Artist Biography
Joseph Leone
Born and raised on Long Island, New York, Joseph Leone is a Georgia based artist who works mostly in oils. He earned a degree in Environmental Design and Horticulture from the University of Georgia.
Joseph’s paintings reflect both deep introspection and spontaneity. An intuitive love of nature beautifully informs his use of composition, color, and light, through a process that allows and encourages an initial concept or inner impression to develop its own unprompted identity. As a result, Joseph’s paintings create a dreamlike, almost mystical vision, drawing the viewer into the paintings through their rich brushwork and texture.
As he paints, the slowness and variety of the oils’ drying times encourages him to think and react in a more deliberate and thoughtful way. The paintings and Joseph grow together, allowing consideration for plenty of spontaneity. Through this organic process, his paintings take on a life of their own, almost directing his next intuitive stroke of the brush. Sometimes with dabs of paint and at other times with bold brush strokes, he often blends colors and textures directly on the canvas. The result that Joseph is striving for is to create something intriguing to examine on every inch of the canvas. At times he will finish a piece with fine details to accentuate particular areas of the artwork. This richness of detail allows the paintings to continue to reveal themselves over time. Through Joseph’s work, he hopes to share and communicate a sense of tranquility, joy, and wonder that transcends the obvious.
