"My paintings are places where I can lose myself within the inner conversations that emotionally torment me…"
Lesley's work is all about how we see ourselves and others within society. She has developed her style to successfully express her interpretations of the complex interactions of people in our continually changing urban environments. Inspiration and ideas evolve from events seen in the media and in society in general that evoke strong emotional responses within the artist. Her perceptive observations of human behaviour, together with her own personal experiences, enhance the emotive narratives of her paintings and often communicate a common sense of displacement, a question of belonging and relevance within all our shared spaces.
Her paintings aim to connect to the viewers' personal lived experiences and encourage them to explore and question their own inner emotions and reactions, which hopefully will engage them to feel that they are part of the life within the painting.