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Lisa Flahive

Lisa Flahive is most widely known for her expressive drawings and watercolors of jazz musicians, created live, in the moment, on the bandstand. This allows her to improvise, react, and communicate with the musicians. She chooses water media because it reflects the life of the music and must be created boldly, in the moment.

Lisa paints what inspires her, such as cafes or chefs in the kitchen. She also loves to capture the energy of a city in her street scenes, and paints many en plein air, at night. Lisa is the artist in residence for Chateau Chantal Winery in Traverse City, Michigan and paints live on the bandstand every Thursday during their popular Jazz at Sunset series.

Lisa’s painting, Duty Honor Courage is currently in a yearlong exhibition at the National Law Enforcement Museum in Washington, DC. The piece honors her brother, Officer Scott Flahive, who was shot and killed in the line of duty.

A popular instructor, Lisa enjoys demonstrating her techniques in urban sketching and watercolor. She finds the most rewarding part of teaching these workshops is encouraging other artists to find their own voice. Lisa’s work can be found in homes, hotels and businesses throughout the region, and was featured in Blick Art’s Fall Sales Flyer 2015.

Find Lisa online at:
Web: lisaflahive.com
Facebook: Flahive.artist