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Inside you will find Leslie's Travel Companion books & artwork.
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View post on Facebook >"We were up and to breakfast by 9 a.m. at our usual table for eight. Then we drove off to Galion Bay to horseback ride at the Bayside Riding Stables. What fun! The horses were as well kept as any—better—than I’ve ever seen. They were sweet and responsive which made the two who hadn’t ridden horses before much more comfortable. Samantha has ridden once, and Megan, never." ⎯ excerpt and image from Leslie's Travel Companion journal: 2001 St. Martin (2001 03 31 St. Martin, La Samanna, Galion Bay) https://www.leestudiotc.com/ #stmartin #galionbay #traveljournal #samanna #artwork #leestudio
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View post on Facebook >"The Hardy boats delivered us to shore where vans picked us up to take us to the house and gardens on Colonsay. We rode bikes uphill. As we drove along, our van driver pointed out Lady Strathcona, who was walking nearby. I asked myself, What does it even mean to be Lady Strathcona? Does she have many duties to the community? What are they? Is this the same Strathcona of Glencoe House who bought the beautiful island of Colonsay as well?" ⎯ excerpt and image from Six Degrees of Latitude, Travel Tales of Scotland and Ireland (2018 04 14 Scotland, Colonsay, Monterey Cypress) https://www.leestudiotc.com/books/products/six-degrees-of-latitude-travel-tales-of-scotland-and-ireland.html #scotland #montereycypress #traveljournal #colonsay #artwork #leestudio
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View post on Facebook >“I’m in Ingonish, Nova Scotia at the Keltic Inn looking out over the sound to the cliffs and tree-covered rolling mountains. The scenery is endlessly interesting—the water seems to be in every direction—the ocean there, a sound here, a pool, a bay, a bight in the distance. Beaches, spits, and cliffs of red rock hug the shore. Pines and birch scent the salt air. A forlorn ululation warbles across the bay, as if this loon is lost and the last of its species in the world. Tonight, at dinner Rob Maclean played the guitar. It was ever so pleasant.” ⎯ excerpt and image from Leslie's Travel Companion journal: 2011 Canada, Nova Scotia (2011 09 29 Canada, Nova Scotia, Ingonish, Keltic Inn, Rob Maclean on Guitar) https://www.leestudiotc.com/ #canada #novascotia #traveljournal #kelticinn #artwork #leestudio
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“I was completely charmed by this insightful and heartfelt portrait of Ireland. Leslie Lee’s descriptions of the people she met and the places she visited are so well written, so immediate, that I felt like I was there.” Jerry Dennis, Michigan Author
About the Artist
Not formally trained in art, Leslie began to draw when she traveled as a way to see more clearly what was around her. She carried a notebook, pen and tiny paint kit instead of a camera, and when everyone else was clicking away, she whipped out her kit and painted—fast. The simplicity of her paint palette and the speed with which she painted has become her signature style.
Northwest Lower Michigan defines her. She considers herself part of the landscape among the bluestems and butterfly weed, beneath the cedars, willows, and maple trees. The wind of the woods and water speak her language and sing the songs of her childhood. How will a visitor know us if we don’t know who we are? How will we venture out in the world if we have nothing of ourselves to offer? If we treasure our origins, we take these gifts out to the world as we travel, and come home again, enriched twice over. Wherever we are, every day, we create the story and the adventure of our lives. Here are her favorite stories and drawings.
After a lifetime of writing and painting in the margins of work and family, now semi-retired, Leslie has made it a priority to share. Thirty years of travel journals and paintings have been dusted off, edited, and excerpted and will be appearing here on her website as books, fine art, folded note cards and postcards, and other gifts and products for sale.
Leslie's Note Cards
All of our fine art reproductions use archival inks and paper and are suitable for framing. Giclee is another term for this process. The color and quality of the reproductions are so impeccable, it’s difficult to tell they’re not the originals until you turn them over to read the printed details of the image. Framed, they look great on the wall and make wonderful gifts.
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Leslie's Artwork
- Sole and Sweetbreads at Guy Savoy2005 03 30 France, Paris, Guy Savoy, Sole, Sweetbreads
- Six Musicians at Gus O'Connor's Pub2010 10 16 Ireland, Co. Clare, Doolin, Six at O'Connor's, B&W
- Williams, Barry, Kelleher, Williams at O'Connor's Pub2007 03 31 Ireland, Co. Clare, Doolin, Four Musicians
- Looking Down to the Sound of Sleat on the Isle of Skye2014 09 19 Scotland, Looking Down to the Sound of Sleat
- Lunch at Harry’s Bar2016 03 24 Italy, Venice, Lunch at Harry’s Bar
- The Old Man of Storr from the Inner Sound2014 09 21 Scotland, Isle of Skye, The Old Man of Storr