New Work

11 Acres

June 22, 2007Helping out our 4 Legg..., My Candy Colored World, New Work, TravelAnne Leuck7 Comments

It can't get much bigger than this...What a week I've had here in rural Illinois at the Fields Project. I will detail more about how we created this field sculpture in a later post, but let me just say this was a community effort, a lot of hard work, 2 full days in the hot sun in the field gridding out this design with flags then mowing the design. I was one of 3 women and a student who did designs, I'll show the others when I have photos and more time to post. I'm running back out to the country to paint, only a day and a half left before our art fair on Sunday and then back to the city...with the most amazing memories and greater appreciation for the land, the farmer, this special community around Oregon, Illinois and art making!
"This 11 acre field sculpture, by Chicago artist Anne Leuck Feldhaus, was created to encourage people to adopt from their local animal shelters and rescue groups."
View my Flickr Photo Journal of the making of this sculpture!

Working outside the box

April 25, 2007My Candy Colored World, New WorkAnne LeuckComment

My childhood best friend and her family (from my home town of Sparta, WI) recently came to stay for the weekend. The boys always paint in my studio when they come to visit...they told me I should do something different so I picked up this cut end of a cardboard box and started painting away making use of all 3 sides of the box...fun! That's Rocky their Chinchilla on the right, as they described him to me. Here are some of their fabulous paintings...one is still a work in progress to be finished at the next visit.

New Ebay Auction Art...

April 5, 2007New WorkAnne LeuckComment

These brand new paintings are available on Ebay right now...very reasonable beginning bids, and the 2nd one is just over 3 feet tall. Click to visit the auctions.

When I really want something on ebay I use BidNapper.com, it allows you to set your maximum bid but does not place your bid until the closing minutes of the auction. This way you avoid emotional bidding, keep on budget and don't have to be around when the auction ends...and it's a free service for the first 15 days!

A Fun T-Shirt Design!

April 3, 2007Design & Illustration, New Work, Press & Published ...Anne LeuckComment

Camp Dogwood asked me to do their logo several years back and recently we hooked up again. I just finished this t-shirt design for their 2007 camps. I'm really happy with how it turned out. It's kind of fun to break out of my boxy compositions for a change. I started with a very rough drawing in my sketchbook which I scanned and then used my fabulous new Wacom Cintiq Tablet to finish it, it's an amazing feeling to draw on the screen.

Manimal

April 1, 2007New WorkAnne LeuckComment

I'm starting a series of paintings based on imagery I have created in clay at Lill Street. This 16x20 painting is from a small sgraffito tile I blogged about last year, called Human Beast.I prefer the tile over this painting but it did make for an interesting translation.

Flowerful Canines

March 1, 2007Helping out our 4 Legg..., New Work, The Dogs Behind the ArtAnne Leuck1 Comment

I recently painted and shipped these 3 pet portraits to Santa Barbara...Sadie, Chip and Sydney. Adorable subjects and I love that my wonderful clients chose the flower theme. Both Chip and Sydney are Catahoula Rescues. Click HERE to see other Catahoula's from around the country who are in need of homes and adoption.

sketch:

Stripes . . .

January 4, 2007My Candy Colored World, New Work, The Dogs Behind the ArtAnne LeuckComment

I celebrated the New Year by trying something I've never done before. I painted the laundry room walls with STRIPES, it looks great! I was going to try and actually paint individual stripes...I'm glad I had the sense to research it - the key is to paint the entire wall first, then tape it and paint the second color. What a bright cheery space ... now what to do with the adjoining bedroom walls...?!