Fine Art
LYNNE FRIEDMAN
Painter
Lynne was a 2016 Feature Artist in Sanctuary.
Since that time, she has discovered watercolor and has a new series of work and a new website.
Since that time, she has discovered watercolor and has a new series of work and a new website.
Sunflower Season II
Watercolor - 18" h X 12" w © Lynne Friedman |
Celebration I
Watercolor - 12" h X 9" w © Lynne Friedman |
You've been working in watercolor more recently. What do you appreciate about this medium?
A friend gave me a packet of small watercolor paper from the Royal Academy in London this past Summer. The virus had struck, and I needed a simple non-oil based medium to use in my living space, so I started with fruits and vegetables. I like the fluidity of watercolor, the spontaneity it affords and the varied techniques possible.
A friend gave me a packet of small watercolor paper from the Royal Academy in London this past Summer. The virus had struck, and I needed a simple non-oil based medium to use in my living space, so I started with fruits and vegetables. I like the fluidity of watercolor, the spontaneity it affords and the varied techniques possible.
December: Celebration
Watercolor - 19" h X 12.5" w © Lynne Friedman |
June: Lemons
Watercolor - 17" h X 13" w © Lynne Friedman |
Since working in watercolor, has your subject matter changed? Any new inspirations?
I find inspiration in the indomitable cycles of the natural world in general. The impulse that transforms experience and idea into visual form is the acknowledgement of transience and the possibility of renewal.
Using watercolor, I became fully engaged with flowers this winter - all kinds, such as bulbs growing slowly and at different paces, four different kinds of amaryllises, daffodils, etc. They all engaged my attention.
I looked at the late oils of Manet, which are so beautiful, and the watercolor flowers of Duffy. I have always loved the Sargent watercolors. In the deep winter, I got married and received a number of bouquets which then began an exploration into multiple flowers.
I find inspiration in the indomitable cycles of the natural world in general. The impulse that transforms experience and idea into visual form is the acknowledgement of transience and the possibility of renewal.
Using watercolor, I became fully engaged with flowers this winter - all kinds, such as bulbs growing slowly and at different paces, four different kinds of amaryllises, daffodils, etc. They all engaged my attention.
I looked at the late oils of Manet, which are so beautiful, and the watercolor flowers of Duffy. I have always loved the Sargent watercolors. In the deep winter, I got married and received a number of bouquets which then began an exploration into multiple flowers.
Italian Plate
Watercolor - 19" h X 13" w © Lynne Friedman |
High Falls Afternoon (Plein Air)
Watercolor - 12" h X 9" w © Lynne Friedman |
Ides of March
Watercolor & Collage - 19" h X 12" w © Lynne Friedman |
February: White Lilies
Watercolor - 12.75" h X 9.5" w © Lynne Friedman |
Did your art help you through the worst of the pandemic?
Yes. Artists spend a lot of time alone, and I am used to working in my studio. The virus led me to not be distracted with social engagements and events. I also had the time to work outdoors (plein air) at varied sites near my home which provided quiet and social distance.
When you were doing a lot of work in oil, you painted images from places you traveled. Any plans to revisit this subject matter?
I would love to travel abroad again, but it is not the time just yet, as much as I would like to. I had a painting trip to southern France planned which, of course, I cancelled. I do plan a trip to Cape Cod for a week of painting the sea, skies and land this summer.
Yes. Artists spend a lot of time alone, and I am used to working in my studio. The virus led me to not be distracted with social engagements and events. I also had the time to work outdoors (plein air) at varied sites near my home which provided quiet and social distance.
When you were doing a lot of work in oil, you painted images from places you traveled. Any plans to revisit this subject matter?
I would love to travel abroad again, but it is not the time just yet, as much as I would like to. I had a painting trip to southern France planned which, of course, I cancelled. I do plan a trip to Cape Cod for a week of painting the sea, skies and land this summer.
Amaryllis Blooming
Watercolor - 20" h X 8" w © Lynne Friedman |
A New York native, living in the mid Hudson Valley, Lynne Friedman's work has been shown in solo exhibitions at the Booth Western Art Museum (Georgia), the James McNeil Whistler Museum, the Galleria Nacional Museum in Costa Rica, and eight solo shows in New York City at Noho Gallery and the Prince Street Gallery in the Chelsea District. Her work was featured at a juried show at the Albany Institute of Art & History and was selected by the U.S. Department of State Art-In-Embassies Program for the US Embassy in Djibouti, E. Africa and Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Lynne’s work is in many corporate and private collections including Pfizer, McGraw Hill, IBM, Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, Pace University, Ritz Carlton Hotels and Metropolitan National Bank. She has received seven artist residency grants to work in Spain, Costa Rica, Ireland, Southern France and New Mexico. Lynne received a B.A. and M.F.A. in art from Queens College, an Ed.D. from Columbia University and studied at the New York Studio School. Previously a college art teacher, she now makes art fulltime from her studio. |
Lynne in her Studio
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Three Pears
Watercolor - 5" h X 7" w © Lynne Friedman |
EXHIBITIONS:
Group “Women on the Edge of Time” April 2021 NY Society of Women Artists Taller Boricua, NYC Solo Lynne Friedman September 11-26, 2021 Wired Gallery High Falls, NY |
