Lois Griffel studied painting and portraiture at the Art Students League in NYC with Ray Kinstler, Harvey Dinnerstein, and others.  She moved to Provincetown spending 10 summers painting portraits while studying with Henry Hensche, a renowned Impressionist artist and director of the Cape Cod School of Art. 

At Hensche’s retirement, she became the third director of the school until 2005.

Lois developed lessons on the color theory which were included in her book, Painting the Impressionist Landscape.  Published by Watson-Guptill Publications in 1994. It is in its third printing and was translated into Chinese. She finished her second book IN 2008, Painting Impressionist Color and has produced three teaching DVD’s.

She has been featured in The Artist’s Magazine, The Boston Globe, American Art Review and the New York Times and was a cover artist twice for American Artist Magazine. 

Her paintings have won awards throughout the United States. She received a Citizenship Award signed by President Clinton for her participation in the American Art in Embassy Program.  Lois teaches throughout the United States and Europe and has had many one-person exhibitions throughout New England. She has been included in many invitational exhibitions and painting events in New York, Chicago, Washington DC, Carmel, Sedona, and Hawaii. 

Lois moved to Arizona many years ago. She adores the landscape, the light, and the people. And best of all, she can now easily travel to teach at Dillmans. 

Her mission is to share her love of light and color with her students and painting enthusiasts. 

“ The thrill and challenge of standing before nature with all of  her variety and beauty, is a humbling reminder that I must ever be a student . Each painting can bring new answers to understanding light, revealing more of nature’s secrets. To be able to share this awe and elation in my work is my greatest pleasure. Lois Griffel