Low Down by Washington, DC Artist Leslie Nolan
Leslie Nolan’s “The Moon Sees Me”
Spent today putting hooks and wires on artwork for Mixed Messages. Wrapping paintings for protection during the transit from studio to The Delaplaine Visual Arts Education Center in Frederick, MD. Installation takes place in two days, and the opening reception September 5th, 3-5 pm. A brief glimpse of some of the new artwork for the exhibit.
A few years ago the gracious Anna Mish, Director at Caton Merchant Family Gallery in Manassas, Virginia, favored me with a solo exhibit at her wonderful space in this charming and historic town. Reprising here some scenes from that show, “Outliers.”
The model with the artwork “Dis Six”
Gallery Director Anna Mish giving a personal tour for collectors
Corrected Vision #2
by
Washington, DC Artist
Leslie M. Nolan
One of three paintings in a series, Corrected Vision #2 relates to how we see the world and how the world sees us. There is more than what is known through the eye. Body language, scent, gentleness or violence all inform the real person behind the facade.
The great George Bridgman of the Art Students’ League in New York asserted, “The difference in drawing is in what you sense, not what you see. There is other than that which lies on the surface.” While Bridgman no doubt referred to musculature and skeletal structure, I expand the interpretation of his comments to mean the substance of who we are – our heart and soul.
I know some say the eyes are the windows to the soul, but I like to think that our minds — our ability to feel and connect — really count.
Leslie Nolan, Washington, DC Artist, Working In the Studio
Getting a workout painting this 72″ x 84″ canvas. Up and down on the step ladder, mixing large batches of paint, and wielding wide brushes — all part of a vigorous day. When finished, this piece will form a key visual element in my upcoming solo at Delaplaine Visual Arts Education Center, Frederick, MD. The main gallery space is huge, with high ceilings to easily accommodate this big boy.
Hope you can see the completed painting and join us for the opening reception on September 5, 2015, 3-5 pm. Exhibit dates September 5-27.
I am represented by Susan Calloway Fine Arts in Washington, DC.
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