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Biography:

Studied at Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY.   The New York School of Interior Design, NYC.  International Center for Photography, NYC.  The Studio, Englewood, NJ.   Old Church Cultural Center, Demarest, NJ. Art Students League, NYC.and Vytlacil.  My work is in private collections in the USA as well as the Swatch Group, Switzerland, Loretta Swit, Robert and June Berliner, Dr. Norman and Dr. David Orentreich, Dr. Henry Fishman. Nicholas Hayek Sr. etc.

Exhibitions:

October, 2002.  “Ridgefield Guild of Artists 25^th Annual Juried Art Show”, Ridgefield, Connecticut.   Juried by William Zimmer, art reviewer New York Times.

March 30th thru April 19th, 2003.  Award of Excellence Invitational exhibition at Ridgefield Guild of Artists, Ridgefield, Connecticut.

March 11 thru Apr 8^th, 2004.  15^th Annual Juried NJ Small Works Show, Old Church Cultural Center, Demarest, NJ

May 2004 thru April, 2005.   Satellite Gallery Program juried exhibition of two paintings at Ridgefield Parks and Recreation Center, Ridgefield, Connecticut.

July 1, thru July 31, 2004  First Annual Juried exhibition.  Helen Hayes Hospital West Haverstraw, NY,  Judges Andrew Lukach and Max Horbund of the Art Students League, NYC

September 12, 2004.  Edgewater Arts & Music Festival juried show, Edgewater, NJ

Oct 5 thru Nov 26, 2004 Ridgefield Guild of Artists 27^th Annual Juried Show Juried by Robert Cottingham

Belskie Museum, Closter, NJ   Dec 4th thru Dec 26^th 2004, Group Show. “A Taste of Fine Art “

January 31 thru February 8^th 2005 Art Students League Group Show

April 17^th thru May 15^th 2005, Ridgefield Guild of Artists presents Art in the Garden.

June, 2005 Tenafly Nature Center First Prize Oil Painting

September, 11, 2005 Edgewood Arts Festival,

November thru December, 2005 Invitational Group Show, Belskie Museum, Closter Holiday

February 12, thru March 11, 2006, Haworth Library Solo Show, Haworth, NJ

March 2, thru March 30, 2006 Tenafly Library Group Show Tenafly Fine Artist Tenafly, NJ

March 1 thru April 1, 2006, The Art Center Of Northern New Jersey, Group Show “Influenced by Andrew Lukach.  New Milford, NJ

September, 2006 Juried into Matters of Great Importance Hopper House, Nyack, NJ

November 1 thru 30, 2006 Finkelstein Memorial Library,

December 1, 2, 3, 2006/2007 Mentoring in Tenafly Gala and Exhibition

March 5, thru 28^th 2007 N,A.W.A. new Members Exhibition

April to May  16th 2008, Annual Juried  NJ Small Works Show, Old Church Cultural Center

November, 2008,   WLE Conference at the Sheraton Hotel and Towers, NYC

May, 2009 Annual Juried NJ Small Works Show, Old Church Cultural Center

May, 2009 N.A.W. A.Group Member Show at Salmagundi, NYC

September, 2009 Photography of the Hudson River from Bergen County, Hackensack, NJ

June, 2010 N.A.W.A. Group Member Show at National Art Gallery at Gramercy Park, NYC

Awards:

Hopper House Art Center, Honorable Mention. Ellen Keiter, juror.

Ridgefield Guild of Artists, Award of Excellence.   William Zimmer, juror.

Norwood Artists Helen Hayes Hospital, Second Place.  A Lukach and M Horbund, jurors.

