Washington DC Artist Leslie Nolan in the Studio
Making new paintings and enjoying the fall light coming in the studio windows. This fabulous sunny weather gives off an aura of well-being, which translates to lively, exciting work.
Forget painstaking, impeccably rendered images. I’m talking free-flowing gestures. Intuitive sweeps of the brush. It feels like endless possibilities.
Yesterday’s Gallery Talk
Artist Leslie Nolan with Gallery Director Twig Murray and Dr Erich Keel, retired Kreeger Museum art educator and historian
Lovely turnout with lively discussion at the Gallery Talk for my solo exhibit Seduction at Athenaeum Gallery. Athenaeum is the jewel in the crown for the Northern Virginia Fine Arts Association. A beautiful, grand historic building that survived the Civil War as an army hospital, it is situated in the heart of Old Town Alexandria, VA, two blocks from the Potomac River from where you can see the Washington DC skyline.
How did this exhibit come about? I had approached Gallery Director Twig Murray about exhibition opportunities, and she promptly dropped by the studio to see for herself. Immediately falling in love with the massive pink and gray painting of a face (60″x96″ “Pulled By What Would Be”), she then and there offered me a solo for the following year.
Two months ago, Twig selected the rest of the artwork, including, to my delight, several recently completed paintings. Artists always favor what they’ve just completed, because they’re moving forward, growing, changing. It’s great when a gallerist encourages innovation, taking a risk, so to speak, on something different.
Stop by and catch the show, on exhibit through September 17. Co-sponsored by Susan Calloway Fine Arts, Washington DC.
Washington DC Artist Leslie Nolan’s Red Man
Join me for a Gallery Talk Sunday, Sept 10 at Athenaeum, 2 pm, along with Erich Keel, PhD, formerly head of education at the Kreeger Museum and erudite/fascinating art historian. Seduction closes Sept 17.
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