Leslie Ditto “Finding Her Way”
Leslie Ditto has a new print available titled “Finding Her Way”, sized 18X22 Inches, 100% Cotton Rag, hand signed and numbered in pencil, very small edition of only 50 pieces, $60. MOA is also having a Presidents’ Day sale for the weekend for 20% off. Use promo code “presday20″. There are also several framing options available, follow the link for more info and ordering.
Metro Orange Art @ Comic Con
Metro Orange Art will be at Comic Con New York at Jacob Javits Center October 8th, 9th and 10th Booth 2180. Featuring several great artists including Leslie Ditto, Matt Dangler, David Stoupakis, Drew Morrison, Bobby Hill and Hannah Fierman. All artists will be available to sign prints, check the schedule below for times. Many new limited edition prints will be available as well as originals and open editions. Be sure to stop by booth 2180 for some great works.
Leslie in Wonderland
By far, one of our favorite artists around here is the extraordinarily talented Leslie Ditto and she’s once again knocked our socks off with a brilliant piece based on Alice and her many adventures in Wonderland. Capturing your eye with her striking use of color and tremendous amount of detail she lures you in to Alice’s fantasy world, compelling you to wander your gaze all about this beautiful body of work that fills every available inch of canvas.
In it, we see a large portrait of the Mad Hatter with a reddish-brown mustache and disheveled hair. There’s a clock and gear mechanism tucked into the peeling brim of his top hat which extends down into a monocle and rests over one of his wide, curious, green eyes. Intently, he peers out from behind the looking glass upon a very small and very unfortunate-looking Alice who seems to have landed herself in a cup of mushroom tea. As we know, her predicament is a result of either eating or drinking a magical treat which has now caused her to shrink. As it happens, we see a plethora of delectable, sugary confections spread out on the table below her. Lollipops, cakes, truffles and chocolate covered cherries all deliciously painted and detailed, including one chocolate cupcake which houses a small, albino mouse. Under Alice’s tea cup rests the all-knowing, hookah-smoking caterpillar with the face of an old man and who, unlike the Mad Hatter, appears to be insufferably bored by the situation at hand.
The finely-tuned detail of this painting is remarkable but my favorite aspect of it is that Alice is wearing a look that says she’s been through this all before and is quite weary of being shrunk down to the height of a teaspoon. It’s an unexpected expression as usually Alice is either afraid or in awe of what happens to her during these transformations. This look, however, is pure Leslie and is a signature of her desire to catch the feminine perspectives that are created by today’s dysfunctional culture. Or in this case, Alice’s dysfunctional Wonderland.
This oil painting marks the 1st in a series of work based on classic movies that she will be debuting with Metro Orange Art at this year’s NYC Comic Con in October. Stop by their booth to meet Leslie and see this magnificent oil painting in person. The original canvas is sized at 24×36 and on sale for $3500. If that’s a tad too rich for your blood, pick up one of the limited edition prints sized at 16×24 for a fraction of the cost.
Leslie Ditto’s newest piece “Clown Town”
This new piece from Leslie Ditto is truly amazing, titled “Clown Town”, oil on Linen sized 24X18 inches. It will be on display at the upcoming show Metamorphosis this Saturday June 5th at CoproGallery.
Leslie Ditto at CoproGallery
Leslie Ditto will be in a group show on June 5th at Copro Gallery in Santa Monica CA. Other great artist will be there including Ron English, Shawn Barber, Chris Mars, Chet Zar, David Stoupakis and others. This is one you don’t want to miss.
Leslie Ditto at La Luz de Jesus Gallery March 5th-28th
Leslie Ditto will be at La Luz de Jesus Gallery for a group show from March 5th-28th. She has 2 paintings that will be available, one of which has pre-sold. Follow the link and contact the Gallery for more details.
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Leslie Ditto Princess of Pop New Print
Available today is a fantastic piece from Leslie Ditto. Printed on 100% Cotton Rag, Sized at 14X22, small edition of 75,signed and numbered in pencil by Leslie. You can pick one up at Metro Orange Art for $75.
Leslie Ditto at Distinction This Saturday
Leslie Ditto will be showing at Distinction Art this Saturday September 12th. Leslie’s art is simply incredible, I have several of her pieces in my personnel collection. Her attention to detail and choice of topics is excellent, can’t wait to see more from this great artist.
