STAMP COLLECTION
Leila’s painting Blue Lake is part of the collection of 12 official postage stamps ‘Blue In Art’, released by La Poste in France to celebrate the colour blue in art. It is in the same collection as paintings by Van Gogh, Degas, Derain and Klee.
From the blue of the sky to that of the sea, this colour runs through the history of art. Symbolising peace, purity and infinity, blue inspires artists of all eras. This notebook of twelve stamps celebrates its multiple shades. At Yvaral, Cubic Structure evokes a space that vibrates with light. Paul Klee, with Nuit bleue, makes abstract forms dance in a suspended universe. Vincent Van Gogh, master of deep blue, declines it in The Starry Night and Almond Blossoms. Marine bleue by Georges Lacombe and Paysage côtier by Carl Burckhardt reflect the soothing power of marine horizons, while André Brasilier, in Plage normande, grasps the luminous poetry. René Magritte's meditation invites introspection to Le fil bleu de l'art, and Edgar Degas, with his Blue Dancers, with grace in motion. Sara Hayward, Leila Barton and André Derain offer fresh contemporary visions.
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COUNTRY LIFE MAGAZINE
Leila’s painting featured in Country Life Magazine
Festival Fever was chosen by CEO of the Jockey Club, Nevin Truedale, as his ‘Favourite Painting’ in Country Life
A view of Cheltenham racecourse from the Royal Box
THE ROYAL BOX, CHELTENHAM RACECOURSE
Leila is captivated by the powerful beauty of racehorses and the poise and concentration of the jockeys
With John Inverdale at the unveiling of her painting in the Royal Box at Cheltenham Racecourse
Portrait of Dame Zandra Rhodes
Portrait of Dame Zandra Rhodes
Oil On Canvas
81 x 71 cm
Leila had the privilege to paint the portrait of British fashion icon Dame Zandra Rhodes at home in her rooftop garden.