monochromatic chiaroscuro grisaille
Chiaroscuro
n., [It., lit., clear, dark < L. clarus, clear + obscurus, dark] 1. the treatment of light and dark in a painting, drawing, etc., to produce the illusion of depth, a dramatic effect, etc. 2. a style of painting, drawing, etc., emphasizing such treatment. 3. a painting, drawing, etc. in which chiroscuro is used.
Chiaroscuro defines objects without a contouring line, but only by the contrast between the colours of the object and of the background.
Masters of chiaroscuro include Rembrandt, Leonardo da Vinci, and Caravaggio. The term is also used to describe a monochromatic painting employing light and dark shades only.
galleries
"It was an accidental development, and only due to the budget considerations a single mother of three children might & would have."
One colour & light. The female form rendered headless as journal of personal experience and being alone. A definitive five year departure from male ambiguity / love and the studies of the embraces of the human form that were set as theme and study since art school.
It has proven to be just time, the time to paint, explore the darkness and light of life, searching in the shadows to find the truth of myself and heart, and for the opportunity to change some more.
Leslee Moore
bio
Born
in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada in 1963, Leslee was raised in St. Croix,
US Virgin Islands. and returned to Toronto, Canada at the age of 13 where
she studied at the Toronto School of Art.
Leslee moved to Florida in 1993 with her three children. A working creative, she makes her living designing webs and award winning graphic design materials from her studio in Deltona, FL.
Emerging now, with a body of work that has been a journal.
exhibits
DeLand
Museum of Art Upstairs / Downstairs 1999
Catalyst
Galleries, Sanford, FL 2005
Nude
Night Orlando, Orlando, FL 2005