Lee
Dubin
American
 Nostalgic
Art Prints
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Nationally
recognized artist, Lee Dubin,
is best know for her
charming, beautifully executed paintings of life in the Victorian
Era. A native Californian who continues to paint in her Los
Angeles studio, Dubin says, "I have painted since I could
first hold a paint brush. All I really ever wanted to be was
an Artist". Dubin attended the finest art schools in
California including Chouinard Art Institute, Otis Art Institute,
UCLA and Los Angeles Trade Technical College. Her technique
of glazing and under painting is a direct result of studying the
works of the Old Masters.
One glance at a Dubin painting is not enough. Upon further
study, one soon discovers a fascinating visual story, an inside
look as it were, into the lives and history of a bygone era.
A prolific and continually active artist, she is accomplished in
many medias including watercolor, oil and pastels, as well as,
lithographs and etchings.
I try to create a story of visual as well as
mental thoughts, an inside look into the lives of the people of a
time gone by. I enjoy the challenge of capturing shapes, textures
and design, making certain my research for the costumes,
characters and backgrounds are as technically correct as possible.
Sometimes this requires intensive searching into libraries and
museums or antique shops throughout the country.
I try to imagine the personalities of each of
the characters before I start to paint. I think of what life was
like in their place and time, then I sit down and put it all
together to create what I have visualized in my mind. I try to
find what is best of the old and bring it to life in my art. I am
fascinated by the lure of the past, another place, another way of
life and I hope I can show this with a one-act, one-scene, one
moment look back in time. I endeavor through my art to bring to
you, the viewer, a glance into yesterday, perhaps a tranquil
moment or just a gentle pause in life.
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