1. The Art of
Lesley Wood
Fine Artist,
Graphic Artist, Web Design,
Landscape Design
To see a slideshow of Lesley’s work click here.
Lesley Wood is a self-taught local artist who works in
a number of media, but is partial to pastels. She is a
commissioned artist who began drawing when she was
10, almost as young as when she began riding horses.
Her work has been featured on The Chronicle of the
Horse and has sold to animal lovers across the country
including Colorado, the Carolinas, New York and
Florida. She is an animal lover who trains, boards and
sells horses from her Scottsville, VA farm. She also lives
with four cats, a dog and several very loud bullfrogs.
A r t i s t S t a t e m e n t
The ability to paint with pastels feels natural and
seems to flow through me. I especially enjoy the more
intricate details of pastel paintings - the braiding of a
lead rope or the fine curves and highlights of a well-
oiled piece of leather on a horse’s bridle.
Nature and its patterns are reflected in the complex
ridges of a ram’s horns, in the folds of skin and fur on
a mountain lion, the veins that stand out on a moving
horse. They are my inspiration to create.
In my wildlife drawings, I try to capture the mood,
energy, and power of an animal - the things that hold
us in awe, like the intense stare of a bird of prey, the
raw power and grace of a horse, the elegance of an
egret or the confident laziness of a big cat.
After sketching a composition, I always begin coloring
the eyes and work out from there. It’s the eyes that
seem to give the art a certain soul and presence –
something concrete and centered from which I can
create. Once the eyes are created the piece takes on a
life and meaning all its own.
Pastels are my medium of choice because of the way
they can be blended and layered. I use them to create
the graduations of colors in animals and nature. I also
like working with rich and vibrant Conte’ canyons. I will
often use my fingers to blend and layer them.

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3. Digital Publications
L e s l e y W o o d
105 Rolling Hills Lane
Scottsville, Virginia 24590
434-962-4862
www.woodcrestfarms.com

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Plantation, Florida
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