Mar 27, 2024
Lesley A. Powell’s art show, Interpretations, opens at Longyear Gallery April 27 – May 26, 2024. The opening is Saturday, April 28, 3 – 5 PM. Longyear Gallery is located at Downstairs at The Commons, 785 Main Street Margaretville, N.Y. 12455 When you...
Feb 20, 2024
I ride my bike behind the town of Fleischmanns, New York on the back roads. Each season brings its own drama and color. From photos from my iPhone, I go back to my art studio and create studies. With my more successful drawings, I expand the idea to a larger oil...
Feb 1, 2024
My sister in law and I go to Brandywine farm where Andrew Wyeth painted. From the plein air paintings, I go back in the art studio to expand the ideas. I am interested in abstract expression of the...
Jan 27, 2024
At the Arts Students League’s short poses class, I sit at the edge of the room. This is where I can see both models at the same time. Drawing them together creates an unconscious dialog. The juxtaposing of the models in different poses brings its own expression. In...
Jan 20, 2024
From a sketch working with live models I am painting to take the drawing to a different place. It is hard to attempt to move out of my comfort zone. I’m trying to be looser with the paint and the look of the entire...