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ART PORTFOLIO 2000 - 2010 PAINTINGS

​ALL IMAGES COPYRIGHTED BY LESLIE ELLIOTTSMITH 2021

Katrina (NO FEMA HERE), Oil on wood panel, 31 x 31, 2006, $999.00 (large) This work is a response to the inaction by President Bush's administration to provide timely hurricane relief. Many died from the flooding and other were left with no water or food for a week after the hurricane. The fact that Bush appointed a contributors son as head of FEMA and the man was a total incompetent as well as the President playing politics with Governor Blanco who was a Democrat was unconscionable.

A Sense of Place, Acrylic on wood panel, 30 x 30, 2009, $999.00 (large) This work is about planting seeds of change for a world on fire with disasters. Funny how when I did this work it was relevant to that year, but it is still relevant today.

Big Fish Dream, oil on wood panel, 21.5 x 21, 2008, $599.00 (medium) Our dreams are the stuff of life. Sometimes it just does not make sense.

Don't Rock the Boat, Oil on wood panel, 21.5 x 23.5, 2008, $599.00 (medium) That feeling of being off balance in the storm of life.

Adjustments, Acrylic on wood panel, 20 x 20, 2008, $599.99 (medium) We plan our lives and hope that our efforts pay off but there are always unexpected events that may divert our plans.

The Swirl, Acrylic on wood panel, 10 x 17.5, 2008, $299.00 (small) Sailing to your destination is thrilling, sometimes unexpected, and can also seem to take a different turn from where you plan to go.

What Way Now, Acrylic on wood panels, 21 x 21.5, 2009, $599.00 (medium) You have a goal, but suddenly it seems to be out of your reach. You must shift and find another way to proceed.

Be On Guard, Acrylic on wood panel, 21.5 x 21.5, 2008, $599.00 (medium) The snake is actually be hounded by the birds who see it as a real threat to their babies. This is an actual occurrence that happened in a my neighbors yard as birds from all over called to announce a large ground rattler.

Dances in the Dark, Oil on wood panel, 21 x 21, 2008, $599.00 (medium) This is another dream scape that refers to life passages in time.

Water, Acrylic on Wood, 24 x 26, 2008, $599.00 (medium) Although it can be turbulent, water is the stuff of renewal.

Destructive Path, Acrylic on wood panel, 22 x 21, 2007, $599.00 (medium) When someone burns too bright and does not temper their life.

Renewed Beginning, acrylic on wood panel, 23 x 17, 2002, $599.00 (medium) We should all be stewards of nature. If we do not take care of our environment, we will pay a tragic price.

Habitat, Oil on wood panel, 25 x 25, 2007, $599.00 (medium)

Envy the Wind, Acrylic on wood panel, 9.5 x 17, 2001, $299.00 small

The Fork, acrylic and pencil on wood panel, 30 x 33, 1998, $999.00 (large) As we float through life, we encounter decisions that will send us down different paths. Have we chosen correctly?

The Fork closed

The Details, acrylic on wood panel, 23.5 x 24.5, 2008, $599.00 (medium)

Vulnerabilities, Acrylic on wood panel, 16.5 x 20.5, 2008, $ 599.00 (medium) We are naked in the eyes of our enemies.

False Prophet, Acrylic on wood panel, 10.5 x 12.5, 2005, $299.00 (small) When you idolize a person it is your undoing. Do not think any one person is better than you. We all have strengths that bring something to the table.

Open Your Eyes, Acrylic on wood panel, 9 x 12, 2002, $299.00 (small) Do not blindly go through life. Open your eyes and see what is out there.