About Wendy Gordin

California artist, Wendy Gordin lives with her husband and two dogs on the top of a hill in a lemon grove, where she also has her art studio. Even though the view and surroundings are ideal for painting landscapes, it’s figurative work that she prefers. Wendy enjoys capturing a moment in a person’s life.

Wendy has been painting for 25 years. She began her formal training at the California Art Institute in Thousand Oaks where she studied portraiture and figure painting. Wendy has had the opportunity to study with numerous artists around the world. She is constantly growing, and improving her skills daily.

Wendy has won many awards for her oil paintings. She was a finalist in the Artistic Excellence Competition in Southwest Art magazine. She is an active member of the Westlake Village Art Guild. She is very involved in promoting art in the community through shows, demonstrations, and workshops. She also helps bring artists together with non profit organizations in order to raise money for their charities and promote artists.

Wendy feels that art is an integral part of who she is. She wakes up in the morning and looks forward to painting. She sees everything as light, shadow, shape and color. She finds that it’s not the finished painting that is exciting, but the whole process of applying the paint and mixing the colors, and seeing the image emerge from a blank canvas.