Artist statement
Nature holds many secrets, and my art explores the hidden depths and unfurled surprises that lie beneath, whether in completely abstract paintings or abstract flower art.
I paint the essence of flowers because I’m smitten with the plumes and clusters, delicate and spiky shapes, and the horticultural ice cream parlor of saturated colors that flowers offer us.
I’m not trying to reproduce the images that I see, but to say something visceral about the enigma and enchantment evoked by these natural elements.
Flowers symbolize a range of intense emotions, including joy, gratitude, and love. Each of my pieces explores yearning, striving and unfolding, the juxtaposition of strength and delicacy, mystery and magic.
In my abstract pieces, such as Finding the Light collection, I use luminous, transparent colors, playing with bold or delicate lines and shapes. Layer upon layer of acrylics and oil sticks, gouache, marker and pencil on canvas subtly reveal what lies beneath. I use big and small brushes, sponges, twigs from my garden, feathers, and my hands to express the dance of colors on canvas.
If my art can bring the viewer a moment of respite and joy, and a reminder to treasure the environment that nurtures us, then my love affair with paint and canvas has achieved my purpose.
Artist Bio
Lynda Goldman is an award-winning artist and best-selling author. With a degree in Fine Arts from Concordia University in Montreal, she has been a designer, college instructor, author of 27 bestselling textbooks, ghostwriter, book coach and publisher.
She recently won the People’s Choice Award in the Artists in Montreal Valentine’s Show.
She has sold her paintings across Canada and the US.
Art for a Cause is a driving force. Her hope is to offer a moment of joy and beauty to the world, and use a portion of her art sales to support women and children, and the environment. Click here to find out more: Art for a Cause
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Lynda Goldman
2216 Mediterranean Street, Montreal Quebec H4R 3B1, Canada
www.LyndaGoldmanFineArt.com, Lynda@LyndaGoldmanFineart.com
Solo and Group Exhibitions
A Night at the Museum Gala: Montreal, March 2023 group show
Yellow House Gallery: Montreal, solo art show in 2019, almost sold out
Women’s Art Society of Montreal: Several pieces exhibited in Kaleidoscope Juried Art Shop, April 2021
Studio 77: Montreal: several pieces exhibited and sold in 2021
Paula White Diamond Gallery: Ontario, two pieces in Big Ideas Show, December 2022
DeSerres art gallery: Montreal, solo exhibit, 2022
Gallea Art Gallery: ongoing, several pieces selected by committee as “best abstract” and “curator’s choice”
Coming soon: Solo exhibit in Allegorie Art Gallery, Montreal: June 21 - July 21, 2023
Awards
People’s Choice Award winner: Artists in Montreal Show, February 2023.
Press and Publications
Home in Canada: Online Decor Magazine, Featured artist in 2020
Artsy Shark Magazine: Online Art Magazine, Featured Artist, 2021