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# LeighPaintings; The Cohn Family Trust

Original oil paintings by Leigh Cohn

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- [My Year of Monet #3: Monet & Me – Reinventing Ourselves](https://leighpaintings.com/2019/08/my-year-of-monet-3-monet-me-reinventing-ourselves/) - Featuring 6 of Leigh's 2019 Paintings A Monet-Like Painting Project I recently attended "Monet: The Late Years" at the de Young Museum in San Francisco, an exhibit of works from the last two decades of Claude Monet's life. I took the selfie below at that show, which opened with a short 1915 film by Sacha
- [My Year of Monet #2: Painting with Monet's Techniques](https://leighpaintings.com/2019/06/my-year-of-monet-2-painting-with-monets-techniques/) - Featuring 2 of Leigh's 2019 Paintings Monet Painting Sells for WHAT?! Before I describe my use of his techniques, I'm going to react to last month's $110.7 million sale of Claude Monet's "Meules" (Haystacks). It broke the record for an Impressionist work of art, but I think Monet would have been disappointed that the price
- [My Year of Monet #5: Wives & Families](https://leighpaintings.com/2019/09/my-year-of-monet-5-wives-families/) - Featuring 2 of Leigh's 2019 Paintings In this post, I'm going to talk about Monet's love life. As an aside, I hope you received my announcement about available paintings being offered until December 9, 2019. So far, I've received far more requests than paintings being offered, which has been exciting but disconcerting, because not everyone
- [Revisiting Van Gogh](https://leighpaintings.com/2023/06/revisiting-van-gogh/) - Inspired by the recent birth of my first grandson, I painted a triptych of a sunset behind his home in Tilburg, The Netherlands. Since my son moved there in 2016, I'd visited twice before; but, of course, this time the baby was the star attraction. Nevertheless, as usual, my visual senses were colored by thoughts
- [I Sold My First Painting!](https://leighpaintings.com/2024/07/i-sold-my-first-painting/) - Having given away more than 300 paintings for free or as donations to nonprofits, I unexpectedly accepted a commission. This project not only inspired me to work on a 12-foot composition based on a Claude Monet masterpiece, but it also helped to establish a valuation range for people who already have my paintings. Let me tell you about what happened… Having given away more than 300 paintings for free or donations to nonprofits, I unexpectedly accepted a paid commission to work on a 12-foot composition based on a Claude Monet masterpiece.
- [Painting in a Pandemic](https://leighpaintings.com/2020/03/painting-in-a-pandemic/) - First, I'll preface this article by saying that I didn't expect to be blogging so soon about my new series and hope that my readers will appreciate a positive diversion and perhaps even some inspiration in this piece. Early on, while hordes of people were hoarding toilet paper, I was ordering more canvases. Like most
- [Whirlwind Giveaway & 150th Anniversary of Impressionism](https://leighpaintings.com/2024/01/whirlwind-giveaway-150th-anniversary-of-impressionism/) - I taught "Impressionist Painting for Beginners" and had a two-month solo exhibit with 25 paintings. In 2024, I'll be hosting a series of events celebrating the 150th Anniversary of Impressionism.
- [Fundraiser Results & Reflections](https://leighpaintings.com/2023/01/artwork-raised-fund-for-ocean-conservancy-in-2022/) - Exceeded Expectations The goal of my 2022 "Painting with a Purpose" plan was to raise $10,000 for the Ocean Conservancy. When I announced the project, I explained how the idea came to me; and, here I'll summarize the results. But first, THANK YOU again to everyone who supported this cause. The campaign focused on 300
- [Glacier Painting: Fathers, Sons & Misfortune](https://leighpaintings.com/2022/08/glacier-painting-recalls-family-tragedy/) - While recently looking through a 2002 photo album, a striking photograph fell out of the book. Taken from a cruise ship in the Alaska Passage during an ill-fated family vacation, I knew instantly that it could be used to create a powerful painting, especially on a large canvas: The image viscerally called to me, at
- [New Venice Pandemic Paintings](https://leighpaintings.com/2020/12/new-venice-pandemic-paintings/) - Early on in the pandemic, Italy was severely hit; and now they have the highest death rate for the coronavirus in Europe. But, in the springtime, Venice was locked down and cases dropped. Without masses of people outside, this already picturesque city took on a more poignant beauty, which I tried to capture. on canvas.
