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Using color and layers of texture, LeslieAnn offers
the viewer freedom to interpret her work with inner vision.
She strives to bring to light the reality that lives deep within,
beyond what one can see with outer sight.
The creative process does not end with the physicality of the
painting, but is continued and enhanced through the eyes of
each beholder into the creation of thoughts and emotions it
brings out in them; this is a magic dance of connection.
Often she will paint over a canvas many times, creating layers
and textures of richness and depth. A recurring symbol, a swath
of glossy red, represents joy, power, energy and love; a recurring
theme of “openings” symbolizes overcoming the individual’s
feelings of separation with a spiritual metamorphosis, or awakening.
The paintings of award-winning artist LeslieAnn Butler appear
in private, public and corporate collections throughout the
country and in Europe, including former president and first
lady George H.W. and Barbara Bush and late entertainer Michael
Jackson.
Her paintings have been featured in solo and group exhibitions
at galleries and cultural centers, including the Portland Art
Museum, the Museum of Art in Grants Pass and the Art Museum
of Coos Bay, Oregon; the Lawrence Galleries in Portland, Gleneden/Salishan
and Sheridan, Oregon; the Desert Art Source in Palm Desert,
CA, the Moore Gallery in Evergreen, Colorado, the National Pen
& Brush Society in New York City, and now at the William’s
Gallery in Port Townsend, WA..
LeslieAnn is a member of many arts organizations including the
National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society, National Association
of Painters, the Regional Arts and Culture Council, Portland
Art Museum and Portland Institute of Contemporary Arts.
She sets aside a percentage of her art income to benefit charities.
LeslieAnn’s education includes Lewis & Clark College,
the University of Oregon, Pacific Northwest College of Art,
and the Art Institute of California.
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