AN EXPLORATION OF BACKGROUND AND EXPERTISE
Because you found my website and gallery I owe you a few words about myself!

I enjoyed growing up in the natural area along the western shores of Lake Michigan. With my classic art training as the basis of my professional career, 
I developed technical illustrative techniques which qualified me to establish a business as an architectural illustrator.  
I also maintained a graphic design studio which produced corporate design, branding, corporate standards, and advertising design.

As time and business evolved, my focus was directed more toward fine art subjects.  My illustrative abilities provided my visualization in virtually any genre of art.  
I produced landscape oil and watercolor paintings, figuratives and portraits done as drawing, watercolor and oil, as well as enjoying structural and industrial art which I refer to as “archigraphics”. I am currently involved with watercolor, oil painting and drawing. 
With my experience in doing architectural work, I produced watercolors focusing on the design and uniqueness of fishing tugs in the Great Lakes -along with a series of historic lighthouses.

My philosophy regarding art is that the ability to conceptualize drawing is the core of art and design composition.  
I feel that computer art can be a great tool, but it also can become a shortcut to the natural talent of the human touch that undermines the truth in art and that to let the computer calculate instead of letting the artist determine the result, is counter-productive and over simplifying the techniques of art and visualization.

I believe that it is my obligation as an artist to use natural art techniques for fine art regardless of the style or genre.  Not everyone feels that way, and with increasing numbers, but I realize that a background of standard art techniques can nourish and encourage the human mind to improve style and creative substance, regardless of the eventual techniques and processes utilized.  
Every time I touch a brush to a canvas, I think about this interpretation of the philosophy of art and the responsibility I feel that I need to give back to art.  
In assembling and curating the art in the Leigh Bohne Gallery, I hope that I chose good examples of all of this reasoning. 
With this gallery and website, I also hope to provide additional commentary about art and regarding current trends in art.   

I would also enjoy any communication from YOU regarding art in general, your own adventures in art. 
( I would be pleased to arrange a link or connection to your art here as well ) as well as any of your comments about the direction art is going!

Thanks for visiting our Gallery website.  We hope you enjoy looking around!  
Feel free to return as we are continually adding more art and updating our message!!