LEANNE FINK is an American artist who creates representational art that is joyful, uplifting and imbued with unerring luminosity. She weaves the threads of beauty and healing into paintings that connect us with the natural world. They reach through to the heart of the art lover and inspire calm introspection. The opalescent look she achieves with oil and cold wax makes her work scintillate with energy.

The artist lives and works in Hamilton, Virginia, a suburb of the greater Washington, DC region. She draws inspiration from places far away and close to home. Exploring other cultures, countries, and climates fuels her passion to paint by providing imagery of cities, antiquities, land and sea. The pastoral surroundings of her Northern Virginia residence nourish her need to feel the more peaceful rhythms of the Earth.

LEANNE STATES, "I will not be a name that rolls off the tongues of historians. I am a cog in the wheel of creative individuals worldwide, known to those in my orbit. I paint in oils. Other creatives may dance with injustice, parry with war or poverty but I choose a positive viewpoint. And that is to elevate the regal beauty of the land, sea and sky.  

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"I enjoy both painting en plein air and creating in my studio. Working out in the field grounds my spirit to the Earth. I find it relaxing, almost meditative. In the studio, I tend to work larger and take the time to explore existential concepts along with more complex compositions. To follow art is a calling. The drive to create is never ending. It is lifelong.​​

 

"The universal language of art needs no translation. My wish is that my work will uplift those who view it. On a deeper level, I hope it will raise awareness for the fragile beauty that surrounds us and serve as an oasis where we may give pause for reflection on our interactions with the natural world. 

THE ARTIST'S WORK has been selected by the US Department of State's Art in Embassies Program for the Amman Exhibit in Jordan 2021 - 2023. She has exhibited at The Museum of the Shenandoah Valley - Winchester, Virginia 2024 - 2025. Her paintings are in the permanent collection of Inova Schar Cancer Institute - Lansdowne, Virginia, and in corporate and private collections in the US and England. Leanne has received numerous awards of excellence for her work.

IN THE FABRIC OF LIFE, many threads are woven. Art has been a way of life and a family tradition since early childhood. Leanne grew up in New Jersey. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Seton Hall University and pursued a commercial career as an art director. She began her own ad agency in the New York metropolitan area. Later, she earned a Doctorate in Chiropractic from Life University. Never relinquishing her hold on the thread of art, Leanne was in private practice in the Washington, DC region with her husband for two decades. During that time she pursued portrait commissions. Upon retiring from chiropractic, her life came full circle. She considers her return to oil painting a gift to be treasured every day.