22-111 “Dusk” Original Watercolor Leah Peeks

Original watercolor painting on paper by Shelter Island artist Leah Peeks, 2021. Titled “Dusk.” Peeks drew inspiration from the Washington D.C. Color School painters of the 1950s, especially Sam Gilliam, while she was living in Virginia. This artwork is distinctive because of the way the pattern responds to the viewer’s eye. A sense of movement, an awareness of the near-perfect but also not-perfect design. 19×27 as framed in matte white with an 8-ply mat and gallery acrylic glazing.