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Artist Statement:
I love to paint and draw. It
allows me to share with any
number of people my God given
gift. My favorite subject is
the complexity of our human
existence, our interaction
with nature, our movement, our
expressiveness, our
determination, our attitudes
and our beauty. I don't
necessarily look for all of
those elements when I paint,
but I am aware of their
presence. When a work of mine
is publicly successful, I
believe it is because I was
able to put the viewer in
touch with his or her
awareness of my subject....
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Artist Galleries:
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Artist Reviews:
The Times Picayune - ROMANTIC
REALISTS - Watercolorists
Demonstrate Mastery of the
Medium, June 25, 2004.
"Although many people think of
watercolor as the genteel
choice of Sunday painters, it
may actually be the most
difficult artistic technique
to master. A great
watercolorist is able to
create a painting with such
economy ...
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Commissions:
The Honorable Freeman Bosley
Jr., City Hall, St. Louis Mo,
USA...
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Exhibitions for Leroy Allen:
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Selected Exhibitions:
"Southern Journeys" Alexandria Museum of Art, LA. October-December 2004
"Sacred Center". Stella Jones Gallery, New Orleans LA. May/June 2004
"Voices on Paper" Hearne Fine Art Gallery, Little Rock AR. May 2003.
"Celebrations and Investigations". Village Shalom Museum 2003.
"First Light" American Jazz Museum. Bing Davis, Curator. 2003
"Black Romantic" Studio Museum in Harlem, NYC, April 2002.
*American Watercolor Society 133rd International Exhibition 2000, NYC
*California Watercolor Association National Exhibition 1998 & 2003 SF
*Mississippi Watercolor Society, Grand National Exhibition 2002
*Bosque Conservatory National Exhibition 2001, Clifton TX.
*National Watercolor Society 78th International Exhibition 1998, CA
*Museum of Science and Industry, 96,97,98, Chicago Ill.
*National Oil and Acrylic Painters' Society, Governor's Mansion, MO.
*Pastel Society of North Florida 98.
*Vision 2000 National Invitational. St Louis MO.
*Baker Art Center National Exhibition 2002, Liberal KS.
(*)indicates juried exhibition and receipt of award.
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