- [Painting with a Purpose](https://leighpaintings.com/2022/05/painting-with-a-purpose/) - Roughly 75% of the pictures I've painted in the last ten years have included water—oceans, lakes, lagoons, rivers, canals, and harbors. I can see the Pacific Ocean from my home, and it gives me serenity and inspiration. Now, it's time to give back! My 2022 project "Painting with a Purpose" was created to raise funds
- [Virtual Exhibit & Give Away Announcement](https://leighpaintings.com/2021/04/virtual-exhibit-give-away-announcement/) - You are invited to my virtual exhibit, "Painting Venice in a Pandemic," which features 20 pictures from 2020 and a seven-foot wide, six-canvas composition of the Doge's Palace Flooded. This video presentation (7:57) includes my previously untold Venice love story, home movies, the entire process for the large piece, and an in-house soundtrack. I really
- [Still Painting in a Pandemic](https://leighpaintings.com/2020/07/still-painting-in-a-pandemic/) - In the earliest days of isolation, I felt more driven. After all, faced with mortality, it seemed best to fill my days creating art. However, as I settled into a routine at the easel, I came to a more comfortable place within myself. That peaceful feeling is attributable to the enthusiasm so many of you have had for my work. Gone are the doubts that used to regularly pop up, because you've already allowed me to fulfill my goal of getting paintings on walls.
- [My Year of Monet #6: Lasting Impressions](https://leighpaintings.com/2020/02/my-year-of-monet-6-lasting-impressions/) - Featuring 5 of Leigh's New Canvases "My Year of Monet" (MYOM) has ended, but what a year! It not only opened my eyes to his life and works, but also helped me to see my own artistic pursuits in a new light. As I learned about his techniques and applied some of them, I took
- [My Year of Monet #4: His Earlier Paintings Influenced Mine](https://leighpaintings.com/2019/10/my-year-of-monet-4-his-earlier-paintings-influenced-mine/) - Featuring 4 of Leigh's 2019 Paintings After completing the "Paint Like Monet" project (see my last blog article), I painted four more water lilies. For these, I switched up colors and felt looser and freer than I had while concentrating so hard on Monet's techniques. I returned to the Balboa Park lily pond for a
- [My Year of Monet #1: Photography and the "21st Century Impressionist"](https://leighpaintings.com/2019/04/my-year-of-monet-1/) - Photography and the "21st Century Impressionist" Featuring 6 of Leigh's 2019 Paintings I've studied Claude Monet since I was a teenager and have paid homage to him with my own water lilies and scenes from his garden in Giverny. For 2019, I have embarked upon a more intensive investigation into his life, techniques, and art
- [Why I Give My Paintings Away](https://leighpaintings.com/2018/11/why-i-give-my-paintings-away/) - View Available Paintings Several years ago, my wife, Lindsey, and I visited a relative whose late husband was a struggling, though respected, Abstract Expressionist in New York. Although his paintings had been in galleries, museums, and private collections, he died without reaching the higher levels of the art market. Our relative had remained in their
- [My Paintings Look Better Framed](https://leighpaintings.com/2018/11/my-paintings-look-better-framed/) - Whenever I give a painting away, I always encourage the recipient to frame it. Almost all Impressionist-style paintings look better that way—you never see museum pictures without (usually ornate) frames. The only exceptions that come to mind are Monet's water lilies at the Musée l'Orangerie in Paris. To that effect, I wouldn't frame my triptychs.
- [Painting Pain](https://leighpaintings.com/2018/10/painting-pain/) - Lindsey and I recently got some sad and disappointing news about a relative. After moping around for a day, we each processed the sorrow in our own creative ways. I heard her downstairs at the piano playing the blues, while I chose an old Morro Bay sunset photo I had in my "maybe" album. Coincidentally,
- [Placing Paintings in the Trash](https://leighpaintings.com/2018/10/placing-paintings-in-the-trash/) - Today, I threw a dozen of my old paintings in the trash—some I'd had in storage for over 40 years. I took a stack of canvases from the attic, photographed them, and included some on the "Early Works" page of my redesigned website. They clearly show my bumbling around trying to teach myself how to

## Pages

- [Home](https://leighpaintings.com/) - Featured are oil paintings, short videos, and a blog by Leigh Cohn, who is self-taught and uses a projector technique. He has given away more than 275 canvases, which are hanging in the offices of Forever Balboa Park (formerly the Balboa Park Conservancy) in San Diego, Carlsbad City Hall, homes, and offices.
