Happy To Be Here

Original Artwork by Lori Weisbart-Polson

Lori infuses thick, juicy, layered paint, energetic, sensual brush strokes, striking color combinations and graphic cropping in all of her work. Texture and the way paint and line land on a surface are important. Paintings must come out for her, almost like a sneeze.

Some of her figurative and portraiture work reflect the “Instagram Generation,” highlighting social media as a fixture in young adult life. Select pieces depict the new self-assured image of women and men and the next generation of empowerment. Lori may even poke fun at self-absorbed posts and question the positives and dangers of social media especially for woman and teens. Are these posts a reflection of low self-esteem or confidence or a mixture of both?

Her landscape and still life paintings evoke strong emotion. Not only are national parks stunning, but so are dirty dishes in a sink. Lori hopes when the viewer walks away from seeing her paintings, they feel something, anything. Perhaps they will want to create themselves.

Lori is an award-winning artist whose work was selected by a Guggenheim Museum curator for a juried exhibit. Weisbart-Polson began painting and studying art at a young age. In her twenties she attended classes at the Art Students League in New York City and traveled through Southern France on painting workshops. Her artwork is in private collections and galleries across the country. Lori has a BA in Communications from The American University and an Associate Degree in Advertising Design from Fashion Institute of Technology. Her true love is painting and drawing. In addition to enjoying fine art, Lori has been representing preeminent portrait painters for over twenty years. She has been featured in the Hamptons NY Gallery Guide The Sag Harbor Express, 201 Magazine and FIT’s Hue Magazine. Her artwork can be seen at www.LoriWeisbartArt.com.

SHOWING: Sept 1-Sept 30

ARTIST RECEPTION: Sept 16