Leslie Ann Butler

Water Dance, Abstract Painting

2024

Artist Comments
Golden light shimmers, reflecting on the surface and suggesting movement. Abstract shapes float, with paint drips adding texture. A central square in gold leaf reflects like the sun on the horizon. Yellows, lavenders, and blues bring a sense of joy and brightness.

About the Artist
Abstract painter Leslie Ann Butler has been passionate about making art since she was a child. “In grade school I did a portrait of Robert Frost and sent it to him, and received a nice letter of thanks,” Leslie Ann recalls. Though she still enjoys creating figurative work, Leslie Ann is also intrigued by abstraction. She describes creating abstract work as entering an altered state of consciousness. Often the compositions will come to her during meditation, and she does her best to reproduce the vision in the studio. Leslie Ann works from the top floor of her Portland home, where she gets lots of natural light and a view of the city.

Words that describe this painting: sun, sky, water, ocean, lake, ripples, sunset, sunrise, gold, reflection, metallic, horizon, abstract, seascape, mixed media artwork, blue

Water Dance
Leslie Ann Butler
Acrylic paint and gold leaf on stretched canvas
Finished edges
Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front
2024
36 in. h x 36 in. w x 1.5 in. d
7 lbs. 9 oz.