My much loved friend Susan has a grove of Aspen adjacent to her property. In this painting I am catching them at daybreak in late summer.
Daybreak Aspen
12″ x 9″ oil on linen panel
Leslie Landers
Painting Aspen in Colorado
I lived in Colorado for six years and return to enjoy the beauty of the mountains and good friends as often as I can. This visit offered up a chance to paint aspen trees. The two views on the left are painted in oil. The one on the right is a watercolor.
Coming and Going
9″ x 12″ oil on linen panel
I painted this on a day when weather reports indicated the sun would be fleeting. Instead, it was sunshine all day. Such a joy! This painting began with an interest in the reflections of boats in the Santa Cruz Harbor. From my painting spot I was able enjoy the activity of sailors and kayakers heading in and out.
Exhibited …
2024 – New Museum Los Gatos “Greater Bay Area Open”
2023 – Coastal Arts League “Seasons of Beauty” (2nd place award)
Outcrop at Pigeon Point
6″ x 8″ (private collection)
There are lots of beautiful scenes to paint near Pigeon Point Lighthouse and have almost painted this large rock outcrop several times. I did some rambling around to find it’s “good side” and had this go at it.
Reflections – Kennedy Road Art Show
7/2022 – 10/2022
My painting “Reflected Sycamore” was part of this year’s show hosted by Los Gatos artist Hershel Ableman. Following the initial July show, the paintings on view through the fall at the Los Gatos Coffee Roasting Company.
Morning Riders
9″ x 12″ oil on linen panel
Usually I think of a plein air painting as finished as I’m packing up my gear to leave. This time, I added the riders later to give the piece more of a sense of a story and to provide additional balance to the composition.
Monceau Carousel
10″ x 12″ (private collection)
The carousel in Parc Monceau in Paris is an all time favorite. Maybe because it references my childhood literary favorites. The Nautilus Submarine is from Jules Verne’s Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. The plane from Le Petit Prince by Antoine de Saint Exupéry. Regardless it brings a bit of joy to the heart to see children play and at Parc Monceau some of the little girls do so in charming summer dresses.
Exhibited …
2022 – Coastal Arts League “Kindred Spirits”
Coastal Art League – Kindred Spirits
6/2022 – 7/2022
I am thrilled to have receive an award for my painting “Heading Home” as part of this All Medium Show hosted by the Coastal Art League at their gallery on Main Street in Half Moon Bay.
My painting “Monceau Carousel” purchased while it was hanging as part of the show.
A third painting “Mother’s Day” was also included in the show.
Springtime Coyote Valley
8″ x 10″ (private collection)
Spring is such an amazing time of year in the area foothills. In this Plein air painting, I’m appreciating the cool shade of a nearby oak surrounded by late spring greens punctuated a sense of the summer yellows to come.
Heading Home
16″ x 20″ Oil on linen panel
This painting captures a personal memory. My husband (Mark) and our much loved Dalmatian (Beau) walk gingerly on a rickety footbridge near the Genesee River in Rochester New York. Beau is terrified of heights and Mark has a thing for sound construction.
Exhibited …
2022 – Coastal Arts League “Kindred Spirits” (Honorable Mention)