Lynn Lobo paints to express her inner life through the genres of still life and landscape painting. She weaves together her dreams, body sensations, close observation and memory, to give expression to what is almost there. She follows the mystery within her subject. Painting is a process of revelation. Lynn considers herself a perceptual painter, studying the nature of reality and dream through paint.

The dynamics of colour relationships, light and spatial arrangements are key to composing a painting. For Lynn, they are the true subject matter. The drama can be subtle and understated, or bold and forthright. Such drama is unveiled through the making of a painting, and is often understood afterwards. This drama comes from the unconscious realm, rather than making a conscious and intentional statement. Painting is very much a felt experience for Lynn.

She has had several solo exhibitions of her paintings and she loves a good story. DREAMING INTO COMMUNITY is the title of a graphic novel that she has co-authored and illustrated. It is a guidebook to facilitating large group processes using the methods of Process Oriented Psychology. She has also written for theatre. These skills are intertwined with her painting practice as implied narratives link sequences of images together. 

A Visual Arts training at the City Art Institute, Sydney was her first degree. Lynn then went on to enrich her education and life experience through the study of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Philosophy. A  Diploma and MA in Process Oriented Psychology completed her  formal educational path. Lynn ran a private practice for 20 years as a holistic Body-Psychotherapist, whilst maintaining her painting practice.

Lynn’s ancestral heritage is Indian-Portugese or Goan. She now lives and paints on the Fleurieu Peninsula in South Australia.

If you are interested in visiting Lynn’s studio, feel free to get in contact via the contact page. You will be welcome.