Extended through January!

Gallery on Main's 2020 "Artist of the Month" series culminates in Blue Skies and All That Jazz, featuring paintings of landscapes and jazz musicians by award-winning artist Leslie Floyd, on view throughout December. Admission is free, and the artist’s paintings are available for purchase.

Meet artist Leslie Floyd at a free opening reception on Saturday, December 5, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.

Please note: Due to COVID-19, for everyone’s safety social distancing guidelines are in effect and MASKS MUST BE WORN PROPERLY at all times. No exceptions.

Leslie Floyd uses many mediums of art, but prefers watercolor, acrylic, and pen and ink. He describes his style as traditional realism with a slight impressionistic influence.

Leslie was an award-winning artist before he even finished high school. One of seven children born to parents to William and Doris Floyd, who believed in nurturing the creative arts, he received the National Scholastic Art Award over a six-year period from junior high to high School, a blue ribbon that allowed him to represent his state in a national competition, and became ranked as one of the top 20 young artists in the nation.

Leslie went on to study Fine Arts at Montclair State College and DuCret School of Art in Plainfield. His works have been exhibited throughout New Jersey, as well as in shows at Yale University, in Philadelphia and New York City. For several years, Leslie’s portrayal of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was displayed at the Somerset County Courthouse.

Along with being a dedicated artist, Les is also proud of his work as a tutor to numerous young artists who have gone on to complete college and pursue careers in many art-related fields. Today, Les works in his studio in Somerville. He continues to do art shows, create commissioned works and give private lessons.

Images © Leslie Floyd, used with permission.