Lisa Kimberly Glickman
Lisa Kimberly Glickman holds a BFA from Rhode Island School of Design and a Diploma of Education and Master of Education (in the arts) from McGill University. As a working artist, she has exhibited publicly since 1984. Her work is held in private collections in the United States, Canada and Europe.
Lisa Kimberly Glickman’s artistic projects focus on the natural world. She combines her intuition, research and creativity. She uses paint as a base but combines it with other media such as wood, foil or embroidery. She merges traditional craft and modern materials to explore the relationship between nature and the human experience, between her personal reality and her utopian vision of beauty. Sustainability and the fragility and impermanence of our ecosystem is her great preoccupation and the driving force behind her artwork.
She intends to bring attention to the birds, plants, animals, forest trails and streams being obliterated in the name of progress and development. Her time spent walking and riding her horse through trails, taking photographs and observing nature up close provide the backbone of her artistic process.
ARTIST’S STATEMENT
Nature is my muse and a driving force in my life. My art takes its cues from nature. I take photos and sketch so that I can use these references later on in the studio. I like to create a silent dialogue between my art and the viewer that educates, excites and informs. I hope my art speaks for nature in a way that gives it a voice. Doing what I can do to protect the natural environment is a moral obligation and imperative for me.
Lisa Kimberly Glickman holds a BFA from Rhode Island School of Design and a Diploma of Education and Master of Education (in the arts) from McGill University. As a working artist, she has exhibited publicly since 1984. Her work is held in private collections in the United States, Canada and Europe.
Lisa Kimberly Glickman’s artistic projects focus on the natural world. She combines her intuition, research and creativity. She uses paint as a base but combines it with other media such as wood, foil or embroidery. She merges traditional craft and modern materials to explore the relationship between nature and the human experience, between her personal reality and her utopian vision of beauty. Sustainability and the fragility and impermanence of our ecosystem is her great preoccupation and the driving force behind her artwork.
She intends to bring attention to the birds, plants, animals, forest trails and streams being obliterated in the name of progress and development. Her time spent walking and riding her horse through trails, taking photographs and observing nature up close provide the backbone of her artistic process.
ARTIST’S STATEMENT
Nature is my muse and a driving force in my life. My art takes its cues from nature. I take photos and sketch so that I can use these references later on in the studio. I like to create a silent dialogue between my art and the viewer that educates, excites and informs. I hope my art speaks for nature in a way that gives it a voice. Doing what I can do to protect the natural environment is a moral obligation and imperative for me.
$750.00
Acrylic on birch panel.
18x18x2"
Substrate is Birch wood cradle board.
Wood ducks are among my favourite Waterbirds due to the beauty of both male and the female. I also love that they are perching ducks that like to fly up into trees, but are equally comfortable in the water. These two are based on photographs by two wonderful photographers. The male is from a photo by Montrealer Lucille Shiro, and the female is from a photograph by Ottawa resident Michel Lanthier. I really enjoy taking different photographs and creating new scenes from them.
$1,350.00
Acrylic on canvas.
40x30x2"
Rachel is a beautiful young woman peacefully napping with a poodle in a quiet sun-splattered forest. Thickly applied paint and strong contrast of light and shadow give this work depth and richness.
$650.00
Acrylic and gold leaf on canvas.
22x18x2"
Framed in Beech wood. Here’s a new painting in the hummingbird series. I love hummingbirds of all kinds, and always keep my eyes open anywhere I go in case I am lucky enough to spend time observing one. They are delicate but incredibly resilient and strong, flying tremendous distances every day. In Native North American culture, hummingbirds are seen as healers and bringers of love, good luck and joy. In Central America, they are a sign of love and will bring love to the person who spots them. Hummingbirds alone have the ability to fly moving their wings in the pattern of an infinity symbol (the figure 8). Hummingbirds also symbolize great courage, determination, flexibility and adaptability.
© all artwork Lisa Kimberly Glickman - all rights reserved
$900.00
Acrylic on canvas.
