About the Artist
IMPRESSIONS FROM TWO CONTINENTS
Lena Thynell, PWS, PWCS, BWS,PWS. WATERCOLOR ARTIST, PLEIN AIR PAINTER.
Workshops and Demos in English and Swedish.
Svensk text längre ned på sidan.
Konstföreningar i Sverige och övriga Norden är välkomna höra av sig med förfrågan om kurser eller demonstrationer, jag reser regelbundet till Sverige.
Medlem i Svenska Konstnärsförbundet samt Nordiska Akvarellsällskapet, NAS.
About
When I paint, I aim to express a feeling or a mood of the object rather than to create an exact picture.
Being outdoors, painting is very inspiring and I love it. It's a challenge to paint outdoors exposed to wind, sun, rain and even snow. My paintings come alive in a way that is quite different from those paintings created in my studio. What started as a hobby has been an important part of my life.
Lena Thynell lives with her husband nearby State College, PA. She got her education in watercolor painting at the Gerlesborg Art School in Sweden, taking week long classes over several years. This school is located north of Gothenburg on the beautiful Swedish west coast.
She is an art instructor at the Art Alliance of Central Pennsylvania. After a long career as a Registered Nurse, Certified Nurse Midwife and Department Head in Sweden, watercolor has now become an important part of her life. She paints "en plein - air" which gives her much joy and new inspiration. "It's a challenge to paint on location and that's what I like" Lena states.
Lena has participated in Juried Art Shows as well as solo art shows in Sweden.
Since the move to the United States, Lena has attended workshops with Skip Lawrence, Alvaro Castagnet, Andy Evansen and Mick McAndrews.
Lena is a Signature Member of the following watercolor societies
Pennsylvania Watercolor Society
Philadelphia Watercolor Society
Baltimore Watercolor Society and Pittsburgh Watercolor Society
Member of the Nordic Watercolor Society NAS
Social Media Administrator at Philadelphia Watercolor Society
Juried Artist representing Sweden at FabrianoInAcquarello 2019, the Watercolor community of: NORDIC COUNTRIES.
Shows and Awards
2019 Fav 15% in the December BoldBrush Painting Competition.
2019 Brandywine Valley Plein Air Event , Honorable Mention Award.
2019 Adirondack Plein Air Event,Community Bank Award.
2019 Fav 15% in the October BoldBrush Painting Competition.
2019 Fav 15% in the June BoldBrush Painting Competition.
2019 Fav 15% in the May BoldBrush Painting Competition.
2019 Fav 15% in the April BoldBrush Painting Competition.
2019 Fav 15% in the March BoldBrush Painting Competition.
2019 Fav 15% in the February BoldBrush Painting Competition.
2019 BoldBrush January Instagram Regram Winner.
2018 FAV 15% in the October BoldBrush Painting Competition.
2018 Pennsylvania Watercolor Society's Member Online Show, Honorable Mention Award Winner.
2017 FAV 15% in the October BoldBrush Painting Competition.
2017 at Brandywine River Museum of Art and Philadelphia Watercolor Society's event "On Location" Artists at Brandywine, a celebration to Andrew Wyeth's 100th birthday, Brandywine River Museum of Art Award Winner.
2014 Pennsylvania Watercolor Society's 35 Annual International Juried Exhibition. Honorable Mention Award Winner.
Featured in American Watercolor , Lena Thynell, top Ambassador of the week, May 22, 2018.
Juried Plein Air Events
2022 August Adirondack Plein Air Event
2019 October,Brandywine Valley Plein Air Event
2019 August, Adirondack Plein Air Event
2018 October, Bath County Plein Air Event, VA
2018 September, Mountain Maryland Plein Air Competition, MD
2018 May, Wayne Plein Air Festival, PA
2018 Finger Lakes Plein Air Event &Competition, NY
2017 June. Finger Lakes Plein Air Event & Competition, NY
2017 October Harford Plein Air Juried Event, MD
2017 October Bath County Plein Air Competition,VA
2016, October. Harford Plein Air Event, MD
Juried Art Shows USA
2019 Pittsburgh Watercolor Society Aqueous Open 2019 International Exhibition. Juror of Selection Frank Eber.
2019 Philadelphia Watercolor Society 119th Annual International Exhibition of Works on Paper. Juror of Selection Joseph Zbukvic.
2019 Baltimore Watercolor Society Mid-Atlantic Regional Exhibition. Juror of Selection David Lobenberg.
2018 Philadelphia Watercolor Society 118th Annual International Exhibition of Works on Paper. Juror of Selection Alan Wylie.
2018 Pittsburgh Watercolor Society 2018 International Exhibition. Juror of Selection Carol Carter.
2018 Pennsylvania Watercolor Society’s 39th Annual International Juried Exhibition. Juror of Selection, Keiko Tanabe.
2017 Pittsburgh Watercolor Society Aqueous Open 2017 Annual International Exhibition. Juror of Selection Pat Dews.
2017 Philadelphia Watercolor Society 117th Annual International Exhibition of Works on Paper. Juror of Selection Mary Todd Beam.
