Put on Your Red Shoes by Raymond Leech

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Put on Your Red Shoes by Raymond Leech (b. 1949), in a Private Collection. A stunning, framed replica on artists’ grade canvas. Though not cheek-to-cheek, this sultry pair moves languidly through the tango in wide-brimmed hat and high-heeled shoes that highlight the inherent drama of the dance floor. Self-taught British artist Leech believes that a painting needs to capture not only a subject, but also the surrounding atmosphere itself. Our authentic stretched canvas replica captures the original painting’s texture, depth of color, and even its subtle brushstrokes, which are applied by hand. Our imported, black and gold-toned hardwood frame with beaded edging includes a solid brass museum plate etched with the title and artist’s name. Raymond Leech 1949- Raymond Leech was born at Great Yarmouth in East Angila in 1949 and spent his childhood by the seaside. He was influenced to take up an artistic career by his father, who taught him to draw. In particular, he was inspired by the work of the Newlyn School, the French impressionists, Degas, Renoir and Toulouse Lautrec. Raymond Leech did take a course in fine art and graphics at a local college of art but considers himself mainly to be a self-taught artist. Originally he made his living in graphic design, but demand for his original paintings grew so great that he eventually made the decision to take up painting full-time. He works in watercolor, oil and pastel, and his motivation as an artist is best illustrated by his affection for the figure work of the Cornish Newlyn School of artists, which at the turn of the twentieth century, included Stanhope Forbes and Dame Laura Knight. He admires their work because it provided a ‘breath of fresh air’ and Raymond Leech believes that a successful painting is not just a picture, but one that captures the air around the subject and the atmosphere as well. Raymond is a Member of the Royal Society of Marine Artists and of a number of other artistic societies. He won the Charles Pears Prize at the RSMA Exhibition at The Mall Galleries in 1986 and now exhibits regularly in London, East Anglia and Houston, TX. His work has been exhibited with the Royal Institute of Oil Painters and is now held in private collections through the United Kingdom, South Africa, Spain and Hong Kong.