New Work by Leah McCloskey

May 11, 2018 – June 5, 2018

Movement in my environment has always been something that’s informed my abstractions and landscapes, in this series of paintings I find that it has become the primary reason.

In 2006 I had my first solo show and it was called “60 Miles MPH”. All the paintings were landscapes that I had done from the impressions I had while driving around Saratoga and Washington County NY. This new series and exploration is, again, about that kind of movement. Now I’m looking from a slower and more connected perspective while I’m walking in the woods or kayaking on a pond. Some represent movement itself or a pattern of movement: watching the chickens in the front yard, watching the dogs go out in the snow, the path the hummingbird takes from flower to flower in my garden. Those footprints, markings, and patterns that are left behind from their movements inspired a number of these pieces.

While I was doing this work it felt as though I was immersed in the environment surrounding me, therefore a lot of the visual is organic in feeling. Telling the story of sunny days, rain, wind and snow.

Afternoon Stroll Leah McCloskey acrylic on paper 11 x 8 matted 22″ x 18″

Alluvion Leah McCloskey acrylic on canvas 40″ x 30″

Alchemy Leah McCloskey acrylic on board 20 x 16

Pond Drifting Leah McCloskey acrylic on paper 8 x 8″ matted 12″ x 12″

Delving Deep II Leah McCloskey acrylic on paper 6 x 6″ matted 12″ x 12″

Reflections of Spring III Leah McCloskey acrylic on paper 6 x 6″ matted 12″ x 12″

Day Trip Delirium Leah McCloskey acrylic on canvas 40″ x 30″

Delving Deep I Leah McCloskey acrylic on paper 6 x 6″ matted 12″ x 12″

Reflections of Spring I Leah McCloskey acrylic on paper 6 x 6″ matted 12″ x 12″

Reflections of Spring II Leah McCloskey acrylic on paper 6 x 6″ matted 12″ x 12″

Reflections of Spring I Leah McCloskey acrylic on paper 6 x6″ matted 12″ x 12″

Caught In the Rain Leah McCloskey acrylic on canvas 12″ x 12″

Red Wind Delving Deep Leah McCloskey acrylic on paper 11 x 7 matted 14″ x 11″

Red Sweater Blue Sky Leah McCloskey oil on canvas 10″ x 8″

Catching the Sun Eyes Closed Leah McCloskey acrylic on canvas 36 “x 36”

Out with Buggzy -10 ° Leah McCloskey acrylic on canvas 12″ x 12″

Life in Blue Leah McCloskey acrylic on canvas 12″ x 12″

Laundry Day Leah McCloskey oil on canvas 6″ x 6″

Dawdling In The Garden Leah McCloskey acrylic on paper 12″ x 12″

Fanciful Leah McCloskey acrylic on paper 8 x8″ matted 12″ x 12″

Excursion Leah McCloskey acrylic on paper 8 x8″ matted 12″ x 12″

Drifting on the Pond Leah McCloskey acrylic on canvas 40″ x 30″

Distilled Leah McCloskey acrylic on paper 11 x 9 matted 22″ x 18