Lee Tracy

Lee Tracy http://leetracy.posterous.com An active visual archive posterous.com LeeTracysPosteroushttp://feedburner.google.com Fri, 24 Feb 2012 07:28:00 -0800 Universes, 70” x 80” oil on canvas http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LeeTracysPosterous/~3/a9tpqC5EzCk/universes-70-x-80-oil-on-canvas http://leetracy.posterous.com/universes-70-x-80-oil-on-canvas <p> <p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile8.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2012-02-24/HdjvxJvukosIzwleclvvBFymfCJazImFtGCrtedEHtzFfDbmFeAlaxffIJvq/72_8.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="72_8" height="420" src="http://getfile4.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2012-02-24/HdjvxJvukosIzwleclvvBFymfCJazImFtGCrtedEHtzFfDbmFeAlaxffIJvq/72_8.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </p> <p style="margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; color: #424037; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px; text-align: left; padding: 0px;">Universes ©1992 70” x 80” oil on canvas</p> <p style="margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; color: #424037; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px; text-align: left; padding: 0px;">Three people in the universe. Three people close together but so far apart. Notice how they are in the center of their own world?</p> <p style="margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; color: #424037; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px; text-align: left; padding: 0px;"><em style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">This painting is "in the world."</em></p> <p style="margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; color: #424037; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px; text-align: left; padding: 0px;"><strong style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">PROJECT: My history of painting</strong><br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;" />A box of slides sits on my desk. I am going through my painting history and will share the journey here. For years, I have been meaning to do this. Now is the time because I am in my studio working on a new series that I will share in the spring! Please enjoy these paintings created while I was in my 20s and 30s.</p> <p> </p> </p> <p><a href="http://leetracy.posterous.com/universes-70-x-80-oil-on-canvas">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://leetracy.posterous.com/universes-70-x-80-oil-on-canvas#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LeeTracysPosterous/~4/a9tpqC5EzCk" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/247733/leeavatar.jpg http://posterous.com/users/36PD0ks9Gbhn Lee Tracy LeeTracy Lee Tracy http://leetracy.posterous.com/universes-70-x-80-oil-on-canvas Tue, 21 Feb 2012 06:38:00 -0800 Circus Act, 97” x 101” oil on canvas http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LeeTracysPosterous/~3/CWjavrv2sp8/circus-act-97-x-101-oil-on-canvas http://leetracy.posterous.com/circus-act-97-x-101-oil-on-canvas <p> <p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile5.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2012-02-21/xEoGeBCFwhutavbEmEtnAIgBDJttxbmAuoJfEJtlIqpFlpzruJppBCHiIgBq/72-8.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="72-8" height="427" src="http://getfile7.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2012-02-21/xEoGeBCFwhutavbEmEtnAIgBDJttxbmAuoJfEJtlIqpFlpzruJppBCHiIgBq/72-8.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </p> <p style="margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; color: #424037; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px; text-align: left; padding: 0px;">Circus Act <span style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">©1992 </span>97” x 101” oil on canvas</p> <p style="margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; color: #424037; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px; text-align: left; padding: 0px;">I painted this because each year, no matter where you live, the circus comes to town. I have only been to a circus twice in my life and I will never go again. Each time I cried because the captured animals were trained performers with no where to turn.</p> <p> </p> <p style="margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; color: #424037; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px; text-align: left; padding: 0px;"><strong style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">PROJECT: My history of painting<br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;" /></strong><span style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">My current postings are paintings created while I was in my 20s and 30s as I go through an old box of slides.</span></p> <p> </p> </p> <p><a href="http://leetracy.posterous.com/circus-act-97-x-101-oil-on-canvas">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://leetracy.posterous.com/circus-act-97-x-101-oil-on-canvas#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LeeTracysPosterous/~4/CWjavrv2sp8" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/247733/leeavatar.jpg http://posterous.com/users/36PD0ks9Gbhn Lee Tracy LeeTracy Lee Tracy http://leetracy.posterous.com/circus-act-97-x-101-oil-on-canvas Wed, 15 Feb 2012 07:26:00 -0800 Property Line, 80” x 70” oil on canvas http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LeeTracysPosterous/~3/C7v2WgMi_xs/property-line-80-x-70-oil-on-canvas http://leetracy.posterous.com/property-line-80-x-70-oil-on-canvas <p> <p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile5.