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ART PORTFOLIO 2000 - 2010 PAINTINGS

​ALL IMAGES COPYRIGHTED BY LESLIE ELLIOTTSMITH 2023

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

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

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.

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.