Lisa Paris


Lisa Redditt Paris, b1959, American, French Born

Lisa Redditt Paris was born in Nancy, France to Mississippi parents. Her family returned to Mississippi where she began her study of art at the age of 5 under the tutelage of her French-German instructor. After 13 years of art study in Greenwood, Mississippi, Lisa accepted an art scholarship from Mississippi University for Women. She continued her studies at the University of Mississippi where she received a B.S. degree with an emphasis on art and interior design. Lisa is married to Lee Paris, has 3 children, three granddaughters, and two grandsons. Her daughters, Rachel Paris Pritchett and Vivian Bardin Paris, both are artist and have participated together in several mother-daughter shows.

Lisa has had the opportunity to build upon her training and passion for art. Her paintings include her love of flowers, landscapes, objects d’art, impressionist and abstract design. They are a knowing reflection of the Creator of all beautiful things. Most recently she has been enjoying painting landscapes and still life’s.
Currently, Lisa has a private studio at home in Oxford, Mississippi. She has been a member of Oil Painters of America, the Mississippi State Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts, and a founding member of the Mississippi Oil Painter’s Association. Lisa has successfully enjoyed several one-woman shows.

Artist Statement:
I love to paint the beauty that surrounds us. I get inspiration from my personal relationship with my Creator. Our world is full of beautiful emotions, sights and illustrations that I attempt to capture on canvas. There is a great sense of joy that comes from putting down fresh paint and knowing that perhaps someday, long from now, that same brushstroke will inspire joy to another generation. To capture the essence of the still life or a landscape is to capture the true beauty that will last forever. “I love painting and consider it a privilege to be a lens that images are viewed and captured. I truly don’t remember a day in my life with out art. It is the very essence of who I am.”