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Lesley Friedmann, an artist whose works blend natural landscapes, spirituality, and activism, presents a unique artistic journey. Deeply influenced by the Pacific Northwest and underwater worlds, her art celebrates Jewish spirituality and societal protest.
Friedmann's floral landscapes pay homage to the Pacific Northwest's diverse ecosystems, with vivid colors and dynamic textures highlighting the region's beauty. Her snorkeling expeditions have inspired a series of marine and lake paintings, rich in movement and vibrant hues, showcasing aquatic life's serene beauty. Her work also explores Jewish spirituality, drawing from biblical and mystical texts, infusing her paintings with spiritual meanings and imagery for introspection. Moreover, Friedmann uses her art for activism, addressing social and political issues, and advocating for change through compelling, thought-provoking pieces.
Lesley's paintings, rich in surface texture and bursting with life and color, blend nature's beauty with spiritual insights and a call for social justice. Starting February 2024, Friedmann's original floral paintings will be exhibited at the Butchart Gardens, offering a unique experience of natural beauty in a horticultural art setting.
Friedmann's floral landscapes pay homage to the Pacific Northwest's diverse ecosystems, with vivid colors and dynamic textures highlighting the region's beauty. Her snorkeling expeditions have inspired a series of marine and lake paintings, rich in movement and vibrant hues, showcasing aquatic life's serene beauty. Her work also explores Jewish spirituality, drawing from biblical and mystical texts, infusing her paintings with spiritual meanings and imagery for introspection. Moreover, Friedmann uses her art for activism, addressing social and political issues, and advocating for change through compelling, thought-provoking pieces.
Lesley's paintings, rich in surface texture and bursting with life and color, blend nature's beauty with spiritual insights and a call for social justice. Starting February 2024, Friedmann's original floral paintings will be exhibited at the Butchart Gardens, offering a unique experience of natural beauty in a horticultural art setting.
Landscape Collection
Lesley Friedmann's Landscape Collection is a captivating series of acrylic paintings on birchwood panels, deeply inspired by her profound love for nature in its many forms. This collection prominently features the majestic landscapes of the Pacific Northwest, from its sweeping vistas to the intricate details of native plants, trees, and wildflowers. Additionally, Lesley's personal connection to nature is vividly portrayed through her depictions of the vibrant scenes from her own vegetable and flower garden, flourishing each spring and summer.
Lesley's artistic approach is marked by a keen eye for the colors, shapes, and rhythms present in the natural world, which she translates into bold, dynamic, and vibrant compositions which fuse together Impressionism and Modern American art forms. Her works are not just visual representations but are imbued with a sense of movement and life, reflecting the ever-changing beauty of the landscapes she encounters.
For those interested in owning a piece of this exquisite collection, Lesley's recent original landscape paintings will be available for purchase at Butchart Gardens beginning in February 2024. Following the sale of the originals, art enthusiasts will have the opportunity to acquire prints of these stunning works through Fine Art America, allowing a wider audience to experience the beauty and emotion captured in Lesley Friedmann's Landscape Collection.
Lesley's artistic approach is marked by a keen eye for the colors, shapes, and rhythms present in the natural world, which she translates into bold, dynamic, and vibrant compositions which fuse together Impressionism and Modern American art forms. Her works are not just visual representations but are imbued with a sense of movement and life, reflecting the ever-changing beauty of the landscapes she encounters.
For those interested in owning a piece of this exquisite collection, Lesley's recent original landscape paintings will be available for purchase at Butchart Gardens beginning in February 2024. Following the sale of the originals, art enthusiasts will have the opportunity to acquire prints of these stunning works through Fine Art America, allowing a wider audience to experience the beauty and emotion captured in Lesley Friedmann's Landscape Collection.
Marine & Fresh Water Aquatic Collection
Spiritual & Political Activism Collection
Lesley Friedmann's Spiritual and Political Activism Collection is a collection of Jewish inspired art that is deeply rooted within Torah, Midrash and Kabbalah. The elaborate and picturesque Jewish ancestral narratives and land dating back to her forefathers and foremothers in Biblical times ignite Lesley Friedmann's passionate imagination and fuel her creativity.
12 Tribes of Israel Collection
The 12 Tribes Collection is composed of twelve luminous landscape acrylic paintings, each depicting the portion of the Land of Israel that was allotted to each of the twelve sons of Jacob: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Joseph, and Benjamin. Inspired by the biblical verses that describe the names given to of each of the 12 sons of Jacob, each painting expresses an essential quality that is embodied by that tribe and then translated into a metaphoric landscape.