Original Art By: Reiki Master Leah Smith
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Come Back To Your Senses
Recover Your Commonsense
Discover Your Innate Extrasensory Perception
Recover Your Commonsense
Discover Your Innate Extrasensory Perception
Life has taught me to trust my instincts and follow the art rather than leading the art. I love color, strong bold color and soft pastels; I let the colors do the talking. Through the process I quickly learned that white can be a kind of glue that holds the other colors together.
I started painting in 2004. I have no formal art training and was mystified on the use of paint brushes, yet determine to not let this lack of knowledge stop me. I quickly picked up some rollers and sponges to go with the acrylic paints, stretched canvas, and easel.
Through the process of following my intuition I graduated from rollers and sponges to pallet knives and combining my hands and experience as a hand drummer to interact with the paint and the canvas.
For me it's all about the activity of painting, the color, the movement, and the energy. I don't focus on the finished product, it starts with the colors, and then the movement and the energy created through the movement as it blends together with the colors creating textures and a dance of color on the canvas.
I started painting in 2004. I have no formal art training and was mystified on the use of paint brushes, yet determine to not let this lack of knowledge stop me. I quickly picked up some rollers and sponges to go with the acrylic paints, stretched canvas, and easel.
Through the process of following my intuition I graduated from rollers and sponges to pallet knives and combining my hands and experience as a hand drummer to interact with the paint and the canvas.
For me it's all about the activity of painting, the color, the movement, and the energy. I don't focus on the finished product, it starts with the colors, and then the movement and the energy created through the movement as it blends together with the colors creating textures and a dance of color on the canvas.
Old World 2009 8x10 - Sold
Hand Painting - This painting was
created by holding the canvas in my
right hand and drumming the paint
into the canvas with my left hand.
Hand Painting - This painting was
created by holding the canvas in my
right hand and drumming the paint
into the canvas with my left hand.
Into The Ethers 2005 8x10 - Sold
Hand Painting - This was the first attempt at a hand painting - it was done with the finger tips of my left hand while holding the canvas in my right hand.
Hand Painting - This was the first attempt at a hand painting - it was done with the finger tips of my left hand while holding the canvas in my right hand.
Delectable 2008 16x20
Sold This was an experiment in pouring the paint onto the canvas and then moving the paint around with a pallet knife.
The movement and colors of this painting remind me of never-ending effervescent life force energy.
Sold This was an experiment in pouring the paint onto the canvas and then moving the paint around with a pallet knife.
The movement and colors of this painting remind me of never-ending effervescent life force energy.
Quintessential 2005,
Acrylic on Canvas 16x20 Sold
This was my first painting done solely with pallet knives. It quickly became the house favorite.
This painting marks the freeing of myself as an artist.
Acrylic on Canvas 16x20 Sold
This was my first painting done solely with pallet knives. It quickly became the house favorite.
This painting marks the freeing of myself as an artist.
The Journey 2006
Acrylic on Canvas
16x20 For Sale
This painting was done using rollers and sponges. The shiny quality comes from the metallic paint.
This painting is a depiction of an inner journey. It is a synthesis of Mayan, Egyptian, and Native American initiations practices and rites of passage.
Acrylic on Canvas
16x20 For Sale
This painting was done using rollers and sponges. The shiny quality comes from the metallic paint.
This painting is a depiction of an inner journey. It is a synthesis of Mayan, Egyptian, and Native American initiations practices and rites of passage.