Leslie Elizabeth Watts
Leslie Elizabeth Watts (born 1961 in Weston, Toronto) is a Canadian portrait painter, artist and writer.[1][2] Her portraiture has been selected for the Kingston Prize in Canada[3] and the BP Portrait Award[4] and the Royal Society of Portrait Painters[5] in London, UK. Recent commissions include The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, while Minister of Foreign Affairs; Roy Romanow, Chancellor, University of Saskatchewan[6]; Shelagh Rogers, Chancellor, University of Victoria; and The Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario.
Early Life and Education
Leslie Watts earned an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from York University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1984.
Career
Watts began her career in the arts in 1987, as a children's book illustrator and author. In 2007, she became a full-time painter, a decision that marked a significant turning point in her artistic trajectory.[7] Watts is known for using the medium of Egg tempera, one of the oldest painting techniques used by humans.
Selected Bibliography
Illustration and Story
- The Troll of Sora. Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1991.
- Princess Stinky-Toes and the Brave Frog Robert. Toronto: Harper Collins, 1995.
- The Baabaasheep Quartet. Toronto: Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2005.
Illustration
- Adele Mongan Fasick, The Beauty Who Would Not Spin. Toronto: Scholastic, 1989.
- Sheree Fitch, There's A Mouse in My House. Toronto: Doubleday Canada, 1997.
- Sheree Fitch, If I Were the Moon. Toronto: Doubleday Canada, 1999.
- Penelope Larkspur, The Secret Life of Fairies. Toronto: Kids Can Press, 1999.
- Stephen Eaton Hume, Red Moon Follows Truck. Victoria: Orca Book Publishers, 2001.
- Andrea Spalding, It's Raining, It's Pouring. Victoria: Orca Book Publishers, 2001.
- Andrea Spalding, The Most Beautiful Kite in the World. Toronto: Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2002.
- Karleen Bradford, You Can't Rush a Cat. Victoria: Orca Book Publishers, 2003.
- Lena Coakley, On the Night of the Comet. Victoria: Orca Book Publishers, 2004.
- Rachna Gilmore, Making Grizzle Grow. Toronto: Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2007.
References
- "Picture Perfect". Laura Cudworth, The Beacon Herald, May 3, 2013.[1]
- "The 7 Best Paintings in the BP Portrait Award 2013". Steve Pill, Artists and Illustrators, June 19, 2013.[2]
- "BP Portrait Award in Pictures". The Telegraph, June 20, 2013.[3]
- "BP Portrait Exhibition 2013 - Video & Review". Katherine Tyrrell, Making a Mark, June 21, 2013.[4]
- "If you thought painting was like riding a bike..." Leslie Scrivener, The Toronto Star, June 24, 2014.[5]
- Christopher Baker: BP Portrait Award 2014. An arts-news clip produced by Summerhall TV, Art in Scotland TV, January 15, 2015. [6]
- Making Following Heart with Leslie Watts, Finn Harries, JacksGap, February 1, 2015[7]
- "What to Make of This Year's BP Portrait Award?" Tabish Khan, The Londonist, June 18, 2015.[8]
- "BP Portrait 2015 - Artists with their paintings." Katherine Tyrrell, Making a Mark, June 25, 2015.[9]
- "An Interview with Photo(sur)realist Painter Leslie Watts." Lisa Takahashi, Jackson's Art Blog, June 22, 2017.[10]
- "Lillie Langtry and the Evolution of the Muse." Róisín McVeigh, Mall Galleries Blog, May 17, 2019.[11]
- "Watts's egg temp[e]ras glow with alchemical mist, and mystery. Her paintings of emptied prisons radiate, appropriately, with smiling, but secretive, information, calm but calculated power. And her felt-soft greys appear poached from the fraught heavens." -- R.M. Vaughan, "Eye candy – and food for thought, too". The Globe and Mail. Published Friday, Feb. 03, 2012 5:00PM EST.
- CTV interview with Mark Paine at Gallery Stratford on The Beat. Broadcast Saturday, February 4, 2012.
- ↑ "Leslie Watts". The Kingston Prize. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
- ↑ "Jon Redfern wins second Arthur Ellis Award for historical crime novel". Prince George Citizen, June 7, 2008.
- ↑ "Leslie Watts". The Kingston Prize. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
- ↑ "BP Portrait Award 2015 - National Portrait Gallery". www.npg.org.uk. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
- ↑ "Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition 2019". Mall Galleries. 2018-10-24. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
- ↑ "Kenderdine : Artifact : Portrait of Chancellor Roy Romanow [2019.015.001]". saskcollections.org. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
- ↑ "LESLIE WATTS". LESLIE WATTS. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
External links
- Leslie Watts' Official Website
- Painting with Egg Tempera: A Guide by Leslie Watts
- Leslie Watts on Saatchi Art
- Nimbus Publishing: Leslie Watts
- BP Portrait Award, 2014
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