In looking at the waves come in while painting this piece, I was struck that they were coming from different directions. I later learned there’s a name for this … convergence waves.
Pescadero Convergence
9″ x 12″ (private collection)
Leslie Landers
Signs of Spring
It’s been quite of a winter where I live so for the first day of spring here are a couple of watercolors featuring early blooming quince.
Hang in there … we’ll be drying out soon!
Spring Awakening – California Art Club Exhibit
3/21/2023 – 6/19/2023
Four times a year, the California Art Club conducts an Excellence in Traditional Fine Art Competition. I am thrilled that Sarah Gianelli, editor of American Art Collector, chose my piece “Sailing Toward Alcatraz” for inclusion in the online showcase.
Fresh Works – Harrington Gallery Pleasanton
4/1/2023 – 6/10/2023
After taking a two year pandemic-related break, the Firehouse Art Center is hosting their 11th edition of the “Fresh Works” juried art exhibition. Ashley Voss, Director of Voss Gallery in San Francisco, is the juror for the show and I am so very happy to have my painting “Heading Out” included in the show.
The Harrington Gallery is a beautiful art space inside the Firehouse Arts Center in Downtown Pleasanton at 4444 Railroad Avenue.
Companions and Locals – Coastal Arts League
3/30/2023 – 5/15/2023
Three of my paintings have been selected for inclusion in this juried painting show that will be on view at the Coastside Arts Gallery in Half Moon Bay at 300 Main Street. The gallery is open from 11:00 to 4:00 except on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Many thanks to the show’s curator Kathy Miller and to the jurors Patricia Appel, Ellen Joseph and Greta Waterman.
Rough and Tumble
8″ x 10″ (private collection)
This plein air painting is all about capturing the action of springtime in Los Alamitos Creek in San Jose.
Heritage Orchard
8″ x 10″ (private collection)
Before my area was known for technology companies, it was called Blossom Valley. There are a few of these heritage orchards that remain. This one is full of plum trees with their spring blooms.
Springtime Oak
8″ x 10″ oil on linen panel
I love oak trees. While painting this one, I focused on bring out the tree’s warm orange and red tones.
Sailing Toward Alcatraz
12″ x 24″ oil on linen panel
With harbors increasingly full of white fiberglass, you’ve got to love a red boat. I have a crush on the red SSS Viking and the high school age young women who participate in the San Francisco Sea Scouts. Here they are sailing toward Alcatraz on a flamboyantly colorful and blustery spring day. The Viking was built by the US Navy in 1938. Today’s home port is the Maritime National Historic Park in Aquatic Park, San Francisco.
Exhibited …
2024 – Allied Artists West Group Show “Colors of Summer”
2023 – California Art Club “Spring Awakening”
January Surfers
6″ x 8″ (private collection)
This piece was painted at Lighthouse Point in Santa Cruz while a steady stream of surfers took a leap from a rock ledge into the waves after scrambling past signs warning of the danger.
Exhibited …
2023 – Coastal Arts League “Companions and Locals”