ABOUT THE ARTIST



Leah Foote lives in Clarksville, Tennessee with her husband, John.  They have two grown sons and four grandchildren.  After retiring from a career in education, she returned to painting and studied watercolor.  This challenging medium has become a consuming passion.   She says, "As a result of my art, I find that I view the world differently now and am more appreciative of every day beauty in my surroundings than before. "

Joining the Downtown Artists' Co-op in Clarksville paved the way to develop friendships and creative synthesis with artists and art lovers in the area.  She is also a member of the 2 Rivers Painters and the Tennessee Watercolor Societies.

"For me, creating art is all about the journey: either finding something of interest and then trying to interpret its appealing essence on paper or creating a non-representational piece where the only constraints are conveying emotion and applying the principles of design.  If others look at my completed work and connect with it in some way, that’s a huge reward."