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Al Lachman is celebrating his 70th year as a professional artist with his annual show at the Lachman Gallery. Ever since he sold his first painting at age 17, Al Lachman has lived and breathed his art. During his career as a fine artist, he has drawn and painted thousands of original works. He’s a master at his craft, yet technical expertise plays a minor role in creating his vibrant expressionist work. Intuition plus the willingness to take risks are what keep his work fresh and alive.
Originally from New York City, Lachman has lived and worked in the New Hope area for the last 25 years and continues to create one-of-a-kind paintings in various mediums (oil, acrylic, pastel, charcoal, etc.) often within the same painting.
His expressionist style hovers between the real and the abstract with subject matter ranging from figurative to landscape and still life. In much of his work he simplifies forms and liberates color in a way that sets him apart. The negative space surrounding objects takes on equal importance, but the subjects themselves serve merely as a vehicle to get to the other side. “I let my subconscious take over,” he said, “and go into that zone where the soul emerges.”
A painting by Lachman will not only capture your imagination but will also become the focal point of the room in which it is hung. Each beginning of a painting is different for Lachman. He explains, “Each medium has its own personality … things it can do and things it cannot. So when I put them together in the same painting, I can achieve something truly unique. I am a morning painter. I get up and I go to work. I then say to myself … how can I paint this differently than I have ever painted it before? I challenge myself with the possibility of failure so that I can find new edges within myself … but I don’t allow it to fail. I stay with it, as long as it takes, until the magic is there.”
So mark your calendar and be sure you visit this show from November 9–December 22, 2024. The Lachman Gallery is located at Peddler's Village (Shop #44), Street Road, or Routes 202 & 263, Lahaska, PA. For more information, call 215-794-5500 or visit www.allachman.com.