Leslie Landers

Dancing Aspen

8″ x 6″ oil on linen panel

Nestled near June Lake, these two aspen trees share a quiet intimacy, their slender forms leaning gently toward one another as if caught in a delicate dance. I was drawn to the way the golden autumn leaves shimmered in the crisp mountain light, framing the trees in a moment of connection.— companions swaying in rhythm with the season’s change.

Windswept Arch

6″ x 8″ oil on linen panel

I’ve painted at Natural Bridges State Park in Santa Cruz many times. This time, I focused on creating an active expressive sky while observing the coming and goings of pelicans and gulls.

Albion Plein Air Retreat

A week of painting our beautiful coast with a 25 artists. I went with 3 friends I frequently paint with. We kind of liked being referred to as the “Fab Four” while enjoying making new artist friends. Artist John Hewitt arranged it all. I am hoping to join again next year.


“Late Summer Clarity”
“Beneath the Headlands”
“Morning Reflections”
“Navarro Evening”
“Morning Navarro Beach”

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Evening Brigantine

6” x 6” oil on panel

The “Matthew Turner” is a beauty and at 132 feet it is the largest vessel I painted for the series. This view takes in the elegant wooden tall ship dockside in Sausalito. The Matthew Turner is a brigantine with a mix of rigging styles for enhanced speed and maneuverability. The ship to the right is the “Seaward.”