Ariane Luckey is an artist who divides her time between Litchfield County, Connecticut and Lexington, Virginia, painting in oils and occasionally pastels. Her contemporary landscape paintings can be described as a quiet contemplation of nature and whenever possible, Ariane begins a work en plein air where she finds a direct and spontaneous response to the moment.
Works by Ariane Luckey
Burning Off, Island Fog, 20 x 16in - $1,800
Foxgloves, 10 x 10in - $550
Gentle Lessons, 18 x 14in - $1,400
Wadsworth Cove, 11 x 14in - $800
Straight on 'til Morning, 14 x 18in - $1,800
Land's End, 14 x 18in - $1,400
Fading Light, Manana, 10 x 20in - $1,200
Island Inn #1, 12 x 12in - $650
End of Day, Manana, 8 x 10in - $500
Interior II, 12 x 12in - $650
Awakening, 18 x 24in - $2,100
A Child's Armada, 16 x 12in - $1,000
Summer Island II, 12 x 12in - $650
Blue Ridge Spring, 16 x 20in - $1,700
• October Trees - SOLD
• Zinnias on Blue Moroccan Table - SOLD
• Island Inn #4 - SOLD
• Two Chimneys - SOLD
• Night Walk - SOLD
• White Barn, Carmel Hill - SOLD
• Early Morning in the Village - SOLD
• From the Lighthouse - SOLD
• Ikat - SOLD
• Castine, Early Morning - SOLD
• Snowy Trees - SOLD
• Meadow Meditation - SOLD
• Golden Hour - SOLD
• Regatta - SOLD
• Outermost House - SOLD
• Foundling II - SOLD
• Summer Island I - SOLD
• Foundling I - SOLD
• After the Wedding III - SOLD
• Nightswimming II - SOLD
• After the Wedding - SOLD
• Hope - SOLD
• When I Was Six - SOLD
• Between the Sky - SOLD
Get to Know Ariane Luckey
How do you typically describe your landscape paintings?
My landscape paintings are about a sense of place but not about creating an image to represent the place. They are an impression. Blurred, as if in motion. Passing by.
What does your process look like?
My process usually starts with a quick charcoal thumbnail sketch, loose and legible (probably only to me). If possible, I like to paint a preliminary study on location with a direct and spontaneous response to the moment.
My color studies, on panel and recently, on paper, come next. I work quickly and often in series. Back in the studio, it is all about staying Ioose and holding onto the initial inspiration, losing edges (and then finding some of them again).
Ariane’s Studio Tour
Read through Ariane Luckey’s artist Q&A to discover more about her work and browse photos of her Litchfield Hills studio in Connecticut.
Ariane’s Island Light Collection
Browse Ariane’s collection of eight paintings inspired by the storied of Monhegan, ten miles off the coast of Maine.