- [All Paintings](https://leighpaintings.com/all-paintings-gallery/) - All Paintings Here are all of Leigh's paintings, listed with the most recent years on top. Details are not included. Click on picture to enlarge. 2025 Encinitas Sign (2025) 36 x 48 • Bioevolve, Encinitas, CA 2024 Reflections of Monet (2024) 144 x 48 (two 72 x 48 panels) • Andree & Mark, Corona Del
- [A Few Places I've Been](https://leighpaintings.com/other-themes/travels/a-few-places-ive-been/) - A Few Places I've Been Encinitas Sign (2025) 36 x 48 • Bioevolve, Encinitas, CA Read my blog "My Year of Monet #2" about how I painted these Santa Barbara pictures using some of Monet's techniques. Hendry's Beach, Santa Barbara ~ Larissa Rice, Temecula, CA 2019 • 24 x 18 Hendry's Arroyo Burro, Santa Barbara
- [Leigh's Bio](https://leighpaintings.com/about/about-leigh-cohn/) - Leigh Cohn (1951 - 2025) was a self-trained oil painter from Carlsbad, CA who gave away more than 300 paintings for walls in homes and offices throughout the United States and a few foreign countries. Twenty of his canvases decorate the walls of Forever Balboa Park in San Diego, one of which was used
- [Available Paintings](https://leighpaintings.com/all-paintings-gallery/available-paintings/) - No paintings are currently available. A final offer of free paintings is being planned for Spring 2026. Sign up to be notified. Sign up below for announcements.
- [Contact Us](https://leighpaintings.com/contact-us/) - Contact Us Use this form to be notified of the final giveaway of Leigh's paintings in the Spring of 2026.
- [About](https://leighpaintings.com/about/) - About Leigh's Bio Artist's Statement Frequently Asked Questions
- [Early Works](https://leighpaintings.com/other-themes/more-subjects/early-works/) - Early Works The vast majority of the paintings I've done have been given away and hang on walls. Some have been lost or discarded, many by me. (Monet destroyed hundreds of canvases.) When I undertook the updating of this website, I wanted to be thorough, so I uncovered my earliest pieces, which were stored in
- [Esoteric Themes](https://leighpaintings.com/other-themes/esoteric-themes/) - Esoteric Themes Impermancence: Rock Sculptures A triptych of rock sculptures that magically seemed to appear on the shore of Carlsbad Beach, and more The Boat Race Harbor boats that took on special meanings like celebration and mortality Up & Down Like air and water, heaven and earth, these pictures are a duality. World Series Champions
- [Tips for Improving Your Oil Painting Landscapes - Class](https://leighpaintings.com/tips-for-improving-revised/) - Tips for Improving Your Oil Painting Landscapes (class) Carlsbad Senior Center Thursdays, February 13 - April 3, 2025 12:30 - 2:30 - Auditorium This class will offer techniques for painting landscapes faster, looser, and with more confidence. We will practice color mixing and explore different color hues, creating useful charts for future reference. A small
- [Fundraiser: Coastal Paintings](https://leighpaintings.com/coastal-paintings-sale-for-fundraiser/) - 2025 Painting Giveaway Free requests will be accepted May x-xx, 2025. See details below. These paintings by Leigh Cohn are being offered Available Paintings Canvases are not framed. Click on pictures to enlarge. Scripps Beach North #1 (2023) 48 x 36 Looking Down at Scripps Pier (2023) 24 x 18 Scripps Pier Reflections (2023) 24
- [Triptychs](https://leighpaintings.com/other-themes/more-subjects/triptychs/) - Triptychs & Other Multiple Canvas Compositions I my studio was as huge as Monet's, but I have limited space. I like painting large compositions, so I use multiple canvases instead of massive ones. These large paintings are especially fun, and I find myself being much more physical during the process. Triptychs Tilburg Sunset Triptych (2023)
- [Carlsbad Senior Center Events](https://leighpaintings.com/other-themes/carlsbad-ca/carlsbad-senior-center-events/) - Carlsbad Senior Center - 2024 Events 150th Anniversary of Impressionism Series Local oil painter, Leigh Cohn, is conducting a series of events celebrating the beginning of Impressionism 150 years ago in 1874. The workshops, lectures, and classes will be featured at the Carlsbad Senior Center throughout 2024. They include: "The Birth of Impressionism" lecture was
