Colorful Emotion
About this artwork
A lone figure stands to the right of the composition, complemented by an abstract cascade of greens, reddish-orange, purple and blue. Her face and torso delicately bathed in warm light. I chose this New York-based model to pose for this composition, says artist Gary Leonard, because of her long graceful figure and demure quality.
Here's more work from Gary Leonard you may enjoy
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Dreamscape by Gary Leonard | $1,900 | oil painting | 36' h x 24' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_gary-leonard-oil-painting-dreamscape_284x.jpg?v=1706880904)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Dreamscape by Gary Leonard | $1,900 | oil painting | 36' h x 24' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_gary-leonard-oil-painting-dreamscape_284x.jpg?v=1706880904)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Dreamscape by Gary Leonard | $1,900 | oil painting | 36' h x 24' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_gary-leonard-oil-painting-dreamscape_284x.jpg?v=1706880904)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Wave of Rapture by Gary Leonard | $1,350 | oil painting | 20' h x 20' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_gary-leonard-oil-painting-wave-of-rapture_284x.jpg?v=1698424804)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Wave of Rapture by Gary Leonard | $1,350 | oil painting | 20' h x 20' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_gary-leonard-oil-painting-wave-of-rapture_284x.jpg?v=1698424804)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Wave of Rapture by Gary Leonard | $1,350 | oil painting | 20' h x 20' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_gary-leonard-oil-painting-wave-of-rapture_284x.jpg?v=1698424804)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Transcending Boundaries by Gary Leonard | $1,900 | oil painting | 30' h x 30' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_gary-leonard-oil-painting-transcending-boundaries_284x.jpg?v=1698424803)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Transcending Boundaries by Gary Leonard | $1,900 | oil painting | 30' h x 30' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_gary-leonard-oil-painting-transcending-boundaries_284x.jpg?v=1698424803)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Transcending Boundaries by Gary Leonard | $1,900 | oil painting | 30' h x 30' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_gary-leonard-oil-painting-transcending-boundaries_284x.jpg?v=1698424803)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Warm Moments by Gary Leonard | $2,300 | oil painting | 36' h x 24' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_gary-leonard-oil-painting-warm-moments_284x.jpg?v=1692988286)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Warm Moments by Gary Leonard | $2,300 | oil painting | 36' h x 24' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_gary-leonard-oil-painting-warm-moments_284x.jpg?v=1692988286)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Warm Moments by Gary Leonard | $2,300 | oil painting | 36' h x 24' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_gary-leonard-oil-painting-warm-moments_284x.jpg?v=1692988286)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Abstract Attitude by Gary Leonard | $2,875 | oil painting | 40' h x 30' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_gary-leonard-oil-painting-abstract-attitude_284x.jpg?v=1692988286)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Abstract Attitude by Gary Leonard | $2,875 | oil painting | 40' h x 30' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_gary-leonard-oil-painting-abstract-attitude_284x.jpg?v=1692988286)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Abstract Attitude by Gary Leonard | $2,875 | oil painting | 40' h x 30' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_gary-leonard-oil-painting-abstract-attitude_284x.jpg?v=1692988286)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Flower Girl by Gary Leonard | $2,275 | oil painting | 30' h x 24' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_flowergirloverall2_284x.jpg?v=1692980235)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Flower Girl by Gary Leonard | $2,275 | oil painting | 30' h x 24' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_flowergirloverall2_284x.jpg?v=1692980235)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Flower Girl by Gary Leonard | $2,275 | oil painting | 30' h x 24' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_flowergirloverall2_284x.jpg?v=1692980235)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Winged Abstraction by Gary Leonard | $2,400 | oil painting | 36' h x 24' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_Winged_284x.jpg?v=1692980234)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Winged Abstraction by Gary Leonard | $2,400 | oil painting | 36' h x 24' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_Winged_284x.jpg?v=1692980234)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Winged Abstraction by Gary Leonard | $2,400 | oil painting | 36' h x 24' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_Winged_284x.jpg?v=1692980234)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Watchful Rest by Gary Leonard | $2,300 | oil painting | 36' h x 24' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_watchfulrestoverall_284x.jpg?v=1692725811)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Watchful Rest by Gary Leonard | $2,300 | oil painting | 36' h x 24' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_watchfulrestoverall_284x.jpg?v=1692725811)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Watchful Rest by Gary Leonard | $2,300 | oil painting | 36' h x 24' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_watchfulrestoverall_284x.jpg?v=1692725811)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Restful Dreaming by Gary Leonard | $2,300 | oil painting | 24' h x 36' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_gary-leonard-oil-painting-restful-dreaming_284x.jpg?v=1692723667)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Restful Dreaming by Gary Leonard | $2,300 | oil painting | 24' h x 36' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_gary-leonard-oil-painting-restful-dreaming_284x.jpg?v=1692723667)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Restful Dreaming by Gary Leonard | $2,300 | oil painting | 24' h x 36' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_gary-leonard-oil-painting-restful-dreaming_284x.jpg?v=1692723667)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Streaming Illusions by Gary Leonard | $3,400 | oil painting | 