LISA
BERNSTEIN
“I look for the beauty and uniqueness in commonplace locations, and I work to draw out the extraordinary in ordinary settings.”
Yellow Flowers with Green Apple, 2022
9” x 12”, Oil on panel
$450, purchase here
Ladew Gardens Creek, 2024
14” x 11”, Oil on canvas
$550, purchase here
Amaryllis, 2024
9” x 12”, Oil on canvas
$450, purchase here
Three Girls, Atlanta, 2023
16” x 20”, Oil on canvas
$950, purchase here
Fledglings, 2023
12” x 12”, Oil on canvas
$500, purchase here
Ladew Topiary Gardens Bridge, 2023
12” x 12”, Oil on canvas
$500, purchase here
Childress Garden, 2024
6” x 6”, Oil on canvas
$SOLD
Daffodils and Citrus, 2024
11” x 14”, Oil on canvas
$550, purchase here
Katara with Plants, 2023
10” x 10” x .7”, Oil on canvas
$300, purchase here
Hardy, VA Garden, 2023
10” x 10” x 1.5”, Oil on canvas
$300, purchase here
Leafy Arbor Steps, 2024
9” x 12”, Oil on canvas
$SOLD
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FROM THE ARTIST
I look for the beauty and uniqueness in commonplace locations, and I work to draw out the extraordinary in ordinary settings. The paintings range from landscapes to cityscapes to an individual home or flower, from my own community in Northeast Washington, DC, or from visits to family and friends in other towns, cities, and regions. I have interpreted the natural elements through what I see, but also what I feel in response to these different scenes. By using my own palette of vibrant color and expressive texture, I both document and transform the changing seasons and landscapes that comprise a personal map of nature’s diversity.
ABOUT LISA BERNSTEIN
Lisa Bernstein is a Washington, DC-based artist who paints in oils and water colors. She is a member of the Capitol Hill Arts League and American Women Artists, and shows regularly at exhibitions and events in Washington, Maryland, and Virginia. Lisa has studied at L’Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris, France; Washington Studio School and Smithsonian Associates in Washington, DC; and The Art League in Alexandria, VA. She has taken workshops with artists Trisha Adams, Maggie Siner, Robert Liberace, and Ingrid Christensen. Her style is impressionistic, combining representational and abstract elements. Influences include painters such as French Impressionist Berthe Morisot, Dutch Post-Impressionist Vincent van Gogh, and German Expressionist Gabriele Münter. Contemporary influences include Carolyn Anderson, Yuriy Demiyanov, and Michele Usibelli. Lisa chooses subjects ranging from flowers and still life to figures, landscapes, and cityscapes to reflect, to interpret, and to document her community and the people, animals, and places loved by her friends and family. Lisa’s paintings have been exhibited at the Foundry Gallery, Hill Center, Capitol Hill Arts Workshop Gallery, and Frame of Mine Gallery in Washington, DC; Torpedo Factory Arts Center in Alexandria, VA; Art at the Mill, Millwood, VA; and at Duplex Diner as part of the Adams Morgan ADMO Art Walk organized by the DC Arts Center and the Adams Morgan Partnership Business Improvement District. Lisa also donated paintings for the “Imagine Hope” art project at the Center for Hope building in Baltimore, Maryland’s permanent exhibit of artwork for client families and children who have suffered trauma.