Leigh O’GORMAN Art
Welcome!
I’m Leigh, artist, bird lover, youth worker with a zany sense of humour I love making art and helping people explore their creativity.
Art Workshops-
Excited to be running a Community Arts Workshop on Acrylic Painting at Forest Hill Chase Community Space. Monday's from 26th July 930am-12pm.
If you are working on an Art project bring it along!
https://www.foresthillcommunityspace.com
About me
I started my own art studio in 2023 in my garage and have been painting birds and colourful abstract art. I love watching the texture changes and the colours blend.
I have worked closely with inspirational young people who have experienced homelessness, mental health challenges and complex childhood trauma. My dream is to teach classes on Creativity unlocking young peoples unique voice through the arts.
Australian Blue Wren
My first oil painting of an Australian Blue- Wren. I have rescued and cared for many birds and have loved their beauty from a young age. This fairy blue wren is my absolute favourite, I loved making him larger than life so that everyone who sees him will marvel at the amazing colours of this bird.
Lilac Breasted Roller
So many bright colours, I loved painting this little fellow- I was really drawn to the rainbow like colours of this little bird. The eyes took quite some time to do as did the feathers and straight beak.
The size is 122cm X 91cm.
Painting Majestic- art classes
The process of painting my lilac breasted roller bird- guess where I was every Saturday morning in 2021 post lockdown?
Puffin posing-
Scotland is on my dream board to see these precious puffin birds! Their quirky little clown faces- this is my oil painting soon to be released in print for sale!
Puffin bird oil painting-
Starting with pencil sketching, graphing of the photo then painting from the photo on my eye pad to view.
COME ALIVE-Student Exhibition- Kalorama
"What if the only thing stopping you from releasing your creativity was the fear of letting go?."
Leigh O’Gorman
Abstract paintings
I have found that my acrylic abstract paintings have been great backgrounds for my cockatoo art.
The making of “Sweetie”
This female cockatoo is such a gentle soul, her eyes always look at me when I call her by name. Her feathers near her beak fluff up when I talk to her. The background is an acrylic mix of deep greens, yellow, white and a touch of blue.
Painting Large Doors
Here is one of my You Tube Shorts showing my art process as I painted my cockatoo characters in their natural habitat in Lilydale.
Cockatoo Door Art
Three doors have been converted into art showing off the cheekiness of the white sulphur crested cockatoo and the endangered black cockatoo’s.
Cockatoo Door Art-
Exciting NEW Art Series
You guessed it! more comical cockatoo’s.
A sneak preview of my first cheeky character- in acrylic paint- I will be exploring their quirky, loving and slightly off the wall personalities.
The Making of Quirky Kirk
From a sketch in pencil to a painting in a coat of many colours with acrylic paints.
Art Workshops
For over 25 years I have worked with many inspiring and talented young people who have experienced learning difficulties, complex trauma, mental health challenges and homelessness. I am passionate about running creative arts workshops with community services that support young people.
Quirky Kirk the colourful cockatoo
A collection of twelve colourful acrylic cockatoo’s coming soon!
Creativity Coaching
Take 5 minutes to love yourself, that’s right it’s important to know that you can start right here in this simple yet powerful activity on self-love. You deserve it!
Leaving a trail of Rainbows…..
Check out all my current paintings here on my instagram page art_leighogorman.
Acrylic Original
‘Rainbow Tears’
I was on a journey with this painting exploring colours, textures and the patterns that emerged from the experience reminded me of rainbow tears- after the rain there is always a rainbow.
Transition- original.
My Art studio time over the past 3 months has been spent exploring acrylic abstract painting, the title of this series is transition.
We all go through seasons of change, transitions and times when you move from one season of your life to another.
Green Meadows-
This abstract painting was created with a couple of hand gliding painting movement tools. I love seeing the colours blend and the mustard replaced with green and blue white tones.
Healing waters
This abstract painting was created with almost every bright colour I could find. As I moved with the flow of my plastic spatula I was able to create a line of red that stood out from the other colours to become the brightest.
Majestic Colour
As I create my abstract paintings I listen to music and start adding colours in layers starting at the top of the painting I move the paint around with my window washer creating lovely colourful patterns.
Contact Us
Phone: 0406 674254
Email us at leighogormanart@gmail.com
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