{"id":24,"date":"2021-08-20T20:22:51","date_gmt":"2021-08-20T20:22:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leeannechappell.com\/art\/?page_id=24"},"modified":"2025-07-27T02:50:42","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T02:50:42","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/leeannechappell.com\/art\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Welcome to my work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am a California landscape painter, interpreting and painting all over the state for more than 20 years. I primarily work in oils using a limited color pallet of bright colors. I don\u2019t paint with black and often use the transparency of the canvas to create a more luminous effect. I create many works in Plein air as I feel that my work is more activated when created on location. Working out in nature means dealing with the elements; wind, bright lights or fog, floating bugs and sounds, all of it – at once contributes to the painting because nature is constantly changing and alive. It reminds me as I paint to be fluid, flexible, and ever-changing. I am drawn to the coastal hills and majestic oaks and have spent a lot of time out in Point Reyes over the pandemic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Paths are more recently becoming a recurring theme because we choose them and who knows where we will end up. Paths convey a sense of adventure and a willingness to explore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The acceleration of our changing landscape is a constant confrontation. I hope to express our collective connection to an ever-changing and altering earth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another aspect of my work is finding mystery and whimsy in the daily world.  I  often paint animals, birds, and people finding moments in reflection or at play. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The more whimsical works draw from inspiring moments of insight found in the relationship between humans and nature. There are constant resources for inspiration in nature, and I can see the steepness of a cliff, the curve of a branch, or a community of wintering birds, notable for a canvas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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30+ years of oil painting,
LeeAnne Chappell graduated in fine art from the University of California, Davis
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Welcome to my work. I am a California landscape painter, interpreting and painting all over the state for more than 20 years. I primarily work in oils using a limited color pallet of bright colors. I don\u2019t paint with black and often use the transparency of the canvas to create a more luminous effect. I […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-24","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t