Lyudmila Tomova Clark (Lucy) is an internationally acclaimed impressionist painter working in oil and watercolor. She is known for her strong use of color, expressive brushwork, and ability to capture light and atmosphere in landscapes, figures, and urban scenes. Based in Cary, North Carolina, she paints extensively on location across the United States and abroad.

In the past two years, her work has earned more than 55 awards in national and international exhibitions, including 23 First-Place honors, multiple Best in Show awards, and major juried prizes.

Recent highlights include Grand Prize at the 2026 Plein Air Easton, Lighthouse Plein Air Festival, and Gloucester Plein Air Invitational; First Place at the 2026 Door County Plein Air Festival; Grand Prize at the 2025 Bluff Strokes Plein Air; and the President’s Award from Oil Painters of America. Her painting Stormbound received 2nd Place in the Plein Air category at the International ARC Salon, along with the PleinAir Magazine Award, and was exhibited at Sotheby’s in New York City.

Originally from Sofia, Bulgaria, Lyudmila moved to the United States in 1990 and built her career in New York City as a painter and illustrator. She holds a BFA in Illustration with highest honors from the Fashion Institute of Technology and studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Sofia.

She is a Signature Member of the National Oil and Acrylic Painters’ Society (NOAPS), Laguna Plein Air Painters Association (LPAPA), and several watercolor societies. Her work has been featured in Modern Impressionist Magazine, PleinAir Magazine, Southwest Art, International Artist, The Art of Watercolour, and the Splash series. In 2026, she served on the faculty of the Plein Air Convention Expo. She teaches workshops across the U.S. and internationally, sharing her approach to expressive, design-driven painting.

Artist Statement:
I paint the world as I experience it—through light, color, atmosphere, and movement. Whether working en plein air or in the studio, I strive to capture the energy and emotion of a moment with expressive brushwork and a strong sense of place.