2017 Baltimore Watercolor Society Mid-Atlantic Regional Exhibition. Juror of Selection Frank Ebers.
2017 77th Annual International Open Exhibition of the Northwest Watercolor Society. Juror of Selection Keiko Tanabe.
2016 Philadelphia Watercolor Society's 116th Anniversary International Exhibition of Works on Paper. Juror of Selection Mary Whyte.
2015 Bellefonte Art Museum of Central PA, Landscapes of Central Pennsylvania.
2015 Images 2015. Juried Gallery Exhibition of the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts.
2015 Pennsylvania Watercolor Society's 36 International Juried Exhibition. Juror of Selection Iain Stewart.
2015 Philadelphia Watercolor Society 115th Anniversary International Exhibition of Works on Paper. Juror of Selection Elaine Daily-Burnbaum.
2015 Pittsburgh Watercolor Society Aqueous Open 2015 Annual International Exhibition. Juror of Selection Mark E. Mehaffey.
2014 Pennsylvania Watercolor Society's 35 Annual International Juried Exhibition. Juror of Selection Sterling Edwards.
2013 Art Alliance of Central PA Juried Show 2013 at the Robeson Gallery, Penn State University.
2012 Juried Show, Art Alliance of Central PA.
2012 3rd Annual Juried Exhibition, Schlow Centre Library, State College PA.
Solo / group exhibitions USA
2026 Foxdale Village Gallery, State College PA. Solo Exhibition.
2018 Philadelphia Watercolor Society Board Member’s Show at Gallery 222, Malvern PA.
2017 Betsy Rodgers Allen Gallery, Schlow Library, State College PA. Solo exhibition.
2016 Bellefonte Art Museum of Central PA, Group exhibition.
2016 Farmland Preservation Artist's of Central Pennsylvania group exhibition, Millheim, Pennsylvania
2015 Centre Furnance Mansion State College, Solo exhibition.
2013, 2014, 2015 Art Alliance Instructors' Show at Schlow Centre Region Library State College. Group exhibition.
2013, 2014 State Theatre State College PA . Solo exhibition.
Exhibitions Sweden and Finland
2018,2022,2025 Solo Exhibition Kladesholmen Sweden.
2019 Arte Nordica Fabriano Group Exhibition, Helsingfors, Finland.
2008 Osterakers Varsalong, ABB Kabeldon Alingsas, Stadshuset Lidkoping.
2007 Vanermuseet Lidkoping, Hostsalongen Edsviks Konsthall Stockholm, Galleri Femman Lidkoping, Grand Hotel Alingsas
2005-2006 Stockholms Konstsalong Hagaparken
2004-2008 Sabylund Konstgard Tjorn
2004 Dergardsgalleriet Lerum
Svenska
Lite kort om mig. Jag började måla akvarell på slutet av -90 talet och lärde mig grunderna på Gerlesborgsskolan i Bohuslän under ledning av Lars Holm och Hasse Karlsson.
Detta lade grunden till mitt måleri och jag var en återkommande gäst under många år. På den tiden hette jag Magnusson, kanske har vi gått på kurs tillsammans någon gång. Jag har även gått kurs för Håkan Lager, Kungsbacka.
I USA har jag gått kurs för Skip Lawrence, Andy Evansen, Mick McAndrews och Alvaro Castagnet.
Nu bor jag sedan en tid tillbaka i USA där jag ägnar mig åt akvarellmåleri på heltid. Jag är instruktör i vår lokala konstförening, där har jag klasser, workshops och jag tar också emot för privatundervisning i min studio. Jag deltar i flera Internationella utställningar i stora akvarellsällskap i USA , deltar i så kallade Plein Air Events längs Amerikas östkust, detta är jurybedömda events där vi målar på inom ett specifikt geografiskt område och eventet avslutas med ett stort vernissage och utställning. Jag deltog också i Fabriano, Italien 2019 och representerade mitt moderland Sverige. Jag har haft glädjen att ställa ut mina alster bade hemma i Sverige och USA. Var god se listan i den engelska texten ovan.
Jag målar gärna " en plein air" friluftsmåleri där jag målar mina akvareller från start till slut utomhus. Detta är en ny utmaning som har lärt mig mycket och fört mitt måleri och teknik framåt. De bilder jag målar utomhus har en fräschör och energi som är svår att uppnå i ateljén. Något jag starkt kan rekommendera för alla och speciellt för den som känner att den ”kört fast”.
Jag målar med mycket vatten och jag försöker förmedla en känsla i stället för en exakt avbild.
Konstföreningar i Sverige och Norden är välkomna att höra av sig med förfrågan om kurser eller demonstrationer. Jag reser regelbundet till Sverige för besök.
Jag är medlem i Svenska Konstnärsförbundet och Nordiska Akvarellsällskapet, NAS.