48' h x 36' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_gary-leonard-oil-painting-streaming-illusions_284x.jpg?v=1692723664)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Streaming Illusions by Gary Leonard | $3,400 | oil painting | 48' h x 36' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_gary-leonard-oil-painting-streaming-illusions_284x.jpg?v=1692723664)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Streaming Illusions by Gary Leonard | $3,400 | oil painting | 48' h x 36' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_gary-leonard-oil-painting-streaming-illusions_284x.jpg?v=1692723664)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | The Phoenix by Gary Leonard | $3,800 | oil painting | 22' h x 60' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_gary-leonard-oil-painting-the-phoenix_284x.jpg?v=1692723663)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | The Phoenix by Gary Leonard | $3,800 | oil painting | 22' h x 60' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_gary-leonard-oil-painting-the-phoenix_284x.jpg?v=1692723663)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | The Phoenix by Gary Leonard | $3,800 | oil painting | 22' h x 60' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_gary-leonard-oil-painting-the-phoenix_284x.jpg?v=1692723663)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Blue Emerge by Gary Leonard | $1,900 | oil painting | 24' h x 18' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_gary-leonard-oil-painting-blue-emerge_284x.jpg?v=1692723661)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Blue Emerge by Gary Leonard | $1,900 | oil painting | 24' h x 18' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_gary-leonard-oil-painting-blue-emerge_284x.jpg?v=1692723661)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Blue Emerge by Gary Leonard | $1,900 | oil painting | 24' h x 18' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_gary-leonard-oil-painting-blue-emerge_284x.jpg?v=1692723661)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Sunlit Dreams by Gary Leonard | $2,300 | oil painting | 24' h x 36' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_gary-leonard-oil-painting-sunlit-dreams_284x.jpg?v=1692723351)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Sunlit Dreams by Gary Leonard | $2,300 | oil painting | 24' h x 36' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_gary-leonard-oil-painting-sunlit-dreams_284x.jpg?v=1692723351)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Sunlit Dreams by Gary Leonard | $2,300 | oil painting | 24' h x 36' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_gary-leonard-oil-painting-sunlit-dreams_284x.jpg?v=1692723351)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | In the Morning by Gary Leonard | $2,400 | oil painting | 36' h x 24' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_morningoverall_284x.jpg?v=1692703488)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | In the Morning by Gary Leonard | $2,400 | oil painting | 36' h x 24' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_morningoverall_284x.jpg?v=1692703488)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | In the Morning by Gary Leonard | $2,400 | oil painting | 36' h x 24' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_morningoverall_284x.jpg?v=1692703488)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | In the Light by Gary Leonard | $2,275 | oil painting | 30' h x 24' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_inthelightoverall_284x.jpg?v=1692703487)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | In the Light by Gary Leonard | $2,275 | oil painting | 30' h x 24' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_inthelightoverall_284x.jpg?v=1692703487)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | In the Light by Gary Leonard | $2,275 | oil painting | 30' h x 24' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_inthelightoverall_284x.jpg?v=1692703487)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Tender Moments by Gary Leonard | $2,875 | oil painting | 30' h x 40' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_tenderoverall_284x.jpg?v=1692703487)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Tender Moments by Gary Leonard | $2,875 | oil painting | 30' h x 40' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_tenderoverall_284x.jpg?v=1692703487)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Tender Moments by Gary Leonard | $2,875 | oil painting | 30' h x 40' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_tenderoverall_284x.jpg?v=1692703487)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Day Off by Gary Leonard | $2,300 | oil painting | 36' h x 24' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_gary-leonard-oil-painting-day-off_284x.jpg?v=1692703172)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Day Off by Gary Leonard | $2,300 | oil painting | 36' h x 24' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_gary-leonard-oil-painting-day-off_284x.jpg?v=1692703172)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Day Off by Gary Leonard | $2,300 | oil painting | 36' h x 24' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_gary-leonard-oil-painting-day-off_284x.jpg?v=1692703172)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Peaceful Beach by Gary Leonard | $2,000 | oil painting | 36' h x 18' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_gary-leonard-oil-painting-peaceful-beach_284x.jpg?v=1692703171)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Peaceful Beach by Gary Leonard | $2,000 | oil painting | 36' h x 18' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_gary-leonard-oil-painting-peaceful-beach_284x.jpg?v=1692703171)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Peaceful Beach by Gary Leonard | $2,000 | oil painting | 36' h x 18' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_gary-leonard-oil-painting-peaceful-beach_284x.jpg?v=1692703171)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Evening Glow by Gary Leonard | $2,275 | oil painting | 24' h x 30' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_EveningGlowOverall_284x.jpg?v=1692701016)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Evening Glow by Gary Leonard | $2,275 | oil painting | 24' h x 30' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_EveningGlowOverall_284x.jpg?v=1692701016)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Evening Glow by Gary Leonard | $2,275 | oil painting | 24' h x 30' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_EveningGlowOverall_284x.jpg?v=1692701016)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Thoughtful Reflection by Gary Leonard | $2,300 | oil painting | 36' h x 24' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_thoughtfulloverall_284x.jpg?v=1692700919)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Thoughtful Reflection by Gary Leonard | $2,300 | oil painting | 36' h x 24' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_thoughtfulloverall_284x.jpg?v=1692700919)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Thoughtful Reflection by Gary Leonard | $2,300 | oil painting | 36' h x 24' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_thoughtfulloverall_284x.jpg?v=1692700919)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | In White by Gary Leonard | $2,575 | oil painting | 40' h x 30' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_inwhite_284x.jpg?v=1692700913)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | In White by Gary Leonard | $2,575 | oil painting | 40' h x 30' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_inwhite_284x.jpg?v=1692700913)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | In White by Gary Leonard | $2,575 | oil painting | 40' h x 30' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_inwhite_284x.jpg?v=1692700913)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | The Orange Dress by Gary Leonard | $3,000 | oil painting | 48' h x 24' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_orangedressoverall_284x.jpg?v=1692700792)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | The Orange Dress by Gary Leonard | $3,000 | oil painting | 48' h x 24' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_orangedressoverall_284x.jpg?v=1692700792)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | The Orange Dress by Gary Leonard | $3,000 | oil painting | 48' h x 24' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_orangedressoverall_284x.jpg?v=1692700792)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Stylish Moments by Gary Leonard | $2,900 | oil painting | 36' h x 36' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_gary-leonard-oil-painting-stylish-moments_284x.jpg?v=1692700496)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Stylish Moments by Gary Leonard | $2,900 | oil painting | 36' h x 36' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_gary-leonard-oil-painting-stylish-moments_284x.jpg?v=1692700496)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Stylish Moments by Gary Leonard | $2,900 | oil painting | 36' h x 36' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_gary-leonard-oil-painting-stylish-moments_284x.jpg?v=1692700496)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Cats by Gary Leonard | $2,875 | oil painting | 40' h x 30' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_gary-leonard-oil-painting-cats_284x.jpg?v=1692700492)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Cats by Gary Leonard | $2,875 | oil painting | 40' h x 30' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_gary-leonard-oil-painting-cats_284x.jpg?v=1692700492)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Cats by Gary Leonard | $2,875 | oil painting | 40' h x 30' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_gary-leonard-oil-painting-cats_284x.jpg?v=1692700492)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | White Dancer by Gary Leonard | $2,300 | oil painting | 36' h x 24' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_gary-leonard-oil-painting-white-dancer_284x.jpg?v=1692700491)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | White Dancer by Gary Leonard | $2,300 | oil painting | 36' h x 24' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_gary-leonard-oil-painting-white-dancer_284x.jpg?v=1692700491)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | White Dancer by Gary Leonard | $2,300 | oil painting | 36' h x 24' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_gary-leonard-oil-painting-white-dancer_284x.jpg?v=1692700491)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Anticipating by Gary Leonard | $2,300 | oil painting | 36' h x 24' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_gary-leonard-oil-painting-anticipating_284x.jpg?v=1692700491)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Anticipating by Gary Leonard | $2,300 | oil painting | 36' h x 24' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_gary-leonard-oil-painting-anticipating_284x.jpg?v=1692700491)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Anticipating by Gary Leonard | $2,300 | oil painting | 36' h x 24' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_gary-leonard-oil-painting-anticipating_284x.jpg?v=1692700491)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Peaceful Places by Gary Leonard | $2,300 | oil painting | 36' h x 24' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_gary-leonard-oil-painting-peaceful-places_284x.jpg?v=1692699904)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Peaceful Places by Gary Leonard | $2,300 | oil painting | 36' h x 24' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_gary-leonard-oil-painting-peaceful-places_284x.jpg?v=1692699904)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Peaceful Places by Gary Leonard | $2,300 | oil painting | 36' h x 24' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_gary-leonard-oil-painting-peaceful-places_284x.jpg?v=1692699904)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | In the Calm by Gary Leonard | $2,300 | oil painting | 36' h x 24' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_gary-leonard-oil-painting-in-the-calm_284x.jpg?v=1692699904)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | In the Calm by Gary Leonard | $2,300 | oil painting | 36' h x 24' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_gary-leonard-oil-painting-in-the-calm_284x.jpg?v=1692699904)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | In the Calm by Gary Leonard | $2,300 | oil painting | 36' h x 24' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_gary-leonard-oil-painting-in-the-calm_284x.jpg?v=1692699904)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Immersive Existence by Gary Leonard | $2,200 | oil painting | 36' h x 24' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_gary-leonard-oil-painting-immersive-existance_284x.jpg?v=1692699903)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Immersive Existence by Gary Leonard | $2,200 | oil painting | 36' h x 24' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_gary-leonard-oil-painting-immersive-existance_284x.jpg?v=1692699903)
![Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Immersive Existence by Gary Leonard | $2,200 | oil painting | 36' h x 24' w](http://blog.ugallery.com/cdn/shop/products/orig_gary-leonard-oil-painting-immersive-existance_284x.jpg?v=1692699903)