Leslie Elizabeth Watts
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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[edit]
Leslie Watts earned an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from York University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1984.
Career[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
- "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[edit]
- 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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