- [Videos](https://leighpaintings.com/short-videos/) - Videos These videos by Leigh Cohn, which are hosted at YouTube, show his painting techniques, process for various pictures, and philosophical approach to painting. Also are lectures on Impressionism and an unrelated documentary about a WWII veteran. New Impressionism Releases "The Birth of Impressionism" Here's the inside story of how Impressionism began. Based on Leigh's
- [Water Lilies](https://leighpaintings.com/other-themes/homage-to-monet/monet-homage-water-lilies/) - Water Lilies The paintings on this page are an homage to Claude Monet's water lilies, and many of them are based on photos I took at his lily pond in Giverny. Some are included on other theme pages, including details of water lilies taken from larger pictures (i.e., from Balboa Park). "Reflections of Monet" Commission
- [Sunsets](https://leighpaintings.com/other-themes/more-subjects/sunsets/) - Sunsets Living a mile from the Pacific Ocean (closer when we're in Morro Bay), watching the sunset is a regular ritual, and it is also a constant inspiration-spiritually and artistically. Many of the pictures on this page are included in other themes, though some are not-particularly "Sunsets 2015" which is a series of ten paintings. I
- [Carlsbad Beaches](https://leighpaintings.com/other-themes/carlsbad-ca/carlsbad-beaches/) - Carlsbad Beaches From my home a mile away, I'm fortunate to have a slight view of the Pacific Ocean; but, when I want to embrace myself in its wonder, I go there, face the water, and lose myself by watching the endless ocean. It seemingly stretches forever beyond the horizon, and the waves never stop
- [Sons & Loved Ones](https://leighpaintings.com/other-themes/more-subjects/sons-loved-ones/) - Sons & Loved Ones I've occasionally worked from the photographs of my sons, Neil and Charlie, brother-in-law, Ben, and other loved ones. I enjoy looking at slideshows from their trips and am occasionally drawn to paint them. Neil's are on pages for The Netherlands and "Up & Down" and Charlie's are show below. My niece,
- [Let's Paint Water Lilies Class](https://leighpaintings.com/lets-paint-water-lilies-class/) - Let's Paint Water Lilies! Carlsbad Senior Center Thursdays • 12:30 - 2:30 • Auditorium September 19 - October 24*, 2024 Class Paintings Gallery (Click on photos to enlarge) After a Session 1 presentation on Monet's water lilies, which will also include examples by other painters, each participant will create their own water lilies oil painting.
- [Let's Paint Like Impressionists Class](https://leighpaintings.com/lets-paint-likeimpressionists-class/) - Let's Paint like Impressionists! Carlsbad Senior Center Tuesdays (Group T) or Wednesdays (Group W) • 10:30 - 12:30 April 23 - May 29, 2024 Impressionist Painting for Beginners - 2023 Let's Paint Water Lilies - Fall, 2024 Paintings Gallery from "Let's Paint like Impressionists!" Click on picture to enlarge. Course Outline Session 1: Impressionist Methods
- [Homage to Monet](https://leighpaintings.com/other-themes/homage-to-monet/) - Homage to Monet Leigh in 1987 with "La Seine á Argenteuil" ~ Claude Monet (1874) I remember going to the Art Institute of Chicago as a child and being captivated by the Impressionist paintings. Even then, I felt a kind of mystical kinship to the artists. Throughout my development as a painter, I've especially been
- [Power Plants](https://leighpaintings.com/other-themes/esoteric-themes/power-plants/) - Power Plants Between 1999 and 2001, I painted a series of power plant pictures. Initially, I was drawn to the Encinas Power Plant near my home in Carlsbad, CA. I liked its simplicity because of my limitations as an artist, and being sandwiched between the Agua Hedionda lagoon and the Pacific Ocean guaranteed that water
- [My Year of Monet – Paintings](https://leighpaintings.com/other-themes/homage-to-monet/my-year-of-monet-painting-project/) - My Year of Monet - Paintings Throughout 2019, I studied and blogged about Claude Monet's life and works; and, I used this study to influence my own painting style. My reading was highlighted by Ross King's superb biography of the Giverny years, Mad Enchantment: Claude Monet and the Painting of the Water Lilies, Paul Hayes
