Leslie Morgan

Artist Statement

Selections 2013: Home Rustic(most recent)

In this new series I am wanting to capture that nostalgic security felt as a child who knows where home is. Having grown up "Mid-Century" these modern architetural homes and tools are most memorable and still have a current and relevant feel.  So as we struggle with, "where home is?" we can always gleen pleasure from our feelings of our first home, no matter how mobile we've become.  The rusted steel represents the buildings gone by and the bright, thick oils carry the sense of hope and abundance.

Recent Works Circus Freaks and Sideshows Series: As a kid, I remember when the Circus would come to town, setting up in a vacant lot just outside of the city limits.  We could go see the animals being unloaded and feed while the men set up the Big Top. Those were amazing, happy memories. As an adult I realize that inside the Circus, it's a bit darker,  the freaks were painful deformaties and birth defects. The amazing animals weren't always rewarded well for their performances and life traveling the country in a train car wasn't an easy one. This series attempts to explore both the dark and the cheerful illusions of Circus life. 

Water Hi-jack explores endangered water species taking back their water supply in this frolicking, humorous eco-art series. Materials include hand-cut collage, photo transfer, and oil on wood panel.