ART IS HER PASSION

Lori Peterson has been an artist for her entire life.

Lori credits her mother for sparking her interest in photography at a young age. Her mom taught her how to take photos with a Brownie camera. teaching  Lori how to look through the lens to set up a shot and get the shot right on her first try..Film and film developing was expensive, so getting it right was a necessity.

Lori's passion for photography grew. She bought her own camera when she was in her teens. As a college student, she worked in a darkroom learning how to develop photos herself. 

Lori loves the horror genre. Most of her photos she describes as"dark and twisted." 

Her grandmother taught her to sew. Lori makes her own costumes and props for her photos. She loves to go to abandoned buildings and take photos. She checks out a building first to make sure it is safe. Her dream is to set up a vintage webcam in an abandoned building for her horror genre shots. She likes to use old shop lighting for some of her shots.

While her photographs are dark, her paintings are the opposite. Lori uses bright, vibrant colors when she paints. She describes her painting style as "very flowery with lots of colors. ".

Lori credits two art teachers for encouraging her. Dean Bray who was her first art teacher. Ann Walker was her art teacher in high school. Lori and Ann have remained friends Lor wrote an art and photography book and dedicated it to Ann and another high school art teacher. Lori has another book on art and photography in the works as well as a book of poetry.

Her favorite artist is Frida Kahlo. Lor loves Frida's use of color. Frida used her pain in her art. Frida Kahlo was not afraid to be bold. Lori believes her art was a testament to who Frida was as a person. Lori thinks that there should always be a little piece of the artist in their art.

Lori enjoys going to cemeteries. Cemeteries were the first parks. They were outside of town. Cemeteries were a place for families to visit  She finds them peaceful and comforting because of all the trees and statues. 

Lori is a mom first and foremost. She is an animal lover who describes herself as "a crazy cat lady." She enjoys learning about people. She enjoys history. Lori studied Geneology after her mother passed away. Her great-aunt told her many family stories. He great-aunt's stories allowed Lori to connect with relatives she had been previously unaware of. She found out that some of them were also into art.

Lori sold her at art shows when she lived in New Orleans. She hopes to do art shows in St. Louis as well. If you hear that Lori's showing her work at an art show, check it out, you will not be disappointed.


Visit her website for more information

https://www.loripetersonphotography.com/?fbclid=IwAR29Bx_X0YdBvaXAxOFnEOVK3Cm0NnWIC6KfHcS4NfuWRutasekhAhgDrwE