- [Local Scenes](https://leighpaintings.com/other-themes/carlsbad-ca/local-scenes/) - Local Scenes Carlsbad is located on the coast in San Diego's North County. Other beach cities include Oceanside and Encinitas, and about 20 miles east is Escondido, home of the San Diego Zoo Safari Park (see Elephant below). We are bordered by water on three sides: lagoons and the Pacific Ocean, all of which are
- [Impressionist Painting for Beginners Class](https://leighpaintings.com/impressionist-painting-for-beginners-class/) - Impressionist Painting for Beginners Carlsbad Senior Center Thursdays • 10:00 - noon September 21 - November 9, 2023 [Note: Videos of class presentations have been canceled and will not be posted.] Leigh's Oil Painting Studio Materials List Course Outline • Click on "PDF Version" to view files. Session 1 9/21/23: Color & Brushstrokes
- [Around Town](https://leighpaintings.com/other-themes/morro-bay/morro-bay-around-town/) - Morro Bay Around Town The Central Coast is a source of endless inspiration. From the rural farmland to the harbor, unspoiled coastlines north on Highway One, and hiking trails in Montana de Oro park, there are pictures to paint. I usually take photo expeditions and paint at "our" house in Morro Bay. Both aspects force
- [The Netherlands](https://leighpaintings.com/other-themes/travels/the-netherlands/) - The Netherlands Lindsey and I first visited The Netherlands in 2017 to spend time with our son Neil, a professor at Tilburg University. Highlights of the trip included his girlfriend Maaike's hometown of Heeze. We also toured the countryside, saw the tulips in bloom at the Keukenhof flower fields, and went to the Van Gogh
- [All Themes](https://leighpaintings.com/other-themes/) - Featured Themes Carlsbad, CA Homage to Monet The Netherlands Paris Balboa Park • San Diego, CA Painting Venice in a Pandemic Morro Bay, CA Montana Other Themes A Few Places I've Been Venice, CA Canals The Bob Marshall Wilderness Sunsets Portraits World Series Champions Impermanence: Rock Sculptures Sons & Loved Ones Early Works The Boat
- [Carlsbad, CA](https://leighpaintings.com/other-themes/carlsbad-ca/) - Carlsbad, CA In 1986, my wife, two young sons, and fledgling publishing company moved to the coastal community of Carlsbad, CA. We bought a house and expected to stay for one year, by which time I hoped to find a job somewhere and relocate again. Our first book, Bulimia: A Guide to Recovery, took off
- [Second Chance Painting Giveaway](https://leighpaintings.com/other-themes/carlsbad-ca/carlsbad-senior-center-events/8532-2/) - Carlsbad Senior Center Exhibit Second Chance Artwork Giveaway Many of the people who requested Leigh Cohn's paintings at the Carlsbad Senior Center did not get one. Therefore, I am offering these six early paintings and four drawings specifically for them. In the late 1990s, having previously dabbled with oil painting, I began to take it
- [Second Chance Painting Giveaway Request Form](https://leighpaintings.com/other-themes/carlsbad-ca/carlsbad-senior-center-events/8532-2/second-chance-request-form/) - Second Chance Painting Giveaway Request Form If you did not receive a painting you requested from the Carlsbad Senior Center exhibit, you may use this form to request "Second Chance" paintings. As before, I would appreciate any message about why you would like one of these pictures. DEADLINE: November 15, 2023 To receive announcements subscribe
- [Proposal: "Carlsbad Beaches & Vanishing Power Plant"](https://leighpaintings.com/all-paintings-gallery/proposal-cvpp/) - Art Exhibit Proposal for the Cannon Gallery This webpage is a proposal from longtime Carlsbad oil painter Leigh Cohn to the City of Carlsbad Cultural Arts office. "Carlsbad Beaches and Vanishing Power Plant" would be a mixed-media art exhibit at the William D. Cannon Art Gallery. Uniquely local beaches and the Encina Power Plant-and its
- [Montana](https://leighpaintings.com/other-themes/travels/montana/) - Montana My wife, Lindsey, and I have spent a lot of time in Montana visiting close friends. Other than our horseback riding adventure in The Bob Marshall Wilderness, we've mainly been in and around Bigfork and Flathead Lake, though we've also hiked in the nearby mountains. One couple lived on the banks of the Swan
- [Impermanence: Rock Sculptures](https://leighpaintings.com/other-themes/esoteric-themes/impermanence-rock-sculptures/) - Impermanence Revisited • 2022 Impermanence Revisited (2022) 60 x 36 Built in 1954, the Encina Power Station (i.e., "Plant") was an iconic Carlsbad structure. Located at the southwest end of the Agua Hedionda Lagoon, its 400-foot smoke- stack stood as a beacon for travelers for nearly 70 years. It was decommissioned after a smaller electric
