October 1 - 29: Leslie Fitzgerald
Leslie took her first painting lesson in high school and majored in art in college. After a 40-year hiatus while she pursued a career, first in book publishing and then as a business broker, she returned to her easel in 2019. Her paintings are almost exclusively devoted to landscapes, historical sites, and scenes of the Coastal South.
After 25 years in Savannah, she is still inspired by the beauty of the region and described her creation process in detail:
Until I moved to Savannah from the Northeast, I had never painted a landscape but you do not have to live here very long to be inspired by the beauty and colors of our world—blue, green, gold…bright year round with almost no hint of the grayness of northern winters. I primarily paint local land-, marsh, and seascapes and scenes of Savannah…all “close to home” and “up close.” I love the process of painting and the playfulness of working in oil because it gives me the freedom with color and texture to represent the ever-changing world around us.
Her work may be found at the LAA/SoundView Gallery at the Landings Palmetto Club on Skidaway Island. lfitzgeraldart.com @lfitzgeraldart