Dear Friends, Art Lovers, and Studio Tour Goers,
As I work to get ready for the 30th Annual Chatham Artists Guild Studio Tour and serve in my role in promoting the Tour I have come to two difficult decisions. First is my decision to not open my studio for the Studio Tour this year and the second is to publically explain why. I love opening my studio to visitors. I love the excitement and enthusiasm of the art lovers and art students as they discover the amazing artists that call Chatham County, NC home. Many of you may know that I am battling cancer. I have CLL (Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia) and breast cancer. Treatment so far has gone well, but I feel the fatigue it causes, and I am at major risk of infection. If as a friend or art lover you stop by on the Tour, I do not want you to just find a note on my studio door. Instead, you will find a basket of origami cranes. Take one, I am sending you a wish for happiness and good health. Take Care, Leslie
My artist statement: I delight in the creative process. It gives me energy, frees my spirit. My role as an artist is to nurture the creative space within me. I invite viewers to explore my paintings, let their spirit dance or rest in my world of imagery, colors, and mood. In my subjects, I search to capture the beauty and the mundane in the belief that G-d travels incognito. I find is drama in layered color, understated texture, and subtle brush movements. This visual poetry speaks directly in the language of the soul, emotions…of intuition. My desire is to encourage reflection, quiet contemplation- a respite from life’s chatter.
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