Kirsty O'Leary-Leeson

Evening
Oil on Wood; 81 x 40.5 cm
£300

The serene beauty of a North Norfolk sunset, blending realism with impressionistic touches to evoke the feeling of a peaceful evening walk through golden fields. Inspired by the quiet majesty of the natural world, this piece reflects a moment of profound calm as day transitions into night. The rich colors and textures bring to life the expansive Norfolk fields bathed in the warm glow of a setting sun. I enjoy playing with the dimensions of art, a traditional landscape but in what is considered portrait dimensions, focuses the gaze.

Edge of the World
Oil on wood; 69 x 13 cm
£200

This painting captures the silvery stillness of the beach between East Runton and Cromer on the North Norfolk coast, a landscape I return to for its extraordinary sense of space, quiet and openness. I am drawn to the subtle interplay of sea, sky and shore, where shifting tides and pale light dissolve the boundaries between them. Through a restrained palette I seek to evoke the calm, expansive beauty of this familiar coastline — a place where the landscape seems to breathe and time slows.

Alderney Daze: Longis
Oil on wood, 12 x 16.5 inches,
£250

SOLD

Alderney Daze: Corblets
Oil on wood, 61 x 42 inches,
£400

Windswept

Oil on Wood; 59 x 76 cm

£300

Painted on plywood, with the grain of the wood visible

SOLD

The Rest is Memory

41 x 61 cm, oil on wood

£225

Inspired by the expansive skies and open coastline of my North Norfolk home, this painting explores a deep love of the sea, sky and ever-changing shoreline. I am drawn to the sense of space and stillness found where land, sea and sky meet, and to the shifting light, movement and atmosphere of the coast. The exposed wood grain and areas of negative space are integral to the work, becoming part of both its surface and its meaning. Rather than filling the entire canvas, I allow the natural warmth and texture of the wood to breathe alongside the painted forms, creating a dialogue between presence and absence, solidity and openness. The wood becomes an extension of the landscape itself, evoking the vastness, quietude and elemental beauty of the Norfolk coast.