Lori Morrell Whitaker

Artist Lori Morrell-Whitaker spent her childhood playing in the woods of the Big Thicket and the shores of the Gulf coast. Her love for drawing and painting was inspired by the desire to hold onto the natural beauty surrounding her.

She captures memories of family and places that have impacted her life through mixed media, pen and ink sketches, figure studies, portraits, and botanical drawings. In doing so she immortalizes her subjects and environments, and pieces together her own identity.

She loves being outdoors and her love of nature has found its way into her artwork. She often combines the figure and natural environments in abstract as well as traditional styles.

Lori’s says of her work, “I feel nature is a natural healer for human suffering which is why I enjoy creating artwork that soothes the soul and transports the viewer to a calming space. My love of animals and nature is the reason my studio is located on a farmstead in Old City Park.”

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See Lori Morrell Whitaker’s work at Old City Park’s Education building, 1420 Park Ave.