DEIRDRE LEBER: PAINTINGS
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New York Artist Deirdre Leber: Yellow Sun and Hat
Yellow Sun and Hat
oil on canvas
30" x 30"

New York Artist Deirdre Leber: Ablutions
Ablutions
oil on canvas
30" x 40"

New York Artist Deirdre Leber: Bathing in Water
Bathing in water
oil on canvas
24" x 30"

New York Artist Deirdre Leber: : After the Bath
After the bath
oil on canvas
58" x 54"

New York Artist Deirdre Leber: : Cat's Eye Witness
Cat's Eye Witness
oil on canvas
56" x 49"

New York Artist Deirdre Leber: Olivia
Olivia
oil on canvas
30" x 30"

New York Artist Deirdre Leber: : Musical Interlude
Musical Interlude IX
oil on canvas
40" x 40"

SOLO EXHIBITIONS (Selected)
1999 The Coffey Gallery, Kingston, NY; 1993 Hampshire College Gallery, Amherst, MA

GROUP EXHIBITIONS (Selected)
2001 Mill Atelier Gallery, Santa Fe, NM; 2000  Mark Gruber Gallery, New Paltz, NY;
1999 Ceres Gallery, New York, NY; 1995 G.W. Einstein Gallery, New York, NY;
1993 Elaine Benson Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY;
1990 National Academy of Design, New York, NY;
1986 Albany Institute of Art, Albany, NY

My paintings, synthesized from sketches from life and from my imagination, are a dialogue between the observed and the remembered, the planned and the surprise that happens on the canvas.  Domestic interiors and landscapes are the settings for my archetypal women, men and children.  Their actions are ordinary ones which I find to be the most meaningful because these are experiences to which everyone can relate.
My paintings are open ended.  I leave it to the viewer to imagine what might happen next.

With my palette knife I lay the paint down thickly.  I layer one color over another, mixing warm and cool hues, gradually building an expressive surface.  Once I have composed the image on the canvas, the physical process of painting takes over.  Often, after the work is done, I discover shapes, connections between figures and their surroundings that I had not consciously planned, which add meaning and mood to the image. That sense of surprise and discovery, a window into my subconscious, in one of the great joys of painting.

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