Coronodiaries 3 by Lesley A. Powell

Coronodiaries 3 is a collage piece done in the midst of the pandemic, capturing the conflicting emotions of beauty in nature and despair of loss. The size of the piece is ___, and I used a combination of collage and oil medium to bring this piece to life. The process...

Red Thoughts and Umbrellas by Lesley A. Powell

Red Thoughts and Umbrellas is a collage made with oil paint, featuring a powerful depiction of the umbrella movement. The artwork is 30 x 24 in size and captures the essence of using umbrellas for defense against pepper spray. The process of creating this piece...

From a photo to an Abstract Landscape

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...

Abstract Expression of the Landscape

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...

From a Drawing to an Oil Painting

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...