Lesley Talty
My blogs
| Gender | FEMALE |
|---|---|
| Industry | Arts |
| Occupation | Artist |
| Location | Keller, Texas, United States |
| Introduction | Welcome to my blog! My main focus as a painter, or intent, is to capture a moment in time, the essence, of a place or of a person with clarity and simplicity. I follow my heart and paint what I like. Originally from Illinois, now I live in Texas. I enjoy painting in the Southwest, plein air is always a treat, but, it's HOT here. |
| Interests | painting, plein air painting, The Art Institute of Chicago, Andrew Wyeth Nicholi Fecchin, Clyde Espevig, Michael Lynch, Richard Schmid, David Leffel, Daniel Green Winslow Homer, Burton Silverman, Cheng-Khee Chee, drawing, watercolor, oil, portrait painting, teaching art, Shotokan karate (black belt), Kung Fu, tractors, schnauzers, dogs, biking, running, warm chocolate chip cookies, movies |
| Favorite Movies | Star Trek 2009, Bruce Almighty, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, The Last Samuri, Emperor's New Groove, Zoro |
| Favorite Music | Keller Marching Band, Carthage, Chicago!, Elton John, Celine Deon, Sting, Yes, Led Zepplin, Van Halen, Santana, and Classical music |
| Favorite Books | The Bible, The Spyglass, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards, The Natural Way to Draw by Nicolaides, The Intimate Eye by Burton Silverman, Oil Painting Secrets From A Master by Linda Cateura, An American Vision; Three Generations of Wyeth Art, The Watercolors of Dean Mitchell, and Winslow Homer by Kate Jennings, Karate-Do Kyohan by Gichin Funakoshi, The Painterly Approach by Bob Rohm |