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About LEAH WILLINGHAM

the

Artist &

the I have always been a creative soul, but I have al-

ways struggled in thinking of myself as an artist.
Work

My high school art teacher, Arlene Teare, watched
me struggle with Art 101 which was basic drawing.
She was so kind and generous and helped me un-
derstand that being an artist is not tied to just one
genre. Instead of discouraging me, she opened the
entire world of art and creativity to me. I thank her on
every project I start.

Today I am primarily an encaustic and cold wax/oil SQUARE BOXES
abstract painter. My journey in painting began when COLD WAX/OIL WITH AN
I saw a picture in a gallery that was a photograph ENCAUSTIC POUR ON 8X8
PANELS MOUNTED ON
covered in wax. Today I know that to be a photo FOUND WOOD
encaustic but at the time I had no idea what it was SHERBET BOAT 10 X 40
and had never seen anything like it. I only knew that ENCAUSTIC ON REPURPOSED $500
WINDOW WITH COLD WAX/OIL
the beauty of painting, the depth, layers, and history ENHANCEMENTS WITH FOUND
called to me. WOOD
20 X 30
$500
The smell of the wax, the fact that I can do no
wrong on anything I paint because I can just add a
new layer or scrape something off gives me a certain
kind of freedom. Now I paint as a way to express my-
self. It allows me to bring the beauty that I see in the
world around me and share it with those that experi-
ence what I create.

BLUE BOATS
ENCAUSTIC ON REPURPOSED
WINDOW WITH COLD WAX/OIL
ENHANCEMENTS
30 X 24

$650

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