- [The Doge's Palace Flooded](https://leighpaintings.com/all-paintings-gallery/sept-22-wereavailable/7829-2/) - "The Doge's Palace Flooded" This seven-foot wide hexaptych (six canvases) was the centerpiece of my 2020 Painting Venice in a Pandemic project and the YouTube movies (below) that show the entire process of creating this composition. Go to the Carlsbad Exhibit & Giveaway page for information about requesting this unique artwork. At least a ten-foot
- [Painting Giveaway 2023](https://leighpaintings.com/painting-giveaway-2023/)
- [The Ellen Painting](https://leighpaintings.com/about/artists-statement/the-ellen-painting/) - The Ellen Painting This 1994 essay documents a turning point in my dedication to oil painting. The Ellen Painting ~ 1994 • 20 x 16 Ellen & Mom (1948) Leigh & Ellen at the '84 Olympics Ellen Terry Cohn (1947-92) After my sister, Ellen, died on November 18, 1993, I processed my grief by undertaking
- [Painting Venice in a Pandemic](https://leighpaintings.com/other-themes/2020-venice/) - Painting Venice in a Pandemic While the coronavirus pandemic impacted the whole world in 2020, I painted 20 pictures of Venice, Italy. Iconic views, beautiful lockdown landscapes, and stormy seas are presented here, as well as a seven-foot wide, six-canvas composition of the Doge's Palace Flooded. These artworks, their themes, and my painting process are
- [Requested Sept 2022](https://leighpaintings.com/all-paintings-gallery/sept-22-wereavailable-copy/) - Paintings Exchanged for Donations to the Ocean Conservancy in 2022 Total Raised (with & without paintings): $13,617 The goal of my 2022 "Painting with a Purpose" plan was to raise $10,000 for the Ocean Conservancy. When I announced the project, I explained how the idea came to me; and, here I'll summarize the results. But
- [Portraits](https://leighpaintings.com/other-themes/more-subjects/portraits-2/) - Portraits Admittedly, portraiture is not my strong point, but I do try to convey a feeling of the subject's personality. Some of the pictures shown here are included in other themes, but they display the variety of portraits I've painted. "Self Portrait on a Bench" reflected my 22-year-old transcendental thinking. (At that time, I used
- [World Series Champions](https://leighpaintings.com/other-themes/esoteric-themes/world-series-champions/) - World Series Champions For 46 years, I suffered as a loyal fan of the Chicago White Sox. In 1959, when I was eight years old and lived on the South Side of Chicago, my whole life revolved around the White Sox. When they won the American League pennant, air raid sirens went off to alert
- [Up & Down](https://leighpaintings.com/other-themes/esoteric-themes/up-down/) - Up & Down Like air and water, heaven and earth, these pictures are a duality. The sea gulls flew over my head at Carlsbad Beach, and I painted the canvas in 2011. The following year, my son Neil shared a photo he'd taken of Koi in Japan. Opposite shores of the Pacific Ocean. The sea
- [The Boat Race](https://leighpaintings.com/other-themes/esoteric-themes/the-boat-race/) - The Boat Race The memorial service for my dear friend, Jan Nathan, was held at a beach club in Redondo Beach, CA in 2007. She was the executive director of a non-profit trade organization, Publishers Marketing Association, of which I was an early president. PMA, which is now called Independent Book Publishers of America, was
- [The Bob Marshall Wilderness](https://leighpaintings.com/other-themes/travels/the-bob-marshall-wilderness/) - The Bob Marshall Wilderness In August of 2008, I spent a week on horseback in Montana's Bob Marshall Wilderness with my wife and a few close friends. No electricity, no vehicles, no plumbing, no roads. On the first day, we rode for nine hours to an elevation of 7,200 feet. We climbed mountains, rode through
- [Venice, CA Canals](https://leighpaintings.com/other-themes/travels/venice-ca-canals/) - Venice, CA Canals On Thanksgiving in 2013, I photographed the canals in Venice, CA. The canals flow through a beautiful and unique neighborhood, and I'd hoped to find the inspiration for a few paintings. Thankfully, that's what happened.