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2012-02-15/fsdIIAEAxGjyAlgshhaqwagclqiHzymksJaiqkuAmrylHvjtutHypvgGyEwk/72-8.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="72-8" height="595" src="http://getfile3.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2012-02-15/fsdIIAEAxGjyAlgshhaqwagclqiHzymksJaiqkuAmrylHvjtutHypvgGyEwk/72-8.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </p> <p style="margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; color: #424037; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px; text-align: left; padding: 0px;">Property Line <span style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">©1991 </span>80” x 70” oil on canvas</p> <p style="margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; color: #424037; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px; text-align: left; padding: 0px;">A painting about divisions, fences, and how land is carved up and owned.  Here, a cow is kept in the boundaries that are not found in nature.</p> <p style="margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; color: #424037; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px; text-align: left; padding: 0px;"><em style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">This painting is in the world. </em></p> <p style="margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; color: #424037; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px; text-align: left; padding: 0px;"><strong style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">PROJECT: My history of painting<br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;" /></strong><span style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">I am going back to rediscover my paintings created while I was in my 20s and 30s by scanning a box of old slides.</span></p> <p> </p> </p> <p><a href="http://leetracy.posterous.com/property-line-80-x-70-oil-on-canvas">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://leetracy.posterous.com/property-line-80-x-70-oil-on-canvas#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LeeTracysPosterous/~4/C7v2WgMi_xs" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/247733/leeavatar.jpg http://posterous.com/users/36PD0ks9Gbhn Lee Tracy LeeTracy Lee Tracy http://leetracy.posterous.com/property-line-80-x-70-oil-on-canvas Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:28:00 -0800 Detonator, 108” x 73” oil on canvas http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LeeTracysPosterous/~3/Z4iykRP3lG0/detonator-108-x-73-oil-on-canvas http://leetracy.posterous.com/detonator-108-x-73-oil-on-canvas <p> <p style="margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; color: #424037; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px; text-align: left; padding: 0px;"><span style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile4.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2012-02-07/rjfuxrxoitydHIndwbsvxrxbpcJyGIuljjsJHwJlmqkklBrqxxvpaIozcmeB/7sm72-8_copy.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="7sm72-8_copy" height="740" src="http://getfile1.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2012-02-07/rjfuxrxoitydHIndwbsvxrxbpcJyGIuljjsJHwJlmqkklBrqxxvpaIozcmeB/7sm72-8_copy.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </span></p> <p>Detonator <span style="color: #424037; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;">©1991 </span>108” x 73” oil on canvas</p> <p>It was the late 20th century and I was startled at how much land was blown up to get to what was underneath. The practice did not cease.</p> <p><em style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">This painting is in the world. </em></p> <p><strong style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">PROJECT: My history of painting<br /></strong><span style="color: #424037; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;">I am going back to rediscover my paintings created while I was in my 20s and 30s by scanning a box of old slides.</span></p> <p> </p> </p> <p><a href="http://leetracy.posterous.com/detonator-108-x-73-oil-on-canvas">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://leetracy.posterous.com/detonator-108-x-73-oil-on-canvas#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LeeTracysPosterous/~4/Z4iykRP3lG0" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/247733/leeavatar.jpg http://posterous.com/users/36PD0ks9Gbhn Lee Tracy LeeTracy Lee Tracy http://leetracy.posterous.com/detonator-108-x-73-oil-on-canvas Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:22:00 -0800 Caught, 47.5” x 47.5” oil on canvas http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LeeTracysPosterous/~3/sHYNJ7h2gIw/caught-475-x-475-oil-on-canvas http://leetracy.posterous.com/caught-475-x-475-oil-on-canvas <p> <p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile9.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2012-02-02/CHkhxDAtmBwoBIeojfcbHgmrpktgpImwDAqJluDanBqoGxmtahgxEgAniBqj/sm72-10_copy.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Sm72-10_copy" height="491" src="http://getfile6.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2012-02-02/CHkhxDAtmBwoBIeojfcbHgmrpktgpImwDAqJluDanBqoGxmtahgxEgAniBqj/sm72-10_copy.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> Caught ©1991 47.5” x 47.5”  oil on canvas<span style=""> </span></p> <p><span style="color: #424037; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;">A painting that shows the flight and plight of birds.