ABOUT leslie anderson

In 2002, my husband Dan Nygaard and I left our lives in high tech and bought a farm in Sedgwick, Maine, on the Blue Hill Peninsula. I wanted to paint; he wanted to be a flower farmer. Twenty years later, we are still married, still painting, and still farming. I feel blessed to live in Maine: summers Downeast and winters in a downtown Portland loft. Painting the local landscape deepens my connection to my adopted home.
     My summer subject is the landscape of the Blue Hill Peninsula, which I interpret in oils and watercolors. In winter, working in my Portland studio, I paint still life and people and places glimpsed during days of summer painting. Whether out-of-doors or in my studio, my artistic concerns are the same: light against dark, pattern and repetition, and vibrant color.
ANN MOHNKERN PHOTO

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INTERVIEW WITH CREATIVE MAINE

I was thrilled to be interviewed by Creative Maine publisher Nancy Gordon for the May/June issue. To read to article, go to www.creativemainemag.com

art & conservation webinar ON YOUTUBE

I was joined by Surry artist Cheryl Coffin for a webinar on "Art & Conservation" sponsored by the Blue Hill Heritage Trust. Creating this presentation gave me the opportunity to look back on my work over the last 20 years and see how properties conserved by the Trust have been a major muse, especially during the early days of the pandemic.
Watch it on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/yL0SXUNYCvQ

PAINTING DOWNEAST
Lobby Gallery, Chestnut Street Lofts, 21 Chestnut Street Portland Maine 04101
November-December 2022
First Friday Artist's reception November 4, 5-7 pm

STUDIO ARTISTS OF MAYO STREET ARTS
10 Mayo Street, Portland Maine
Fridays & Sundays from 12:00 - 4:00 PM, and by appointment through Sunday, January 29, 2023
First Friday Artists' Reception Friday December 2, 6-8 pm

UMVA HOLIDAY AFFORDABLE ART SALE
516 Congress Street, Portland Maine
Friday and Saturday, December 2 and 3, Saturday December 10
First Friday Artists' Reception Friday December 2, 5-8 pm

FARMERS MARKETS (July through Labor Day)
Dan's amazing cut flowers plus my notecards, calendars, and small paintings.
Fridays: Stonington Community Center 10 am-noon
Saturdays: Blue Hill Fairgrounds 9:00 am-11:30 am

MY SEDGWICK STUDIO OPEN MID-MAY THROUGH MID-OCTOBER
By chance or appointment
Couple with a visit to my husband Dan's Flower Farm for a perfect afternoon outing!
Oil paintings, watercolors, notecards, calendars, commissions welcome
8 Flower Farm Lane, Sedgwick ME 04676   two-oh-seven 615-8915

MY PORTLAND STUDIO OPEN BY APPOINTMENT MID-OCTOBER THROUGH MID-MAY
10 Mayo Street, Portland ME 04101   two-oh-seven 615-8915

publications

The Art of Penobscot Bay upcoming 2022 by Carl Little and David Little
Available in bookstores and online later this year

Summer Stories 2013 Paintings by Leslie Anderson with Short Stories by Maine writers
$36 Available from the artist