Lillian Winkler

I have two bodies of work. One as described below is abstract landscape, the other impressionist landscape, oil on canvas. They are both available on this site.

My paintings have a sense of stillness and have been described as dreamlike. The art evolves and becomes more complex with every new experience.

Abstract landscape description:
My inspiration comes about from the process. Several paintings in different stages of completion are worked on at the same time. I begin by letting paint flow on the canvas as rivulets of color drip freely forming suggestions of images. With these marks I envision landscapes and proceed to bring out whatever the canvas suggests: perhaps a pond, grove of trees or mountains.

Metallic pigments mixed with solvents are alternately layered with thin layers of oil paint, building up several layers per painting. This method gives the art a reflective glow. Texture and corrosive elements also result from this painting method and are intentional.

This method of painting is a result of experimentation with oil paints, solvents and metallic pigments that began in 1999. It is a culmination of having worked with different media like pastel, watercolor and colored pencil over the last 30 years. S...

University of Illinois, Chicago
Ray College of Design, Chicago
California Art Institute, Thousand Oaks, California

Exhibitions:
2019 Randy Higbee Gallery , Costa Mesa Ca December- January
2018 Verum Ultimum Gallery Portland, Oregon
December
2018 Verum Ultimum Gallery Portland, Oregon
June-August
BG Gallery Santa Monica May - June -Stripes 2018
2018 Verum Ultimum Gallery Portland, Oregon
April-May
2017 Randy Higbee Gallery Dec 2, 2017- Jan 2018
2017 Laguna Beach city hall October- November
2017 Verum Ultimum Gallery Portland, Oregon October- November
2017 Altadena Town & Country Club, Sept-Jan 2018
2017 Verum Ultimum Gallery Portland, Oregon
August12 -September10
2017 Old Mill Gallery California Art Club May-September
2017 Old Mill Gallery California Art Club Jan-May
2016 Randy Higbee Gallery Costa Mesa Ca
2015 Breckenridge Fine Art Center, Texas
2013 Joseph Wise Gallery
2012 Bistango Welles Fargo Cap Gallery Sylvia White Collectors Show Joseph Wise Gallery
2011 Welles Fargo Cap Gallery Joseph Wise Gallery
2010 Joseph Wise Gallery Santa Monica Book
2010-2002 Studio 2135 Laguna Beach, Ca
2009 Festival of the Arts 230 Forest St John’s Art Wall Santa Monica Joseph Wise Gallery
2008 Bistango Space on Spurgeon Santa Monica Studios...