Leslie Landers

GBAO – New Museum Los Gatos

11/17/2023 – 3/9/2024

My painting “Coming and Going” will be part of the biennial juried exhibit referred to as the Greater Bay Area Open. A reception for the Show will take place on Thursday November 16 from 5-7 pm. The show will be up through Saturday March 9, 2024 at the New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU).

NUMU is located at 106 E. Main Street in Los Gatos. They are open Friday – Sunday from 10am – 4pm. (408) 354-2645. If you’re in the area, check out the show and consider stopping by Gallery 24 as well. I show my paintings at this lovely gallery which is also in downtown Los Gatos at 24 Santa Cruz Avenue.

Above Moss Beach

8″ x 10″ oil on linen panel

The path along the bluff of the Fitzgerald Marine Preserve offers gorgeous views. I painted this piece to the sounds of the surf on a typical Moss Beach Day twixt fog and sun.

Exhibited …

2022 – Coastal Art League “Annual Juried Painting Show”

Bonaire Sketchbook

This trip was with my mom. Our main plan was to swim, snorkel and enjoy the tropical sunshine. A bonus for me has been to paint at the adjacent harbor as well as near the beach.

Kralendijk Harbor Morning
Harbor Village Bonaire Scuba
Bonaire Dive Boat

Bonaire is a delightful island in the Leeward Antilles and just 50 miles off the coast of Venezuela.

Hokulea Visits San Francisco

8” x 10” oil on panel

The Polynesian Voyaging Society organized a 2800 sailing expedition in 2023 that included 45 ports starting in Alaska and ending up in Southern California. In this scene, the Polynesian sailing vaka as passing under the Golden Gate Bridge heading south to the next stop, Pillar Point.

Summer Evening Sail

12″ x 24″ oil on linen panel

Summer evenings offer no assurance of warmth on San Francisco Bay which is often overcast and cold this time of year. In this piece I’ve captured the San Francisco Sea Scouts out sailing on a balmy evening near Alcatraz.

Soberanes Shimmer

12 x 16 (private collection)

I have done a lot of painting on the Garrapata trails just south of Carmel. in this view, I have worked to catch the early morning light as it hits the rock outcropping just off shore. The effect is particularly pronounced in the winter.