Lisa Zablocki

We are delighted to present Lisa Zablocki as our February featured artist!  Lisa is a retired pediatrician living in Hoboken. She says " I’ve been there for 12 years, and living there has inspired some skyline paintings of Manhattan and contributes to my desire to do more urban paintings. I have a view of NYC from my living room  that often  presents me with gorgeous light-filled visions."

She goes on to say "I started painting in watercolor after spending a 6 month sabbatical with my family in Florence, Italy. I hadn’t done any art since junior high school but was always interested in. Just got side-tracked by a career in medicine and a family. I chose watercolor because it is so portable but also because it is so luminous. I was influenced by Sargent after visiting Venice 6 times while we were living in Tuscany."

Over the years, Lisa has taken numerous short workshops with well-known teachers including Charles Reid, Eric Weigardt, Janet Rogers, Andy Evanson, Iain Stewart, and Vlad Yeliseyev. 

Lisa paints mostly  landscapes but also enjoys still life painting. She belongs to NYC and NJ Urban sketchers, and they have recently done a feature on Lisa in their newsletter. Lisa's sketches are mostly in ink with watercolor washes. Here is a link to her recent participation with the Urban sketchers....

We look forward to seeing more of Lisa's artwork displayed in future Essex Water Color Club shows!