LESLIE KRYDER
Leslie began painting in 2008, upon nearing the end of a graduate program in water resources at the University of New Mexico. Initially painting in watercolors and acrylics, she became enamored of oils and portraiture during a class at the Las Cruces Museum. Since that time she has primarily pursued two divergent directions, portraiture and abstract art. She enjoys the challenge of capturing an accurate and realistic image in portraits; and the opposite challenge of working completely from imagination with no constraints.
Leslie grew up in the Midwest and moved to Chicago in the 1980’s to attend Northwestern University. In 1998 she moved to the Albuquerque in the desert Southwest to enjoy the weather and the famous “three cultures” of New Mexico: Native American, Hispano, and Anglo.
Someone very famous wrote that painting is easy for the beginner, but difficult for the person who really knows what they’re doing, and she finds that to be ever more true as she continues to paint.
You can contact Leslie at [email protected]
Leslie grew up in the Midwest and moved to Chicago in the 1980’s to attend Northwestern University. In 1998 she moved to the Albuquerque in the desert Southwest to enjoy the weather and the famous “three cultures” of New Mexico: Native American, Hispano, and Anglo.
Someone very famous wrote that painting is easy for the beginner, but difficult for the person who really knows what they’re doing, and she finds that to be ever more true as she continues to paint.
You can contact Leslie at [email protected]
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