a glimpse into the studio
On October 8, 2019 by leonie@lifeart.co.zaThe versatility and raw artistic talent of Leonie E. Brown has been recognized and celebrated at a very early stage in this prolific painter’s career. At the tender age of twenty-two she has already won the prestigious 1986 Volkswagen Atelier Fine Art Award, in addition to both the Schweicherd and Gregoire Boonzaaier Art Bursaries the year before.
out of deep waters
On October 8, 2019 by leonie@lifeart.co.za‘I am a wandering eye poet, an eclectic color fanatic. I want my paintings to leap off the wall and overwhelm you with their tactile, layered, chocolate thick, color and texture.’ Leonie.e.Brown Artist
On my Easel
On October 8, 2019 by leonie@lifeart.co.za‘I am a wandering eye poet, an eclectic color fanatic. I want my paintings to leap off the wall and overwhelm you with their tactile, chocolate thick, color and texture.’
Larger than Life
On October 8, 2019 by leonie@lifeart.co.zaA four minute look at how South African Artist Leonie.e.Brown creates her unique abstract paintings. This process creates a spontaneity that leads to some very interesting results.
Sneak Peak on Encaustics
On October 8, 2019 by leonie@lifeart.co.zaThe surface of the painting is made up of layers of oils, inks and wax, which give the finished work a three dimensional quality. A sense of seeing through the top layer into hidden messages and layers below. The layering give the work a softness and richness that invites the viewer to look closer and to experience the satin smooth surface through touch,. The wax layers get more and more translucent through the warmth emanating from the exploring human hand. The viewers becomes a part of the slow change and clarity of the painting…as if the message is rising from the depth of the hidden soul to the surface of the mind There is a strange ethereal beauty in these paintings, as if they were made from air.
Sneak Peak on her Technique
On October 8, 2019 by leonie@lifeart.co.zaSneak Peak behind the latest magic of Leonie.e.Brown Artist.
The surface of the painting is made up of layers of oils, inks and wax, which gives the finished work a three dimentional quality.
A sense of seeing through the top layer into hidden messages and layers below. The layering gives the work a softness and richness that invites the viewer to look closer and to experience the satin smooth surface through touch.
The wax layers gets more and more translucent through the warmth emenating from the human hand. The viewers become a part of the slow change and clarity of the painting…as if the message is rising from the depth of the hidden soul to the surface of the mind.
There is a strange and ethereal beauty to these paintings. As if they were made from air.
I am Artist
On October 8, 2019 by leonie@lifeart.co.zaEncaustic Artist Leonie.e.Brown shares a, behind the camera, glimpse into her magical encaustic painting process.
Behind Closed Doors
On October 8, 2019 by leonie@lifeart.co.zaThis video shows Artist Leonie.e.Brown, busy with her latest painting in her studio. It shows snippets of her painting style as well as her encaustic works.
