Art By Lynet
Oil Pastel Paintings
My favorite topic to draw and paint has always been women’s faces. That was what I first remember drawing when I was a child. Early in childhood, I figured out that I could express myself through my drawings. I could transfer all my feelings to the girls or women in my sketches. Their facial expressions would show exactly how I felt at that moment in time. This was a very empowering tool for me. If I felt sad, I would sketch a sad woman and she would end up carrying the sadness in the end. I would get a sense of relief afterwards because I had spoken through my drawing. I continued drawing and painting women until my senior year in high school. I stopped doing art when I went to college. After I graduated, my focus shifted to my programming career. Many years went by and my art work became a mere memory. Finally in 2006, after I had left my career to take care of my daughter, I started painting again. It felt wonderful to once again enter that other world where anything is possible. The world where you can create whatever you want and you can be whoever you wish to be. I had forgotten about that place for many years, but thankfully, I found it again.
Woman 
Artist Statement
2009
Mermaids
26.5"x 32.5"
Mermaid
26.5"x 32.5"
Mariachi
19.5"x 23.5" (on wood)
Blue
18"x 18"
The Red Umbrella
21"x27"
Brokehearted - Sold
16"x16"
Destiny
16"x16"
Lauren
21"x27"
Almost Forgotten
16"x16" (on wood)
The Beautiful One Has Come
26"x32" (on wood)
The Doll
19"x23"
Dark Side
21"x27"
Candy
21"x27"
2008
My Black Cap - Sold
21"x27"
Siren
18"x14" (on wood)
27"x21" (on wood)
Dreaming
22"x28"
Marie
20"x24"
Maria Bonita
23.5"x19.5"
The Red Hat - Sold
21"x27"
Skeleton in the Closet
28"x22"
My Rose
18"x16"
Anticipation
21"x27"
Alone
21"x27"
Peeking
21"x27"
2007
Diving - Sold
21"x27"
Trapped
21"x27"
Your Move
26"x32"
Captivating
21"x27"
Waiting
21"x27"
Cowboy
21"x27"
Hope - Sold
26"x32"
Alive - Sold
10"x7"
Feeling Cool
21"x27"
Fragment - Sold
12"x12" (on wood)
Silent Era - Sold
12"x12" (on wood)
Intensity - Sold
12"x12" (on wood)
The Golden Cage - Sold
26"x32"
Young Girl - Sold
18"x20"
Free - Sold
26"x32"
Profile
26"x32"
I Love New York
32"x26"
Innocent Flirtation
32"x26"
Chameleon - Sold
26"x32"
Vision - Sold
26"x32"
Colorful Girl - Sold
32"x26"
Memory - Sold
26"x32"
Temptation
26"x32"
Elegance - Sold
26"x32"
Part of You - Sold
26"x32"
2006
Mesmerized - Sold
26"x32"
Violet - Sold
26"x32"
Mixed Emotions - Sold
26"x32"
Influences - Sold
26"x32"
Wishing - Sold
32"x26"
Lounging - Sold
32"x26"
All the paintings were created using oil pastels.
For more information, you may contact me by e-mail: lynet@artbylynet.com
