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"My desire is to convey a personal vision through classical
methods using the various visual tools and principals, not expressly
to make a record, but to re-create the mood or feeling of the person,
place or object before me."
Jeff Legg’s artwork is often described as "masterful, ethereal,
and timeless." Every painting is an intimate conversation between
artist and viewer. One believes they can reach into the scene and
perhaps, grasp a medieval helmet, feel the fuzz on a peach, or
actually stir the air.
Focused primarily on still life, Legg is equally adept and comfortable with figures, portraits, and landscapes, either in the studio or "en plein air." Painting "from life" is at the core of his artistic sensibility. |
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Legg creates works that embody superior craftsmanship and the soulfulness of a silent moment captured in time, yet stirring with life. "If one of my paintings evokes an emotional response from the viewer, perhaps a sense of awe or mystery, I feel that I've succeeded in communicating something of value, something good, or even spiritual." Born in 1959 in Joplin, Missouri, Legg’s artistic interests developed in childhood and by age 13, he was taken under the wing of a college art professor for three years. This early mentoring laid the foundation for his drawing and painting skills and led him to study at the Atelier Lack and the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. He has attended pivotal workshops by both David Leffel and Sherrie McGraw and counts them, alongside Chardin, Rembrandt, and Wyeth, among his artistic influences. It is that nod to the legacy of the old masters combined with his inspired contemporary use of chiaroscuro and subject matter that engage fellow artists and collectors.
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Today, Legg’s artwork is represented by some of the nation’s most
distinguished galleries coast to coast. He is the "2005 Best
Signature Member" of the Oil Painters of America and won
"Best of Show" in the 2004 Estes Park Plein Air Show. His
paintings have been featured in The Artists Magazine and North Light
book publishers, "200 Great Painting Ideas for Artists." In
December 2005, his artwork graced the cover of Southwest Art as
featured artist and article.
Over the course of his creative life, Legg has developed an
appreciation of the mentorship process – and it is that
give-and-take relationship that he desires to create with emerging
artists. Through challenge and encouragement, he hopes to convey that
good art is more than just mirroring a subject, but about capturing
and interpreting a feeling or a mood
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– and to show that good paintings are built on principles, not formula. Legg believes that, "The great artist has not reproduced nature, but has expressed by his extract the most choice sensation it has made upon him." (Robert Henri, The Art Spirit.) Above all, he desires that those he mentors understand they can do more than they now realize and to eliminate fear from the painting process. Currently, Legg resides on a ranch in the foothills of the Missouri Ozarks with his wife and three children. He paints daily in his studio. |
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All paintings shown here are done so with the permission of the Artist, Jeff Legg |
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For more information Call (Toll-Free): 1(888)614-2207 |
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E-mail us at: ChateauArts@aol.com or Info@enpleinairmasters.com |
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Please take note: That Only Six (6) Rooms are available on this Special Artistic Seminar |
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