Barbara
Flexner is a versatile painter who mostly works from mental images.
Capturing the impression of a landscape, seascape or still life is
what satisfies this artist. The use of color in layers and complex
compositions gives life to views of lakes, sea shores, marsh lands,
forests, mountains and still life.
The paintings are exuberant in their use of
bright color and saturated tone. Ms. Flexner applies paint with large
brushes and flexible palette knives. This is reflected in the
looseness of detail and delicacy of line.
Many of the subjects are imaginary sites, painted
from compound memories. They are meant to evoke a familiarity of
place while at the same time providing the viewer with the sensation
of having passed through what is being viewed.
Whether working with watercolor on paper or acrylic on canvas this
artist strives to create the impression
of “having been there.”