Videos from the Artist
2020, December. The Creation of “Forgiving and Forgetting”
How in the world do you create otherworldly landscape paintings with hot wax? Are you curious? Tune in to this 4-minute video with artist Leslie Neumann
Interview with Leslie Neumann by Beth Reynolds, Hermitage, 2020
Leslie describes the influence of her home in the coastal wilderness of Florida on her creative work and her three decades of activism for land preservation.
A Blissful and Beautiful Distraction during the Pandemic
My home and studio are located in a beautiful, isolated part of coastal Florida where my “backyard” serves as inspiration for my paintings and my land conservation work.
The making of “Marriage Grotto” Triptych, 2020, 33” x 98”
This three-panel painting, made with encaustic (hot wax) and oil paint, depicts the salt marsh surrounding Aripeka Springs where we got married -- in kayaks.
Home and Studio of artist Leslie Neumann. #3. Otherworldly Landscapes, 2020
Time-Lapse video of my home and studio, highlighting of all the beautiful things that surround me. Pristine coastal wilderness, spectacular views, manatees, dolphins, rich color, and artwork.
Transitions Series, Eight paintings by Leslie Neumann, 2019
Enjoy this 1-minute Video featuring my new Transitions series, using clouds, land and water to express the drama our current era. Danger-Hope. Peril-Promise.
Home and studio of artist Leslie Neumann #1. Hot Wax and Dolphins, 2018
Time-Lapse video of my home and studio, highlighting of all the beautiful things that surround me. Pristine coastal wilderness, spectacular views, manatees, rich color, and artwork.
Home and studio of artist Leslie Neumann #2. Purple Sunset, 2018
Time-Lapse video of my home and studio, highlighting of all the beautiful things that surround me. Pristine coastal wilderness, spectacular views, manatees, rich color, and artwork.
Time- Lapse, “Winds of Change,” encaustic (hot wax) on panel, 2017
ENJOY This 1-minute Time-Lapse Video which shows my painting "Winds of Change" as it progresses from start to finish, step by step.
One Minute Time-Lapse Video, “Wellspring.” See how it changes! 2016
ENJOY This 1-minute Time-Lapse Video which shows my painting "Wellspring" as it progresses from start to finish, step by step.
In the studio with Leslie Neumann, an in-depth interview. 2018
Enjoy this 7-minute interview with the artist in her Florida studio. See her paint with hot wax and hear the story of her land conservation.
"Winds of Change,” with a narration by Leslie Neumann. 2017
In this short video, I show you my technique of painting, using a combination of oil paint and hot wax. See how radically it changes!!
“Passion Renewed,” Time-Lapse Video of painting, 45”x60,” 2015
Watch how this painting changes as I wrestle with it. You’ll see the story of hot wax and untamable nature.
Leslie Neumann - Artist Biography, 2004
Personal Narrative from New York City (population 8.5 million) to Aripeka, Florida (population 397)
Leslie Neumann - Wetlands Environment, 2004
Glimpses of my lovely marsh environment and how it inspires my art work and my volunteer land conservation work.
Leslie Neumann - At Work, 2004
How each series develops, where the ideas originate. Encaustic (hot wax), oil paint and heat guns.
Speech by Leslie Neumann, Morean Arts Center, St. Petersburg, Florida, 2019
This is a 30-minute Power Point Presentation, in conjunction with my one-person show in May/June of 2018. It’s quite funny at times.
Open Studio with Leslie Neumann, Saturday, April 6, 2019
Open Studio with Leslie Neumann, April 6, 2019. Leslie and the audience are enjoying her encaustic demonstration.
Open Studio with Leslie Neumann, Sunday, April 7, 2019
Open Studio with Leslie Neumann, April 7, 2019. Leslie and the audience are enjoying her encaustic demonstration.