Leslie
Rowland
Of Living Nature
This series of mixed media on wood panel works depicts things found in living nature: birds in flight, flowers, feathers, butterflies and bees. These paintings tell ecological stories; The bees and butterflies are puzzled together with images of flowers they pollinate, paintings of birds and flora depict how these species benefit their environments.
Selected Works
"White Ash" - Bark Pattern 18 x 18 acrylic on wood panel
"American Basswood" - Bark Pattern 18 x 18 acrylic on wood panel
"Tulip Tree" Bark Pattern- 18 x 18 acrylic on wood panel
"Red Elm" Bark Pattern- 18 x 18 acrylic on wood panel
“The Resilience of Hope IV”, 36 x 36 acrylic on wood panel
A Bumble Bee puzzled together with images of flowers it pollinates and derives nectar from. flowers include: Bee balm, penstemon, honeysuckle and dahlia.
“The Resilience of Hope III”, 36 x 36 acrylic on wood panel
A Butterfly puzzled together with images of flowers it pollinates and derives nectar from. flowers include: butterfly bush, poppy and rose.
Everything’s Coming Up Roses, 24 x48” acrylic on wood panel
This is an abstract interpretation of roses in golden yellow, deep indigo, ice gray and white.