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Leona likes the thoughts of Robert Henri who said, "The picture, if a picture results, is a by product of what has past. The object, which is back of every true work of art, is the attainment of a state of being, a state of high functioning, a more than ordinary moment of existence."

Ultimately it is what the painting says that is important. This "saying" is not a verbal language and it does not necessarily have to have content in the sense of a "message". It is a language that is understood in the heart and soul, and as such it must be generated there.

This is the ultimate lesson she tries to pass on to her many students.  She demonstrates the technical skills and provides feedback through thought provoking critiques. Students become aware of the components that go into producing a well thought out painting, in terms of the formal elements and principals of composition and design.

Leona paints from the soul and finds that it is the process of painting that is important to her. In the representative samples of her work contained in this web site, the results of Leona's pouring out of her heart are indeed an extensive vocabulary that expresses her feelings in a most powerful way.

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