; Primary Web Site ; I will be adding content to this site over the months.  If you would like to view more of my work now, you can visit:  www.LyndaLehmann.com.  My 25-page gallery features ABSTRACT PAINTINGS and DIGITAL ART, followed by REALISTIC PHOTOGRAPHY, including nature close-ups, landscapes, crystals, antiques and oddities, flowers, machines and more, as well as shots of BUSSANA VECCHIA Artist's Colony in Italy.  Look for my "Urban Wallpaper" series and my "Abstract Impressionism" pieces, or browse close-ups of colorful crystals.  My short articles, including "Art and Power" and "Art and Beauty," are available at Creativity Portal:  http://www.creativity-portal.com/articles/lynda-lehmann/ ; Chris Dunmire, publisher of Creativity Portal, says this about my work: "I personally have been so moved by the depth of Lynda's writings that I would encourage anyone who is seeking a more spiritual perspective on art and creativity to read them. She truly has a wonderful way of expressing her artistic nature not only through her paintings, but as well, through her words."  ; Artist Statement ; Everything around me has always seemed more real, more powerful, more actual, when viewed through the lens of a camera. Some of my shots lean towards abstraction, but most are realistic and celebrate the beauty of the natural world as it is. On the other hand, my paintings are abstract. I'm drawn to the ambiguous and open-ended subject, more than to the recognizable and time-bound. To me, it's more fun to see "what isn't" than to see "what is." I can see what is, every day of my life, and the camera captures it very well. The fun of making abstract art is that it engages the imagination. It's a visual syntax with its own imperatives. I enjoy contemplating where my eye enters a piece, how it moves through the composition, experiencing the structure and nuances as one would savor a sentence that is poetically wrought. Although I admire the realistic works of many painters, I love the freedom and musicality I find in doing abstract work. ; Background ; I studied Art Education at Penn State University and received a BFA from Hofstra, and have taken courses in advertising art at Farmingdale College and textile design at the School of Visual Arts. I worked as a commercial artist before studying painting at the Art League of Long Island. I have enjoyed writing four middle-grade and YA mainstream novels with Gaia and feminist themes, as well as numerous short stories in a sociological science fiction genre. A full list of my past juried and solo shows is available upon request. ;   [Biography - Lynda Lehmann - 4Ko]

Even as a child, I reveled in the wonders of nature. As an adult, I realize that my love of beauty has inspired my life. I celebrate the 'ubiquitous beauties of the world' in my art. Much of my photography is realistic, while most of my painting is abstract. I am drawn to abstract subjects conveying ambiguity and mystery, more than to recognizable scenes. I savor the freedom and musicality of abstract work. And to me, it's more fun to see 'what isn't' than to see 'what is.' I can see what is, every day of my life, and the camera captures it well. Art is a visual syntax with its own imperatives. I enjoy contemplating where my eye enters a piece, how it moves through the composition, experiencing the structure and nuances as one would savor a sentence that is poetically wrought. For me, the activity of creating art is an affirmation of life, a consciously nurtured jubilation in the miracle of form at all levels of the universe. The experience of "the grand mystery" delivers a feeling of elation based on the complex web of interrelationships on our planet. Pure joy. Being involved in creative process has helped me to say "yes" to life. As a human being, I feel all the ageless and timeless doubts of the human condition. I feel doubts about the course of human events, the paths of governments and nations. I feel doubts about religion and doubts about Western medicine. Doubts about the nature of just about everything, including and not least, my own creativity. But there's one thing I know for certain: doing art lifts me above doubt and despair and gives me indescribable joy. In my own creativity and in other's works, as well, I feel I see glimpses of something wonderful: it's what I like to think of as "the infinite potential of the universe." It manifests in little ways, in all of us! Especially when we create.... So regardless of the course my artistic journey may take, and regardless of whether my body of work will be judged to have some intrinsic meaning for one or more people, or perhaps none beyond my own subjectivity, I am deeply moved by and grateful for the experience of making art! If you want to read more of my thoughts on the creative process, you can go to my "Words, Not Pictures" page at www.lyndalehmann.com . My short articles, including "Art and Power" and "Art and Beauty," are available at Creativity Portal and on my Absolute Arts Blog. The links are on at the bottom of my page. Here's what Chris Dunmire, publisher of Creativity Portal, has to say about my art and writing: "I personally have been so moved by the depth of Lynda's writings that I would encourage anyone who is seeking a more spiritual perspective on art and creativity to read them. She truly has a wonderful way of expressing her artistic nature not only through her paintings, but as well, through her words." [Biography - Lynda Lehmann - 4Ko]