artist Reception

Please join us for a Meet the Artist Reception on Saturday August 21st from 1 - 5pm. The reception will be held at the Lenox Gallery of Fine Art, 69 Church Street in Lenox, MA. Light refreshments will be served.


"Dreaming of Flowers V", 20" x 16", oil on canvas

Some of my newest meadow paintings will be on view, many in my ongoing "Gem series", as well as a new group of smaller paintings, "Dreaming of Flowers". These paintings are filled with a profusion of flowers, full of rich, vibrant colors.

Lenox Art Walk on Memorial Day Weekend

"Flowering Meadow", 18" x 24", oil on canvas, Lydia Johnston

This Memorial Day Weekend I will be participating once again in the Lenox Spring Art Walk. The art walk will be held both Saturday and Sunday, May 29th and 30th, from 11 am to 5 pm each day. There will be demonstrations and opportunities to meet with artists.


"Dreaming of Flowers I", 8" x 9", oil on linen

I will be outside the Lenox Gallery of Fine Art at 69 Church Street on both days. During the art walk I will be displaying some of my smaller paintings, not regularly shown in the gallery, as well as giclée reproductions of some of my favorites. Please stop by and say hello, and then step into the gallery to see my newest large works.

New Paintings Delivered to Lenox Gallery

"Sun Gems", 30" x 40", oil on canvas, Lydia Johnston

The Memorial Day Artwalk in Lenox, MA is fast approaching, coming up May 29th and 30th. I just delivered three newly completed pieces in my gem series of meadow paintings to the Lenox Gallery of Fine Art, in preparation for the artwalk.


"Morning Bluebells", 24" x 30", oil on linen

Each of the "Gem" series is a close up view of a meadow in bloom, but each has a different color range evoking a different mood.


"Sunlit Gems", 30" x 40", oil on canvas

There are now nine of my "Gem" series at the Lenox Gallery, so stop by and see them all.

"Morning Bluebells"

"Morning Bluebells", 24" x 30", oil on linen, Lydia Johnston

I've just completed another piece in my gem series of meadow paintings. I love it in the early morning, mist hanging in the meadow, before the sun burns it off.

"Liquid Sunshine"

"Liquid Sunshine", 30" x 40", oil on canvas, Lydia Johnston

On my painting trip to California in February, I stayed with Judith Anton, an artist friend, and her husband Kei Akagi, a superb jazz pianist. I loved painting to Kei's recent CD, "Liquid Blue", letting the music flow through me and energize the process.

When I returned home to my studio, I immersed myself in this large up-close meadow piece, the rhythms of "Liquid Blue" infusing me with an energy that went right into the patterns and movement in the painting, strings of color harmonizing with each other.

Think Spring

"Spring Gems", 30" x 40", oil on linen, Lydia Johnston

After a glorious week of early spring weather, I awoke to a new covering of snow. At least it gives me snow light in my studio. I am fully immersed in a number of new large meadow paintings.


"Hidden Path", 24" x 30", oil on canvas

Last week I delivered these four new meadow paintings to the Lenox Gallery of Fine Art.



"Spring Sun", 30" x 30", oil on linen

If you have a chance, stop in to the gallery to see the paintings. The originals have such vibrant colors compared to the online images.


"Summer Grasses", 30" x 40", oil on canvas

New paintings to Lenox Gallery of Fine Art

"Meadow Treasures", 24" x 30", oil on canvas, Lydia Johnston

Today I delivered two new paintings to the Lenox Gallery of Fine Art in Lenox, MA. "Meadow Treasures" is the last of my gem series of meadow paintings, for now. And "Awakening" is my newest large painting in a series of big sky paintings I am working on.


"Awakening", 30" x 40", oil on canvas

New paintings in Gem Series to Lenox Gallery of Fine Art

"Rubies and Sapphires", 30" x 40", oil on canvas, Lydia Johnston

I've just delivered two new paintings in my gem series of meadow paintings to the Lenox Gallery of Fine Art. I continue to experiment and play with different color ranges and different perspectives in these meadow paintings.


"Glowing Gems", 30" x 40", oil on canvas

"Rubies and Sapphires" is a close-up view; in "Glowing Gems" I have stepped back and taken in a larger scene.

Spring Artwalk in Lenox, MA

"Morning Meadow", 30" x 40", oil on canvas, Lydia Johnston

This Memorial Day Weekend I will be participating once again in the 6th Annual Lenox Spring Artwalk. The artwalk will be held both Saturday and Sunday, May 23rd and 24th, from noon to 5 pm each day. Thirteen galleries in Lenox, MA will be open, with demonstrations and opportunities to meet with artists.


"Summer Morning", 30" x 40", oil on canvas

I will be at the Lenox Gallery of Fine Art at 69 Church Street on both days. Please stop by and see my newest works in the gallery. In addition, during the artwalk some of my smaller paintings, not regularly shown in the gallery, will be on display.


"Walking Thru Blossoms", 16" x 20", oil on canvas

Black-Eyed Susans

"Morning Susans", 30" x 40", oil on canvas, Lydia Johnston

The fields are incredibly lush, and the black-eyed susans are just beginning to bloom. After a very dry spring, we have had lots of days in June with sunshine through midday and then a downpour in the afternoon or evening, perfect growing and blooming weather. So I continue with my meadow series.

I have been delivering new paintings to my galleries for the summer season. This painting can be seen at the Lenox Gallery of Fine Art in Lenox, MA.

Spring Fever

"Flowering Meadow", 18" x 24", oil on canvas, Lydia Johnston

Tuesday morning I drove down to West Hartford, CT to hang a show of my flower paintings at Simmer Grille, an elegant up-scale restaurant on LaSalle Road. Nancy Price from Nancy Price Gallery in Jamaica, VT has begun curating art shows at Simmer Grille, and chose my work for the months of March and April.


"Joyful Morning", 16" x 20", oil on canvas, Lydia Johnston

We hung twenty-five original paintings as well as three of my giclée reproductions. Most of the paintings are an exuberant display of flowering meadows. We may be in for another two months of mud and rain and bare ground, but I am thinking forward to spring.

I had brought down more paintings than there was room for.
While I was packing a few back in my car, a man arriving at the restaurant started looking and asking questions about my art. He purchased one painting before I had even finished setting up the show, an auspicious start for a new exhibit.


"Hidden Brook", 12" x 16", oil on canvas, Lydia Johnston

I think it is wonderful for restaurants to rotate original art. It keeps their space fresh and new, and gives many people a chance to see new and exciting art even if they don't have the time to visit galleries. My only regret with Simmer Grille is the low lighting level. The restaurant is lit for mood and ambiance and a good dining experience, not to showcase artwork. The main focus of my art is color, and in the restaurant's interior it is hard to get a good sense of the colors. At least with the smaller pieces, they can easily be carried to the front to be viewed in brighter light.

So if you are in the Connecticut area, stop by Simmer Grille and see the profusion of spring blooms.