Leanne Martinson |
STATEMENT
Oil painting and collaging combined with oil paint on canvas and paper are the vehicles that underpin my exploration into the elements of picture making.
Applying thick and thin paint, using a full color palette and freely adding charcoal and pastel marks, all contribute to a characteristic gestural style. Also, recycling previously completed work allows adjunct images to enrich my alla breva paintings. At times, these "collages" are the images themselves. I rethink and recombine completed paintings and graphics, which then continue the journey with me.
My conscious approach to all of my work is to include “air” within strong strokes and abstract images. While painting, I often turn the direction/space of canvases to find the thrust I need. I may join (or add) pieces to form diptychs, triptychs, etc. to fully accommodate larger ideas. I allow things to happen during the process. Serendipity is a central feature in all my work.
All techniques, palettes, images become intertwined. I let the underlying expression, through color, dictate the outcome, whether the format is calm or agitated.
I heartily endorse Lee Krasner, who said:
"For me, I suppose that change is the only constant."
RESUME
Solo Exhibitions
2005 Song Kran Gallery, NYC
2004 Krour Thai Gallery, NYC
1999 Print Department Gallery, Hunter College, NYC
Group Exhibitions
2009 Callahan Gallery, Saint Francis College, Brooklyn NY
Salmagundi Club, NYC
2008 Weill Cornell Medical Center Library, NYC
Ear Inn, James Brown House, NYC
2007 Venezuelan Embassy Gallery, NYC
Broome Street Gallery, NYC
2006 Lafayette Grill Gallery, NYC
2005 Manhattan Borough President Gallery, NYC
2004 Art Department Gallery, Hunter College, NYC
2003 Cork Gallery, Lincoln Center, NYC
2002 New Century Artists Gallery, NYC, Juried
313 Gallery, NYC
2001 Broadway Mall Gallery, NYC
New Century Artists Gallery, NYC, Juried
2000 Oasis Gallery, Hunter College, NYC
313 Gallery, NYC
Education
Hunter College, New York NY
The School of The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago IL
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee WI
IN THE COLLECTION OF
Phillip Haight, New York City; Robert Dille, Atlanta, GA; Milt & Betty Judson,
Woodford, VT; Libby & Doug Barnshaw, Springfield, MA; Marsha Modeste,
New York City; Kirsten & Jack Schweitzer, New York City; Eileen Hannon,
Secaucus, NJ; Justin Greer, New York City; Heidi & Jose Arroyo, New York City.
AFFILIATIONS
American Society of contemporary artists (ASCA)
Metropolitan Artists
West Side Arts Coalition (WSAC)
Women in the Arts Foundation (WIA)
Oil painting and collaging combined with oil paint on canvas and paper are the vehicles that underpin my exploration into the elements of picture making.
Applying thick and thin paint, using a full color palette and freely adding charcoal and pastel marks, all contribute to a characteristic gestural style. Also, recycling previously completed work allows adjunct images to enrich my alla breva paintings. At times, these "collages" are the images themselves. I rethink and recombine completed paintings and graphics, which then continue the journey with me.
My conscious approach to all of my work is to include “air” within strong strokes and abstract images. While painting, I often turn the direction/space of canvases to find the thrust I need. I may join (or add) pieces to form diptychs, triptychs, etc. to fully accommodate larger ideas. I allow things to happen during the process. Serendipity is a central feature in all my work.
All techniques, palettes, images become intertwined. I let the underlying expression, through color, dictate the outcome, whether the format is calm or agitated.
I heartily endorse Lee Krasner, who said:
"For me, I suppose that change is the only constant."
RESUME
Solo Exhibitions
2005 Song Kran Gallery, NYC
2004 Krour Thai Gallery, NYC
1999 Print Department Gallery, Hunter College, NYC
Group Exhibitions
2009 Callahan Gallery, Saint Francis College, Brooklyn NY
Salmagundi Club, NYC
2008 Weill Cornell Medical Center Library, NYC
Ear Inn, James Brown House, NYC
2007 Venezuelan Embassy Gallery, NYC
Broome Street Gallery, NYC
2006 Lafayette Grill Gallery, NYC
2005 Manhattan Borough President Gallery, NYC
2004 Art Department Gallery, Hunter College, NYC
2003 Cork Gallery, Lincoln Center, NYC
2002 New Century Artists Gallery, NYC, Juried
313 Gallery, NYC
2001 Broadway Mall Gallery, NYC
New Century Artists Gallery, NYC, Juried
2000 Oasis Gallery, Hunter College, NYC
313 Gallery, NYC
Education
Hunter College, New York NY
The School of The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago IL
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee WI
IN THE COLLECTION OF
Phillip Haight, New York City; Robert Dille, Atlanta, GA; Milt & Betty Judson,
Woodford, VT; Libby & Doug Barnshaw, Springfield, MA; Marsha Modeste,
New York City; Kirsten & Jack Schweitzer, New York City; Eileen Hannon,
Secaucus, NJ; Justin Greer, New York City; Heidi & Jose Arroyo, New York City.
AFFILIATIONS
American Society of contemporary artists (ASCA)
Metropolitan Artists
West Side Arts Coalition (WSAC)
Women in the Arts Foundation (WIA)