Lesley is a colorist who recreates the landscape and the figure with lavish brush stroke and rich color. "My paintings, even my landscapes, are more about people. Hopefully, they are an honest glimpse into the beauty of people's lives."
Lesley is a colorist who recreates the landscape and the figure with lavish brush stroke and rich color. "My paintings, even my landscapes, are more about people. Hopefully, they are an honest glimpse into the beauty of people's lives." |
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EXHIBITIONS
2010 "Lillian on my mind", solo show, Selby Fleetwood, Sante Fe, NM April 16- May 12
2009 "Rich in Carmel", solo show, Nancy Dodds Gallery, Carmel, CA May 13 - June 13
2008 Invitational, Holiday Show, Los Angeles, CA November 23 - December 31
2008 Holiday Invitational, Carmel, CA November 20 - December 28
2008 "Elsewhere", solo show, Selby Fleetwood, Sante Fe, NM, May 23 - June 5
2008 "The Good Life", two person, Naples, Florida March 6 - 30
2007 Invitational, Holiday Show, Scottsdale, AZ November 26 - December 28
2007 invitational, birmingham, Alabama October 25 - November 23
2007 "Everyday Life", Selby Fleetwood, solo show, Sante Fe, NM June 22 - July 8
2007 "Plein Air in Point Reyes", Invitational, Point Reyes, CA June 1 - 30
2007 Carmel Art Festival, 1st Place for Quick Draw, Carmel, Ca May 19-20
2007 "A Plein Air Affair". two person show, Carmel, California May 18 - June 8
2006 En Couleur, Point Reyes, California Dec 1 - 31
2006 "West Meets East", three person show, Martha's Vineyard, MD August 17 - 31
2006 Alla Prima International, Door County, Wisconsin August 12 - September 4
2006 Masters in Montana, Bozeman, MT June 24 - July 8
2005 "Paint the Cinque Terre", one person show, Point Reyes, CA Dec 1 - 31
2005 "Kaleidoscope", One Person Show, Carmel, California, May 12 - June 10
2005 Gallery Invitational, Naples, Florida march 1 - 31
2004 Holiday Invitational, Carmel, California December 1-31
2004 Holiday Invitational, Altlanta, Georgia Nov 19 - Dec 20
2004 En Couleur Show, Point Reyes, California, August 1 - 30
2004 Two Person Show, "Two in the Vineyard", Martha's Vineyard, MD June 23 - July 20
2004 Masters in Montana, Bozeman, MT June 21 - July 23
2004 En Couleur Show, Point Reyes, California, May 28= Sept 24
2004 Carmel Art Festival, Carmel, California May 12-16
2004 Alla Prima International Quinlan Center, Geogia January 9-February 8
2003 Biennale dell'Internazionale Contemporanea Florence, Italy December 6-14
2003 Plein Air Exchange, Bozeman, Montana
2003 Point Reyes Invitational Paint Out, California
2003 Exposition au Chateau-Musee de Dinan, France
2003 Oil Painters of America National, Taos
2003 Alla Prima International, Taos
2003 Hilton Head National Juried, South Carolina
2002 San Luis Obispo Invitational Paintout, September 2002, California
2002 Artist in Residence, July 2002, Dinan, France
2002 Masters in Montana Invitational, Bozeman, Montana
2002 Salon International, San Antonio, Texas
2002 Hilton Head National Juried, South Carolina: Award
2002 Alla Prima International Signature Show, Taos, New Mexico
2001 Alla Prima International Signature Show, Bennington Center, Vermont
2001 American Impressionist Invitational, California: Award
2001 Alla Prima International, Riverbend Gallery, Marble Falls, Texas
2000 Alla Prima International Signature Show, Taos, New Mexico
1999 One-Woman Show, "The Grass is Always Greener", Peck Gallery, California
1999 Alla Prima International Group Show, New Visions Gallery, Wisconsin
1998 One-Woman Show, "Under Rose-Colored Skies", Gallery North, Michigan
1998 Top 200 Arts for the Parks Competition and Exhibition, Jackson Hole, Wyoming
1997 One-Woman Show, "Someday Never Comes", Birchstone Gallery, Wisconsin
1997 Hillcrest International Juried Competition, California: Award
1996 Top 100 Arts for the Parks Competition and Exhibition, Jackson Hole, Wyoming
1996 One-Woman Show, "On Location in Beijing", Birchstone Gallery, Wisconsin
1995 One-Woman Show, "In the Plein Air Tradition", Gallery North, Michigan
1995 Four Person Show, "Four Women, Four Visions", Roby Mill Gallery, Colorado
1995 One-Woman Show, "A Painterly Painter", Palette and Chisel Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
1995 Other Side of the Lake Invitational, Gallery North, Michigan: Award
1994 Palette and Chisel All Media Show, Palette and Chisel Gallery, Illinois
1994 Witchita Oil Juried Invitational Show, Kansas: Award
1994 Palette and Chisel Harriet Bitterly Invitational, Palette and Chisel Gallery, Illinois: Award
1994 Oil Painters of America Regional, Chicago, Illinois
1994 Elkhart Juried Museum Show, Elkhart Museum of Art, Indiana: Award
1993 One-Woman Show, "Cows and Landscapes", L.A. Gallery, Wisconsin
1993 Flora and Fauna Invitational, Riverfront Gallery, Illinois
1993 Fine Arts Exchange, Invitational Group Show, Illinois
GALLERIES
Chaparral Fine Art Gallery, Bozeman, Montana - www.chaparralfineart.com
Gardner Colby Gallery, Naples, Florida - www.gardnercolbygallery.com
Nancy Dodds Gallery, Carmel, California - www.nancydoddsgallery.com
Selby Fleetwood Gallery, Sante Fe, New Mexico - www.selbyfleetwoodgallery.com
William Lester Gallery, Point Reyes Station, California - www.williamlestergallery.com
AFFILIATIONS
Palette & Chisel Academy of Fine Arts, Artist Member
California Art Club
Alla Prima International, Signature Member
Allied Artists
PUBLICATIONS
American Art Collector, June 2007
Plein Air Scene, December 2002
Southwest Art, October 2002, Artists to Collect
Le Petit Bleu, 8 October, 2002
Plein Air Scene, December 2001
Who's Who in America, 2001
Who's Who, Millenium Edition, 2000
Who's Who in the West, 26th Edition, 1998-99
Encyclopedia of Living Artists, 11th Edition
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