22x28x2"
"Nature always wears the colours of the spirit." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
28” x 22” acrylic on gallery mount canvas, edges painted black, from the Reverie series. Beautiful Monarda (bee balm) and Ruby Throated Hummingbirds in flight, demonstrating their acrobatic abilities. Photo references from photographers Anais Trepanier, Larry Lafleur, Claudine Ascher. In Native North American culture, hummingbirds are seen as healers and bringers of love, good luck and joy. In Central America, they are a sign of love and will bring love to the person who spots them. Hummingbirds alone have the ability to fly moving their wings in the pattern of an infinity symbol (the figure 8). Hummingbirds also symbolize great courage, determination, flexibility and adaptability.
$800.00
Acrylic on canvas.
24x24x2"
Sarah dreaming with lovely little goldfish swimming around her (they are not immediately obvious). Traditionally, goldfish, particularly Koi, have been used as a symbol of good luck and good fortune. Several ancient stories and fairy tales also include stories of goldfish granting wishes or making dreams come true. In Chinese tradition, goldfish have an association with abundance.
From the Dreamers Series
That time betwixt awake and asleep. This series consists of colour-saturated paintings of figures in repose. The theme connecting them all is dreaming, sleep and sleep's wicked twin, insomnia. Working primarily in acrylic paints, most of the images have abstract elements, with the faces fully rendered.
“Now, blessings light on him that first invented sleep! It covers a man all over, thoughts and all, like a cloak; it is meat for the hungry, drink for the thirsty, heat for the cold, and cold for the hot. It is the current coin that purchases all the pleasures of the world cheap, and the balance that sets the king and the shepherd, the fool and the wise man, even.”
– Miguel de Cervantes
Sleep is essential to our lives, yet modern society undervalues this activity and sees it as unproductive. Maybe this is because, as Cervantes observes, everybody is equal while sleeping, all of us vulnerable and helpless no matter what we do during our waking hours. But at the same time, our dreams are as varied and particular as we are. The body may be quiet but the mind continues to be active.
With this conundrum in mind, this series uses the figure in repose as a way of exploring colour, light and texture to evoke a sense of wonder. The settings are sometimes realistic and sometimes not, helping to elicit a sense of the personalities of my subjects, whose private journeys I spy upon and intercept through my own imagination.
$1,100.00
Acrylic on canvas (set of 2).
26x26"
Diptych, each piece 24” high x 12” wide; from the Reverie series. Framed in beech wood makes it larger than the canvas size. This fantasy of butterflies and moths contains North American insects, fungi, and flowers. Acrylic. Pleasure's a Moth, that sleeps by day and dances by false glare at night; But Joy's a Butterfly, that loves to spread its wings in Nature's light.
W. H. Davies
Many cultures view the butterfly as representing endurance, change, hope, and life.
LK Glickman all rights reserved.
$850.00
Acrylic, copper leaf on canvas.
24x12"
12”x 24” on stretched canvas with acrylic paint and copper leaf, framed in a beech wood deep frame, these little birds bring joy.
I have these Columbines in my garden and every spring I wait with baited breath to see which colours I will have. I love hummingbirds of all kinds, and always keep my eyes open anywhere I go in case I am lucky enough to spend time observing one. They are delicate but incredibly resilient and strong, flying tremendous distances every day. In Native North American culture, hummingbirds are seen as healers and bringers of love, good luck and joy. In Central America, they are a sign of love and will bring love to the person who spots them. Hummingbirds alone have the ability to fly moving their wings in the pattern of an infinity symbol (the figure 8). Hummingbirds also symbolize great courage, determination, flexibility and adaptability.
© all artwork Lisa Kimberly Glickman - all rights reserved
$850.00
Acrylic on canvas.
24x20"
"Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished." - Lao Tzu
Fanciful 20” x 24” Acrylic painting from the Reverie series, with Canada Warblers, cabbage white butterflies and lemons.
Yellow birds are known to symbolize joy, positivity, enthusiasm and liveliness. They are also a sign of good luck and fortune to come, freedom and power. The yellow bird is one of the most positive and uplifting animals to see in a dream.
The lemon tree symbolizes abundance, protection, longevity, fertility, cleansing, healing, and optimism. Lemon trees have a very positive meaning. Many cultures view it as a powerful, protecting plant. In Christianity it is tied to fidelity.