- [Paris](https://leighpaintings.com/other-themes/travels/paris/) - 12 Days in Paris In Spring, 2012, my wife, Lindsey, and I spent 12 days visiting Paris with our friends, Greg, Cindy, and Afton. Inspired by the beautiful city sights, Monet's house and gardens in Giverny, and the wonderful Impressionist paintings in several museums, I returned home inspired. For the next dozen weeks, I produced
- [Travels](https://leighpaintings.com/other-themes/travels/) - Travels Includes paintings based on pictures from various trips I've taken, as well as those of my sons and others. Paris 12 paintings recalling 12 days in Paris and Monet's garden in Giverny The Netherlands A large series of paintings from Amsterdam, Heeze, and the countryside Vencie, CA Canals Among my favorite subjects-water and buildings-this
- [My Year of Monet – Blog](https://leighpaintings.com/other-themes/homage-to-monet/my-year-of-monet-blog/) - My Year of Monet - Blog See also: "My Year of Monet" - All 2019 Paintings Throughout 2019, I blogged about my study of Claude Monet and its effect on my painting. I have delved into authoritative biographies, his complete catalogue, writings by contemporaries, videos of lectures, academic papers, and Monet's letters and diaries. I've
- [Birds on Beach Triptych](https://leighpaintings.com/other-themes/morro-bay/birds-on-beach-triptych/) - Birds on Beach Triptych Inspired by "Shorebirds" (see below) and a trip to a New York painter's studio, where he worked on large pictures with brooms as paint brushes, I decided to work big. These three 36 x 48 canvases were painted with rapid and varying sized brushstrokes. Birds on Beach Triptych ~ Neil Cohn,
- [Morro Bay](https://leighpaintings.com/other-themes/morro-bay/) - Morro Bay Themes My wife and I love the Central Coast community of Morro Bay, CA and spend as much time there as possible. At the foot of the harbor lies Morro Rock, a 576-foot high extinct volcano that never fails to touch me in a profoundly centering, spiritual way. Fortunately, we have great friends
- [Balboa Park Centennial](https://leighpaintings.com/other-themes/balboa-park-san-diego/balboa-park-centennial/) - Balboa Park Centennial In honor of the 2015 Centennial Celebration of Balboa Park in San Diego, I painted 14 canvases exploring various settings there. Like so many residents of San Diego County, I take great pride in this jewel, the nation's largest urban cultural park, with 15 major museums, impressive gardens, and spectacular Spanish Colonial
- [Balboa Park • San Diego](https://leighpaintings.com/other-themes/balboa-park-san-diego/) - Balboa Park • San Diego Nineteen of these paintings were donated to the Balboa Park Conservancy and hang in their offices.* The Explorer Pass canvas was painted by request and given to the Balboa Park Cultural Partnership. The success of this project provided me with modest notoriety and a modicum of respect as an oil painter.
