Up and coming: Leonard Sexton

Much of his output to date has explored the female form in a series of beautifully executed paintings, alongside his signature landscape works of his hometown, Skerries, Co. Dublin. His painting technique is based on a system of over-painting, where he paints over the image until it is barely visible, leaving only a fleeting impression so that each mark is as important as the next. His work has appeared in a number of group shows with the Bridge Gallery, Greenlane Gallery and Waldalk Gallery and he had an impressive solo show, A View of Relative Importance, at the Blue Leaf Gallery in 2003.

Future solo shows are forecasted for 2005 and his international reputation is continuing to grow.

The images I create make reference to what is gone and what is to come. Everything in existence fights for survival and ultimately loses… time moves on. My paintings exist in a dimension where sensory perception trie to take over from visual awareness. In search of the unattainable, one hopes to stumble upon something of relevance.