Artist Information:
Leigh Yardley
Hubbardsville, NY
United States
Member Since: Jul 2000
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Artist Statement:
I believe that painting and
drawing are visceral forms of
communication and they are my
first language. Making art
requires me to be willing to
take risks, to ask questions,
to explore the unknown. The
more I paint the more I yearn
for greater fluency with this
language.
These paintings come from
living close to the land. I am
fascinated by the changing
landscape, not only the
effects of seasons and weather
but human interactions with
the natural world. We shape
it and change the plants
creating great swaths of a
single color, we abandon it,
reclaim it: we change its
purpose to fit our desires.
Each painting or drawing
becomes a record of my
reaction to a moment recently
observed in our environment.
Hillsides devoured by man or
beast; the close observation
of a fallen branch, the
effects of time and climate
that may or may not be in our
hands.
The long rectangle and the
diptych have evolved into my
chosen painting format. The
artificial divide created by
the diptych began for me as a
metaphor for our ever-present
signature on our surroundings.
Over time the tension created
by the divide has become an
integral part of...
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Artist Exhibitions:
Exhibits:
Morrisville State College
Library August – September
26th 2008
Palace Theater, Hamilton NY -
November – December 2007
MAD Art Gallery, Hamilton NY
December 2006, January 2007
Greene New York September
2005- June 2006 Three Exhibits
as Artist in Residence
Delavan Gallery 501 W. Fayette
St Syracuse NY November -
December 2005
Syracuse...
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Artist Galleries:
Delavan Art Gallery
501 W Fayette St
Syracuse NY
www.delavanartgallery.com...
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Artist Reviews:
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Take a Walk 'On the Wild Side'
Sunday, November 13, 2005
KATHERINE RUSHWORTH
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Yardley explores the dynamics
between man and the
environment in heavily
textured, mixed media works
often in a diptych format.
Pieces such as "Summer Bones"
and "Endangered Landscape"
recall the...
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Collections:
M-Tech Information Technology,
Inc.Calgary, Alberta Canada
Jane Rich Oneida NY
Diana Southworth Cazenovia NY
Mr and Mrs.Richard Cheshire
Anaheim CA
Mr and Mrs John Grossman
EarlvilleNY
Mr and Mrs George Hecht Albany
NY
Mr. and Mrs Robert Ivy Essex
NY
Ms. Kathy Kelley Westport NY
and more
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Commissions:
Oneida Community Mansion House
Oneida NY
Jane & Mike Gieryic Hamilton
NY
Skyway Music Festival Hamilton
NY...
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Leigh Yardley's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Leigh Yardley's Portfolio.
I believe that painting and drawing are visceral forms of communication and they are my first language. Making art requires me to be willing to take risks, to ask questions, to explore the unknown. The more I paint the more I yearn for greater fluency with this language.
These paintings come from living close to the land. I am fascinated by the changing landscape, not only the effects of seasons and weather but human interactions with the natural world. We shape it and change the plants creating great swaths of a single color, we abandon it, reclaim it: we change its purpose to fit our desires. Each painting or drawing becomes a record of my reaction to a moment recently observed in our environment. Hillsides devoured by man or beast; the close observation of a fallen branch, the effects of time and climate that may or may not be in our hands.
The long rectangle and the diptych have evolved into my chosen painting format. The artificial divide created by the diptych began for me as a metaphor for our ever-present signature on our surroundings. Over time the tension created by the divide has become an integral part of... |
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