Bio
I grew up in Coventry and studied for my Masters degree in Pure Mathematics on a scholarship at The University of California in Los Angeles. It was here as a teenager that I began to develop my sketching skills, often drawing the abundant places of interest surrounding me in California. Now I live in the pretty Warwickshire town of Kenilworth with my husband and children where I create my paintings in my studio.
We are lucky to live in such a beautiful and diverse area with lots of history, places of interest and beautiful walks to inspire me. I love watercolours as a medium because I like to pay attention to light and shadows and like the way that watercolours are a little unpredictable in their results but still beautiful nonetheless. Acrylic and oil paints on canvas give such a different feel to a painting, they are more vibrant and have a different energy to watercolours on paper. I enjoy working with all three mediums.
I am self-taught at painting and in particular I enjoy being inspired by the nature and landscapes around me. I have worked on a collection of Kenilworth landmark paintings, capturing my town’s history and beauty but I also enjoy painting the birds which visit our garden and other animals I am inspired by. Our black labrador Jobson keeps my feet warm whilst I paint but rarely stays still when I try to paint him. I’m hoping to capture him on paper one day.
I’m looking forward to exhibiting at the 2021 Leamington Art In The Park festival and I’m currently working on pieces for my ‘Simple Pleasures’ 2021 solo exhibiton.
Leanne Simmons
Featured Works
Oil on Canvas
‘Tawny Owl’ 
‘White Hydrangeas’ 
‘Blue Tit in The Cherry Blossom’ 
‘Bluebell’ Fox 
‘Juniper Robin’ 
‘All of The Birds’ 
‘Sunflowers and a Sea View’ 
‘Flowers in Her Hair’ 
‘Pink Roses’ 
‘Dandelion’ Hare 
‘Thistles of Glencoe, Scotland’ 
‘Bee Bomb Flowers’ 
‘Yellow Meadows at Kenilworth Castle’
Acrylic Works
‘Rainbow Rainforest Macaws’ 
‘Rainbow Zebra’ 
‘Sunflower Field’ 
‘Sunflowers, For You’ 
‘The Last Ferry’ 
‘Poppies, For You’
Wildlife & Nature Watercolours
‘Blue Tit in The Berries’ 
‘Vixen’ Fox 
‘Gosling’ 
‘Jolly Robin’ 
‘Dawn Hare’ 
‘Blushing Fox’ 
‘Purple Watercolour Owl’ 
‘Kingfisher’ 
‘Oaty The Otter’ 
‘Blackbird Song’ 
‘Firecrest’ 
‘Hope’ Koala 
‘Watercolour Swan’ 
‘Hummingbird’ 
‘Mother & Child Penguin’ 
‘Waterfall Peacock’ 
‘Wood Mouse’ 
‘Hettie’ 
‘Mrs Badger’ 
‘Lamby’ 
‘Opportunity Knocks’ Woodpecker 
‘Bumblebees in the Border’ 
‘Fetch’ Collie 
‘Rainbow Peonies’ 
‘Pair For Life’ 
‘The Rose Bush’ 
‘It’s a Family Thing’ Badgers 
‘I Painted An Ocean For You’
Life Drawing Watercolours
‘Sitting Ballerina’ Watercolour 
‘En Pointe’ Watercolour
Kenilworth Landmark Series
‘Quarter Past Ten – Kenilworth Clock Tower’ 
‘St John’s Church, Kenilworth’ 
‘Kenilworth War Memorial’ 
‘Kenilworth Clock Tower’ watercolour 
‘Hide & Seek At The Elizabethan Gardens’ 
‘National Provincial Bank’ 
‘Virgins and Castle’ 
‘St Nicholas’ Church’ 
‘Castle Hill’ 
‘Castle Green’ 
‘Poppies at Kenilworth Castle’ 
‘Snowy Kenilworth Castle’ 
‘Morning Walk in Abbey Fields’ ‘Yellow Meadows at Kenilworth Castle’
Other Landmarks
‘Peacock at Warwick Castle’ 
‘ All Saints’ Church, Leek Wootton ‘ 
‘St Mary’s Church, Warwick’ 
‘Big Ben & Westminster Bridge’ 
‘Tenby Harbour, Pembrokeshire’
Purchasing My Art
All of my above works are available to purchase as limited edition signed fine art giclee prints. The original paintings (where still available) are also for sale. Please contact me using the form below for more information and I’ll get back to you. Prints take up to 2 weeks to request from the print studio and I can discuss prices with you. Prices vary per piece but my watercolour creature prints start from £36 and most of my other prints are from £44. The fine art giclee prints are printed on museum quality archival paper and come with a certificate of authenticity.
All images are Copyright Leanne Simmons.
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