From Lea's Bio: "My magical realist portraits depict a playful engagement with nature in her guise as the eternal feminine. Allegorical figures wear honeycomb garb, butterfly crowns, and caterpillar necklaces. Last summer's leaves are raiment for their decorative pleasure, metaphoric compost for the eye. Mythopoetic headgear is often entomological, hats display life cycles, food sources and sometimes predators as well.
As a child I was entranced by the tiny worlds which flourished in the back yard, realms of bees with their royal families, worm like caterpillars who sprouted fairy wings and took flight, the heroic odysseys of the birds who reappeared in the spring. Immersed in fairy tales and myth I gave these creatures human traits. Years later these early fascinations with narrative, myth and wonderment reappeared in my painting. Delight is sufficient reason to proceed, and so I have.
Although my academic training was steeped in modernism, I've lately studied classical painting. In homage to the masters of the Renaissance I often include references and ‘quotes’ from their iconic imagery."
Lea studied at University of Minnesota, Fashion Institute of Technology, Parson's School of Design, and Pratt Institute. Currently she studies classical writing with many artists to keep up on her work. She has been published in many magazines including most recently in 2010 the Acrylic Innovation: Styles & Techniques Featuring 64 Visionary Artists. Her work had most recently been exhibited in the Nuart Gallery in Sante Fe, NM.
As a child I was entranced by the tiny worlds which flourished in the back yard, realms of bees with their royal families, worm like caterpillars who sprouted fairy wings and took flight, the heroic odysseys of the birds who reappeared in the spring. Immersed in fairy tales and myth I gave these creatures human traits. Years later these early fascinations with narrative, myth and wonderment reappeared in my painting. Delight is sufficient reason to proceed, and so I have.
Although my academic training was steeped in modernism, I've lately studied classical painting. In homage to the masters of the Renaissance I often include references and ‘quotes’ from their iconic imagery."
Lea studied at University of Minnesota, Fashion Institute of Technology, Parson's School of Design, and Pratt Institute. Currently she studies classical writing with many artists to keep up on her work. She has been published in many magazines including most recently in 2010 the Acrylic Innovation: Styles & Techniques Featuring 64 Visionary Artists. Her work had most recently been exhibited in the Nuart Gallery in Sante Fe, NM.