Lesley Rich

Plein air painter Lesley Rich is a colorist who transforms her varied subjects with lavish brush strokes and rich color. "My paintings, even my landscapes, are more about people. Hopefully, they are an honest glimpse into the beauty of people's lives." Ms. Rich's stunning compostions borrow elements from both the Impressionist and Expressionist movements, yet they remain highly individual. Her vibrant palette and lyrical brush work blend seamlessly to create exquisite landscape, figure, and still life paintings.

An avid traveler who paints in exotic places throughout the world, Ms. Rich is never wanting for subject matter. Whether she is on a street corner in Zanzibar or by the canals of Venice, her oils are always at her side; the stories she tells with paint are spontaneous and unburdened.

Ms. Rich has exhibited in more than 20 invitational art shows around the country and is a member of the Palette & Chisel Academy of Fine Ats, API, Allied Artists, American Artists Professional League, Pacific Art League and Oil Painters of America. She travelled with Chaparral's Plein Air Exhange trip to Italy in May 2003, and has received a Best of Show award at the 2004 Masters in Montana festival.

   Fashion News         oil, 8 x 10      $ 1,000--SOLD    

        Waiting for Godot         oil,7 x 13      $ 1,100

Main Street         oil, 7 x 21      $ 1,700

Jazz         oil, 14 x 7        $ 1,000

Truck Stop          oil, 9 x 9         $ 1,000

The Vertical Cafe      oil, 16 x 20      $ 1,800