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Charlotte Mann Lee

Design / Digital, Drawing, Painting, Visual / Media

Where I have difficulty connecting with others as an introvert, painting gives me an avenue to express myself and share my inward thoughts and feelings with others. Specifically, watercolor, with its transparency and fluidity, helps me communicate emotions and spirituality in my portraits and landscapes. A versatile painting process, ranging from expressive splatters to methodical strokes, allows me to address human experiences and share my journey of faith in Christ amidst varied emotions and the highs and lows of daily life.

About the Artist

Charlotte Mann Lee (b. 1996, Columbia, MD) is an artist resident at Long Reach Studios in Columbia and was the first Emerging Artist Resident at the Howard County Center for the Arts, from 2019-2020. Charlotte creates portraits and landscapes in watercolor and acrylic. Her paintings consist of an expressive process that communicates feeling and emotion and reflects her personal experiences, Christian faith and spiritual journey. She has exhibited in various shows locally since 2018, including "Courage in Many Shapes and Forms" (2023) and "Blossoms of Hope" (2023) at the Columbia Art Center.  

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The Hebrew text comes from my meditations on the Psalms. As the Psalmist wrote, “Your word, O LORD, is eternal; it stands firm in the heavens…If your law had not been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction. I will never forget your precepts, for by them you have preserved my life” (Psalm 119:89;92,93). In my struggle with joblessness and disappointment, His Word stands firm. The text, though crisp and bright, still carries the weathered texture of the raging water, because God doesn’t just leave us and force us to bear the hardships alone, He literally stands with us in the midst of the storm and bears our burdens and scars, upholding and sustaining us through it all. The text reads like a prayer: 1.) “Hope in God (Psalm 42:11), 2.) “My Strength and Song” (Psalm 118:14), 3.) “My Rock” (Psalm 62:6) and “Refuge” (Psalm 46:1), 4.) “My Fortress” (Psalm 91:2); 5.) “And my Salvation” (Psalm 62:6); 6.) “In You (Psalm 31:1) I will not be shaken” (Psalm 62:6). It is also a testimony—my strength in these hardships was not found in myself or my own abilities, but in God alone.
A painting of Dark Hollow Falls in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia.
A scene of Provo Falls, Utah in the Uintah mountains
A painting of a view from the top of Bald Mountain in the Uintah mountains in Northeastern Utah.
Painting 3 of 12 in my Desert Series, reflecting my spiritual journey of walking with God through the “deserts” of life.
Painting 7 of 12 in my Desert Series, reflecting my spiritual journey of walking with God through the “deserts” of life.