Edgewater Arts Festival, Best in Show. 2004

Tenafly Nature Center, First Prize Oil Painting

Edgewood Arts Festival, Best in Show.  2005

Hopper House juried Small Works Show September 2006

Memberships and Organizations:

Tenafly Presents Chairperson 2005, 2006, 2007,2008, 2009

Tenafly Fine Artists Committee Chairperson 2005, 2006, 2007,2008, 2009

Invited into NAWA 2006 to the present

Arts Grant Coordinator-Director Tenafly, New Jersey 2006, 2007, Mentoring Art Students in Tenafly

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On August 28,   caused by a human being with maybe  a low  level of intelligence , the inability to  care or the lack of critical thinking or maybe just not giving a damn  my cat Charles was  put in a compromising position and became  injured.  This was something that never  ever should  have happened.  He began to limp on his back paw.  Then  his limp turned into the  dragging of all four paws.   He could not eat by himself,  nor  drink,  or have control of his bodily functions, although he tried valiantly to do all of these ordinary everyday motions.   I tried everything to make him comfortable  fed him, cleaned him and massaged his weakening limbs, thinking all the time that he would heal and the limp which would allow him to be mobile would get all better.  My hope all along would be that maybe things would turn around and he would be his wonderful exuberant fierce  self.   For almost four weeks of this harrowing situation watching him weaken until he finally  passed away.

My heart broke and I became grief stricken. To keep my sanity during this period of time.  I went back to painting.  Something I did professionally as well as turning to during earlier tough times in my life.  Because of financial difficulties I had fallen into a period of time where I could not write or paint, but I began to paint flowers while staying close to my Charles between massages, stroking, making sure he ate and drank water as well as range of motion   exercises.  On September 23 at ten to two in the afternoon with my daughter Nicole at my side we watch Charles begin the end of  a hard tough battle.  It was obvious during the end that he did not want to leave me, even with his strong desire to live, Charles died.   I once again turned to painting and instead of flowers I began a series of painting of my Charles.  At this time I have twenty nine  different portraits of him and am in the process of  a twenty by thirty  canvas of Charles  sitting upright.

He was the most kind , generous , caring cat I have ever met.  He loved me and watched over me.  I believed that he was human and I will believe that for the rest of my life.  I will also miss him for the rest of my life.  Rest in Peace my Charles.  At some time in the future I  will be with you, my mother, and my husband Eli in heaven. Rest in peace to all of you.  Lynne

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After a too long hiatus I am working on many projects.  Most of them are small works of farm scenes or collage.  I was juried into  a small works show in Demarest,  New Jersey at the  Art School at Old Church this May 2009.  It was a collage about ixvh24dr76 women issues.    I will try and get the winning collage up on the web site tomorrow.

I have also been busy photographing the Hudson River in Bergen County.  Photography is one of my passions and any chance I get to use my camera and create photographs I will.   As most people know the Hudson River is celebrating it’s 400th anniversary.  Many art exhibitions will be going on this year.  One of them will be a wonderful photographic juried exhibition  sponsored by the Bergen County Division of Cultural  Historic Affairs.

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I am busy with a new technique for landscapes.  I did eleven of them for a small works show.    As soon as I am satisfied  (does an artist ever feel satisfied with his/her work?) I will photograph them and then post.   Lynne

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Dr. Virginio Fabbri Butera has chosen my work, Dilemma  a collage mixed/media piece in to the 20th annual juried New Jersey Small Works Show at the Art School at Old Church Gallery in Demarest, NJ from June 19 to July 17 2009.  There is a reception on Saturday June 20 from 2 to 4.  The gallery hours are Monday thru Friday from 9 to 5 and Saturday from 9:30 to 12 noon.

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I decided to become an artist at an early age when my mother found herself with out a baby sitter and I accompanied her  to her art class.  I took to it immediately and have painted ever since.  Instinctively I knew  there was something special about the interaction between a brush, oil paint and a canvas. I have remained in the state of creativity ever since.

My later education continued at Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY, The New School of Interior Design, NYC, The International Center of Photography, NYC, The Studio, Englewood, NJ, Old Church Cultural Center, Demarest, NJ, Art Students League, NYC, and Vytlacil Campus, Sparkill.

My work is in private collections in the USA as well as the Swatch Group, Switzerland, Loretta Swit, Robert and June Berliner, Dr. Norman and David Orentreich, NYC,  Dr, Henry Fishman Washington DC and Nicholas Hayek Sr, Switzerland.

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