- [Balboa Park 1916](https://leighpaintings.com/other-themes/balboa-park-san-diego/balboa-park-1916/) - Balboa Park 1916 In February 2016, I had lunch with with Tomas Herrera-Mishler, President and CEO of the Balboa Park Conservancy*, in whose office many of the Centennial pictures hang. One of his main projects is fundraising for the restoration of the Botanical Building, and he showed me colorized post card images of what the
- [Carlsbad Beach Summer Triptych](https://leighpaintings.com/other-themes/carlsbad-ca/carlsbad-beach-summer-triptych/) - Carlsbad Beach Summer Triptych This three-panel composition took several months to complete. I had decided to document the process before I even selected the subject matter, so I videoed parts of many painting sessions. Watch the seven-minute video "My Approach to Oil Painting" to watch my photo shoot at a local Carlsbad beach, combine images in
- [Flower Fields](https://leighpaintings.com/other-themes/carlsbad-ca/flower-fields/) - Carlsbad Flower Fields The Carlsbad Flower Fields are a Spring attraction enjoyed by local residents, tourists, and passersby on Highway 5. I extensively photographed them, and in 2013 selected six scenes to paint as a series. Carlsbad Flower Fields #1 ~ Martha Levine, Mt. Gretna, PA 2013 • 20 x 16 Carlsbad Flower Fields #2
- [Explorer Pass 2016](https://leighpaintings.com/other-themes/balboa-park-san-diego/explorer-pass-2016/) - Explorer Pass 2016 After seeing my paintings in the Conservancy offices, the manager of ticketing and sales for the Balboa Park Cultural Partnership asked me to recreate the "Tower, Globe, and Fountain" picture with dimensions that would fit the Balboa Park Explorer Pass, which gives park-goers access to 17 museums and attractions. The artwork was
- [Sept 22 Available](https://leighpaintings.com/all-paintings-gallery/sept-22-wereavailable/) - Paintings Available with Donations to the Ocean Conservancy September 20 - 25, 2022 Thanks to everyone who donated to my 2022 Ocean Conservancy fundraiser. After the response to my May email, we have passed the initial goal of $10,000. I am overcome with gratitude from your support! I have given away more than 250 paintings
- [Artist's Statement](https://leighpaintings.com/about/artists-statement/) - Artist's Statement My appreciation for painting came from my family, all of whom have passed away. Although none were accomplished artists, Mom had some talent with oils for a short time, Dad absentmindedly doodled cartoon heads, and my sister, Ellen, had a natural gift for drawing and painting. Growing up in Chicago, I often visited
- [Available Paintings 2021](https://leighpaintings.com/all-paintings-gallery/available-paintings-2021/) - Available Paintings 2021 The paintings on this page were given away in December, 2021. To request a free painting: Where to Request Paintings: Please use the Contact Us form or send me an email any day until November 30, 2021. If you don't receive an acknowledgment to your request within a few days, write again! Provide
- [Available Paintings 2019](https://leighpaintings.com/available-paintings-2019/) - Available Paintings Read blog: "Why I Give My Paintings Away" No paintings are currently being offered. If you requested any of the following paintings that were offered November 18 – December 9, 2019, you will be notified shortly. There were more than 100 specific requests from 40 people who asked for paintings. Unfortunately, there were
- [Morro Rock](https://leighpaintings.com/other-themes/morro-bay/morro-rock/) - Morro Rock Paintings My wife and I love the Central Coast community of Morro Bay, CA and spend as much time there as possible. At the foot of the harbor lies Morro Rock, a 576-foot high extinct volcano that never fails to touch me in a profoundly centering, spiritual way. It is one of my
- [Category page template](https://leighpaintings.com/category-page-template/) - Page Heading My wife and I love the Central Coast community of Morro Bay, CA and spend as much time there as possible. At the foot of the harbor lies Morro Rock, a 576-foot high extinct volcano that never fails to touch me in a profoundly centering, spiritual way. It is one of my most
- [Available Paintings Nov-Dec 2018](https://leighpaintings.com/all-paintings-gallery/available-paintings-nov-dec-2018/) - Available Paintings I am offering to give away the paintings on this page, and they will only be shown here until December 2, 2018. If you might want one, read on…. To request a painting: Use the Contact Us form or send an email to Leigh's gurze.net address no later than December 2, 2018. Provide the
- [2019 Paintings](https://leighpaintings.com/6598-2/) - 2019 Paintings (so far) These are my newest paintings, and I'll add more throughout the year. Some of these will become available, probably in November. Be sure to subscribe for updates at the bottom of the page if you are not a current subscriber. Click on any picture to enlarge it. Morro Rock Series #5
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- [More Subjects](https://leighpaintings.com/other-themes/more-subjects/) - More Subjects Most of these themes document events and ideas that are slightly different than most of my landscape paintings. They deal with topics such as celebration, death, and duality. Other subjects include early works and portraits. Sunsets Spending most of my life on the Pacific Coast, sunsets are a popular subject for painting. Sons
- [Major category template](https://leighpaintings.com/practice-with-templates/) - Practice with Templates page A selection of images. Painting title Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed tempus diam nisl quis ornarod vivamus tincidunt et sem vitae luctus. Painting title Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed tempus diam nisl quis ornarod vivamus tincidunt et sem vitae luctus. Painting title Lorem

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