MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: RONI LYNN DOPPELT From watercolors to world tours, Roni Lynn Doppelt loves painting, sculpting, and exhibiting her work. “It wasn’t until the end of my pregnancy that I felt I needed to be doing something, I was a little bored,” she said. “My husband encouraged me to paint, so I picked up watercolor paper and paints, just to pass the time. I framed two of the first paintings for our home, and to my surprise, the framer wanted to buy them—for $75 each. From there, I painted 15 more paintings.” Roni Lynn’s plan for those 15 paintings was to hang them in her home, but when an interior decorator viewed them, she wanted to buy them and purchased all 15. “That changed everything,” Roni Lynn added. “I still remember calling my husband from a phone booth in Delray Beach near Atlantic Avenue and Congress, exclaiming, ‘I sold them all’!”
From there, it all bloomed. Word spread quickly, and Roni Lynn received multiple commissions from people in country clubs and private homes for her artwork. She began to experiment with different mediums—painting on glass bottles, which later sold in the Boca Raton Museum gift shop, and sculpting, using alabaster, marble and bronze.
“I even traveled to Italy to sculpt in Carrera studios and Tuscany,” she added.
Currently, she explained she no longer uses brushes, rather pours paint to let it flow naturally onto the canvas, stating the result looks vibrant and alive. Surreal is the word she uses to describe her art journey. From Miami to New York, to Las Vegas to Paris, Venice, Monaco, Greece, Dubai, London, and Milan, Roni Lynn has exhibited her paintings around the globe. She added that art has woven itself into every corner of her life—from unexpected opportunities at Bloomingdale’s to exhibiting at the Palm Beach Airport, where her piece Blue Royale has been displayed since May. “I even painted on sneakers for a Hamptons trunk show, which turned into hundreds of custom pairs. I’ve created wearable art—pocket squares, ties, handbags—and I pour love into every piece. My work is a reflection of where I’ve been—every phase of the last 41 years. It’s hard to pick a favorite; each piece holds its own story,” she said. Roni Lynn shared “my artwork is all about what I love most. Love of family and friends, love of life itself, appreciation of beauty, and love of color are all important to me, and that is the reason they are always prevalent in my artwork.” Her husband shared, “I am so proud of my wife for what she has accomplished with her art! Roni Lynn has a gift the way she turns vivid colors and shapes into emotions. For me it’s such a treat to see her at work creating something so beautiful!”
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