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Leah Lawless-Smith

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Artist Leah Lawless-Smith

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Portrait painting series

Importance of Portraits

 

Portraits

A Portrait of you is a  way of representing and immortalizing yourself.  It shows status and records a moment in time and culture.  It is a snapshot in history to be treasured by loved ones, fans, and future generations.

Throughout history, early portraits were donor portraits, which are portraits within a larger (generally religious) painting of the person who paid for it and their family. Initially, mostly wealthy and powerful patrons would commission these portraits, but over time, it became more and more common for middle-class people to commission portraits as well.

Portraits tell about that person, in the painting we are given clues about their personality, temperament, status, things they may cherish and love. There is no such thing as a neutral portrait; every portrait artist has made certain choices about what to show and how to position their subject. This is why many people find portraits intriguing.  Portraits not only tell us something about the subject, but can also tell us how that subject wanted to be depicted, or how the artist wanted to depict them. 

I enjoy painting portraits because I decide who I am going to paint, what story I am going to tell, and what message I want to convey.  I find it interesting to paint self portraits due to the fact of changes in time, social and political changes, and age.  I, like so many others, want to be remembered, hopefully for my art.

Commission Portraits

I would love to paint a portrait for you!

Leah Lawless-Smith's portraits for sale

She Runs Thru Me

Daniel Smith, My Love

She Runs Thru Me

 

She Runs Thru Me

$1500.00

48 X 60

Acrylic on canvas

Spirit of Self

Daniel Smith, My Love

She Runs Thru Me

 

Leah Lawless-Smith

Spirit of Self

$1200.00

36 X 48

Acrylic on canvas

Daniel Smith, My Love

Daniel Smith, My Love

Daniel Smith, My Love

 

Daniel Smith, My Love

$1200.00

36 X 48

Acrylic on canvas

Georgia on My Mind

Daniel Smith, My Love


Georgia on My Mind

$700.00

48 X 24

Acrylic on canvas

Frida and Me

 

Frida and Me

$1200.00

48 X 36

Acrylic on canvas

Mused Picasso


Mused Picasso

$250.00

16 X 20

Acrylic on canvas

Self Portrait with a Sphere


Self Portrait with Sphere

$150.00

11 X 14

Acrylic on canvas

Covid Self Portrait


Covid Self Portrait

$150.00

11 X 14

Acrylic on canvas

Leah the Riveter

Rosie the Riveter


Leah the Riveter

$150.00

11 X 14

Acrylic on canvas

SOLD

Rosie the Riveter

Rosie the Riveter


 

Rosie the Riveter

$150.00

11 X 14

Acrylic on canvas

SOLD

Virgin Mary of Texas

 

Virgin Mary of Texas

$800.00

40 X 20

Acrylic on canvas

Jesus with Piston Heart

Jesus with Piston Heart

$1000.00

48 X 24

Acrylic on canvas

SOLD

Reflected Self Portrait

Reflected Self Portrait

$150.00

14 X 20

Acrylic on Canvas

Jesus and Mary Magdalene, Washing of the Feet

 Jesus and Mary Magdalene, Washing of the Feet

$3000.00

72 X 48

Acrylic on Canvas

Covid-19 Mother and Child

 Covid-19 Mother and Child 

$350.00

18 X 18

Acrylic on Canvas


Virgin Mary with Piston Heart

Virgin Mary with Piston Heart

$1000.00

48 X 24

Acrylic on canvas

SOLD

Daniel Smith with Sphere

Daniel Smith with Sphere

$150.00

11 X 14

Acrylic on canvas

Self Portrait with Fish

 

Self Portrait with Fish

$150.00

12 X 12

Acrylic on canvas


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