A Cabbage white butterfly flying near you is considered a sign of hope, and it is said to bring good luck. In some cultures, it is believed that white butterflies appearing symbolizes the soul of a deceased loved one visiting.
© all artwork Lisa Kimberly Glickman - all rights reserved
$1,000.00
Acrylic on canvas.
28x22x2"
This great gray owl is looking for dinner. Currently on display in Beaconsfield’s Centennial Park. Painted in acrylic with many layers of glazes on 22” x 28” on deep edge canvas painted black. Great Grey Owl (Strix nebulosa) is based on a photograph by Larry Lafleur, this stunning owl was flying with a rather gray background. I decided to change it up and add a recent sunset. One of our largest and most impressive owls, they perch quietly before hunting early or late in the day. I find owls incredibly fascinating. I go through phases- I’ll do a whole bunch of owl inspired artworks and then I’ll just stop, but I always come back to them.
Owl symbolism and meanings include wisdom, intuition, supernatural power, independent thinking, and observant listening. Owls became symbolic of intelligence because it was thought that they presaged events. Owls are great thinkers, planning the hunt with care. They are considered guardians of sacred knowledge such as weather patterns. They are important in Native Canadian lore.
© all artwork Lisa Kimberly Glickman - all rights reserved
$750.00
Acrylic and collage on canvas.
28x22x2"
“If you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere.” - Vincent Van Gogh
22” x 28” acrylic and collage on canvas, from the Reverie series. Thank you to Michel Lanthier and Hubert Gendron and @ahjet2021 on Instagram for the use of their photos as reference.
Goldfinches are symbolic of joy, enthusiasm, positivity, and persistence. Goldfinches represent the riches of nature itself, generosity, and the wisdom of recognizing that the best things in life are often free. The goldfinch’s bright plumage can also represent good luck, joy, and the rewards that kindness and hard work bring. In Native American traditions, they are often regarded as Omens of good things to come and are connected with light and sanctity. Additionally, the bright yellow feathers of the American Goldfinch are associated with the might and spiritual power of the sun.
Echinacea is a North American coneflower. It is used in herbal medicine, largely for its antibiotic and wound-healing properties. Due to their long history of medicinal uses in North America and Europe, Echinacea flowers are often associated with health and healing. They may also symbolize strength and well-being.
Eastern Swallowtail Butterflies are believed to be optimistic. If you see one, you are supposed to see the good things about life. If you have been living a sad and negative life, the swallowtail butterfly will show up to change the narrative with positive energy.
In one Iroquois legend, goldfinches were originally a drab black or grey color. Dissatisfied with their plumage, these finches only earned their gold coloration through an act of selfless kindness. As the story goes, a fox took a nap beneath a pine tree. As he did this, the sap dropped into his eyes and sealed them shut. He begged for help and the drab grey finches agreed to help him. They worked in shifts pecking at the sap until the fox could open his eyes again. The fox offered them a reward of their choice for their help. When they asked him for brighter colors, the fox pressed yellow flowers into paint and painted the finches with his tail as a brush. The finches were so pleased with their new plumage that they began to flutter, dance, and sing. This is the reason that finches still flutter while they fly and sing such cheerful songs!
$650.00
Acrylic on canvas.
22x22x2"
This beautiful snowy egret caught my eye wading through a mangrove. The cheerful warbler was perched on a branch sticking out of the water. This image is fanciful and not to scale.
The egret as a symbol refers to self-reliance, determination, balance, spirituality and your innate wisdom. An egret is sharp, direct and to the point. An egret represents following your own path.
$800.00
Acrylic on canvas.
22x28x2"
These full-time residents Canadians are painted in acrylic with many layers of glazes on 28” x 22” on deep edge canvas painted black. Inspired by photos by Michel Lanthier (perched birds) and Asbed Iskedjian (in flight) with permission. These birds are viewed as representations of devotion, courtship, monogamy, and loving relationships in traditional Native American lore. From the Christian faith comes the saying “cardinals appear when angels are near.” It means if you happen to see a cardinal near your home, it should serve as a reminder that your passed loved ones are still with you – and that you should embrace any new beginnings that lie ahead.
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