Lynn Goldstein

Background

Lynn Goldstein has exhibited widely, winning awards, in nationally juried exhibitions, and her work is enjoyed in private and public collections throughout the US and Europe, including the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, the Schar Cancer Institute, and the United States Department of State. One of her paintings was selected for the collection in the Jean-Haffen Museum in Dinan, France. Lynn was one of fifteen American artists selected to participate in the Caravan international art project which took place at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC and the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in NYC. Her installation work was exhibited twice at the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C.

Lynn is a signature member of the Pastel Society of America and Maryland Pastel Society where she serves as a juror for potential signature members. Lynn is also a juried member of the Washington Society of Landscape Painters, and of the Torpedo Factory Art Center.

Lynn has taught workshops in the mid-Atlantic region, France, and Italy. She plans to teach in Cascais, Portugal in 2022. She has also taught classes at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, where she volunteered her time as a docent for over two decades.

Philosophy

At one time, I was focused on capturing a sense of place in my landscape paintings, I now find myself more interested in the painting process and the feelings that bubble to the surface while I am working. This change in emphasis is a result itself of my fascination with distressed frescoes in Italy, peeling paint on walls of buildings, and the textures that are found in the natural environment. Growing up surrounded by mountains informs the choices I make in my art. Even when I am intending to create an abstract painting, landscape aspects creep in. My most recent series, entitled Surface Tension, includes elements of mountains, trees, and reflected water in a decidedly abstract way. My color choices are entirely intuitive, and I use tools that are not intended for art-making purposes. Trowels, silicon bowl scrapers, sandpaper, and chisels are some of the tools that I use to make the marks that contribute to the appearance of my finished art. By using these implements, I am able to emulate the textures that move me the most. There is magic in having less control of the final results.