Art. Life. Leigh.

It's always so interesting to me how large paintings look in my studio compared to how small they look when hung on big walls in a gallery or business. I love it when I intuitively know something and then learn it's backed up by science. Recently I read: A study conducted at the at the Mauitshuis Museum in the Netherlands found that viewing real artworks, Like Johannes Vermeer's "Girl with a Pearl Earring', stimulates the brain significantly more than looking at posters of THE SAME ARTWORK, with participants experiencing an emotional response up to ten times stronger when viewing the original piece....!!!!!! WOW!!!!! 

This piece is titled after the Sounds of Silence song by Simon and Garfunkel. Sometimes it's best for the viewer to determine what the painting means to them. And for this piece, I'll leave it at that.

This is the third year there has been an exhibion of paintings of animals need of a forever home. This year I painted Martha and Billy and they completely captured my heart as well as all the other animals in the show. It's up until September 14 at the AFA Gallery in Scranton - check it out if you're in the area!

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Many people came to make the event festive and high vibe - Pittston is alive and well with great art everywhere - super restaurants and leaders passionate about making art part of everyone's daily lives!