May 2006 Archives

I bought some 20" (51cm) canvases at State of the Art Supplies, wanting to try them out before moving to some larger (and more expensive) 36" (91cm) and 48" (122cm) sizes. I'm also cleaning up the studio; finding room to store the larger pieces, and prepping it for the new doors that are coming in. Once that's done, I'll be putting drywall in, and getting it into proper shape.

Red Science (2006_02) - Acrylic on Masonite, 51cm X 51cm

Blue Science (2006_03) - Acrylic on Masonite, 51cm X 51cm

I've also started naming the pieces. After talking with the yoga studio people, I've learned that it's easier to talk about pieces if you've got names for them. This brings to light a new issue which I hadn't really considered -- what to name different paintings when you're working on them.

Some really beautiful stuff on this site. And she's got a really good artist's statement:

"Leni's attraction to the abstract arts is the ability to see and represent a world that is absent from the boundaries and expectations of our physical senses; a world coloured by personal passions, emotions, and dreams.

"Cubist and surrealist influences are largely evident in the majority of her work.

"She is drawn on the one side to the fluidity of the surrealist form and its ability to express pure passion and dream. Concepts of love, torment, and sexuality, are subjects she finds easily explored through the application of this style. The challenge in such works is to see and understand the feelings that unite us as human beings."

Leni Kae ..