Prince Street Gallery is pleased to announce an exhibition of oil, water color and other media paintings by Elena Lehman Hilfer starting Oct 28th and ending on Nov. 22. There will be a reception on Satruday Nov. 1, from 3 to 6 PM The Gallery is open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 11:00 AM -6:00 PM.

Ms. Lehman-Hilfer, a Venezuelan born artist explores landscapes, still life paintings, portraits and graphics in a style that has at its roots a combination of both impressionism and a more realistic form of representational art. Her paintings explore the everyday objects and scenes in her life as well as upstate landscapes. Her works represent the way color, form, line and light transform everyday settings into a level of visual excitement on the canvas.

Intimate urban interiors and spacious rural landscapes reflect the way natural light and the arrangement of household and studio materials impact on her vision of space. Her portraits of family and friends experiment with different styles meant to capture an inner presence. Her paintings attempt to put order and joy in an otherwise chaotic world and often reflect the appreciation of the beautiful light found in the tropical country of her birth.

Ms. Lehman Hilfer received her BFA from Pratt Institute and has studied at the Art Student’s League. Additionally she studied painting with Pilar Aranda and Francisco San Jose both in her native Venezuela and in Spain. She has been a part of numerous group shows. This is her first solo show.