LeAnn Boyd

      

"Moose and Moonlight"

Artist's Statement:

      

I paint landscapes and fauna using the traditional Fresco process of applying pigments to a freshly prepared, wet lime plaster surface. As the plaster dries it sets, and the colors bonding with the plaster becomes an integral part of the plaster itself. The plaster is then "closed" or burnished with a metal blade, to create the smooth finish. This gives a sculptural and organic feeling th the canvas.


My compositions begin with the interesting play of the abstract aesthetic perception and the concrete pleasure of immediate tactile experience. Building up the plster takes time and patience, while embedding color into plaster is spontaneous and playful. Throughout the process of creating each piece I interpret the image and forms on the canvas from an objective perspective, yet the compelling texture of the plaster and the primary beauty of the layers of color pull me into a subjective palpable experience. For me, this duality of visual distance and tactile immediacy provide a harmony of emotion and creativity.

 

I am inspired by color, sensation of color, and memory. I live in Montana, and the beauty of the natural world is ingrained in my memory, like the color embedded in the plaster. Landscapes and frescoes naturally summon this intimate union of present with past.

Training:

    

  • Oil painting workshop with Robert Moore, Missoula. 2010
  • Water color study with Kendall Jan Jubb, Missoula. 2003-06
  • Seattle Architectural Finishing Studio, Aaron Cohen. 2000-04
  • Day Studio, San Francisco. 1998
  • Day Studio, New York. 1997
  • University of Montana, Professor and Painter, Tu Baixiong. 1994-96
  • Private study with Painter Sandy Lind, Denver. 1994-95

 

Private Comissions:

   

  • Missoula, Montana
  • Whitefish, Montana
  • Big Sky, Montana
  • Butte, Montana
  • Beaver Creek, Colorado
  • Denver, Colorado
  • San Francisco, California
  • Santorini, Greece

 

Exhibits:

      

  • Dana Gallery, Missoula, MT. Juried Exhibition, June 2010
  • Dana Gallery, Missoula, MT. Juried Exhibition, May 2009
  • Main Stope Gallery, Butte, MT. March 2009 Exhibition
  • Missoula Art Museum, Missoula, MT. Juried Exhibition and Auction, February 2009
  • Missoula Art Museum, Missoula, MT. Juried Exhibition and Auction, February 2008
  • Whooping Crones Gallery, Missoula, MT. November 2007
  • Whooping Crones Gallery, Missoula MT. September-October 2007
  • Whooping Crones Gallery, Missoula, MT. Summer 2007
  • Whooping Crones Gallery, Missoula, MT. April 2007 Exhibition
  • Indigo Gallery, Joseph, Oregon. 2006-2007
  • All Around Art Gallery, Missoula, MT. 2006
  • Laurel Creek Clothing and Gifts, Missoula, MT. Solo Exhibit, 2005
  • Gallery Blue, Missoula, MT. 2004