<br /></span><em style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">This painting is in the world. </em></p> <p style="margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; color: #424037; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px; text-align: left; padding: 0px;"><strong style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">PROJECT: My history of painting</strong><br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;" />I am scanning slides of my early paintings, works created while I was in my 20s and 30s.</p> <p> </p> </p> <p><a href="http://leetracy.posterous.com/caught-475-x-475-oil-on-canvas">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://leetracy.posterous.com/caught-475-x-475-oil-on-canvas#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LeeTracysPosterous/~4/sHYNJ7h2gIw" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/247733/leeavatar.jpg http://posterous.com/users/36PD0ks9Gbhn Lee Tracy LeeTracy Lee Tracy http://leetracy.posterous.com/caught-475-x-475-oil-on-canvas Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:53:00 -0800 Extinction 73” x 122”, oil on canvas http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LeeTracysPosterous/~3/9BPEQfna310/extinction-73-x-122-oil-on-canvas http://leetracy.posterous.com/extinction-73-x-122-oil-on-canvas <p> <p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile1.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2012-01-31/JGveusgFztCidhAfAkbwqszCgiplqxpnozzwaJEdIJcbIBuocxzexwAkiIvC/5small72-8_copy.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="5small72-8_copy" height="318" src="http://getfile8.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2012-01-31/JGveusgFztCidhAfAkbwqszCgiplqxpnozzwaJEdIJcbIBuocxzexwAkiIvC/5small72-8_copy.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </p> <p>Extinction ©1991  73” x 122”   oil on canvas</p> <p>A painting that took shape as I read about The Great Auk. It is disturbing how careless man can be. Many of the stories are about unnecessary brutality, rather than survival. Even today I can't seem to shake the end of the story. "The last pair, found incubating an egg, was killed there on 3 July 1844, with Jón Brandsson and Sigurður Ísleifsson strangling the adults and Ketill Ketilsson smashing the egg with his boot."</p> <p><em>This painting is in the world. </em></p> <p style="margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; color: #424037; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px; text-align: left; padding: 0px;"><strong style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">PROJECT</strong>: My history of painting<br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;" />I am going through a box of  slides, containing my early paintings, to scan and share them.</p> </p> <p><a href="http://leetracy.posterous.com/extinction-73-x-122-oil-on-canvas">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://leetracy.posterous.com/extinction-73-x-122-oil-on-canvas#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LeeTracysPosterous/~4/9BPEQfna310" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/247733/leeavatar.jpg http://posterous.com/users/36PD0ks9Gbhn Lee Tracy LeeTracy Lee Tracy http://leetracy.posterous.com/extinction-73-x-122-oil-on-canvas Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:35:00 -0800 Hybrid, 70” x 80” oil on canvas http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LeeTracysPosterous/~3/wA6eAno6ua0/hybrid-70-x-80-oil-on-canvas http://leetracy.posterous.com/hybrid-70-x-80-oil-on-canvas <p> <p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile1.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2012-01-23/xovbBlaHEBJyjuynwfHuxinCoAIogeykAxpJwuGeswDrnJwcBgnAbpbCDook/4sm72-8_copy.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="4sm72-8_copy" height="428" src="http://getfile6.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2012-01-23/xovbBlaHEBJyjuynwfHuxinCoAIogeykAxpJwuGeswDrnJwcBgnAbpbCDook/4sm72-8_copy.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </p> <p>Hybrid ©1991 70” x 80” oil on canvas</p> <p>This painting captures the time when there was wind of new scientific roads. Cloning, gene engineering, DNA modification, and all the technology used to transfer and combine different sources of cells, plant or animal, to create something new.  I painted a horse being held immobile in a sling. He seems to have three heads either resulting from an experiment, or denoting terrified movement.</p> <p><em>This painting is in the world.  </em></p> <p><strong>PROJECT</strong>: My history of painting<br /> There is a box slides of my early paintings, works created while I was in my 20s and 30s, that I am scanning and sharing now.</p> </p> <p><a href="http://leetracy.posterous.com/hybrid-70-x-80-oil-on-canvas">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://leetracy.posterous.com/hybrid-70-x-80-oil-on-canvas#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LeeTracysPosterous/~4/wA6eAno6ua0" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/247733/leeavatar.jpg http://posterous.com/users/36PD0ks9Gbhn Lee Tracy LeeTracy Lee Tracy http://leetracy.posterous.com/hybrid-70-x-80-oil-on-canvas Tue, 17 Jan 2012 07:31:00 -0800 Hunters, 90” x 101” oil on canvas http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LeeTracysPosterous/~3/B1yoAa8dKg0/hunters-90-x-101-oil-on-canvas http://leetracy.posterous.com/hunters-90-x-101-oil-on-canvas <p> <p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile8.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2012-01-17/AmtnwGlCtloAyCcteqhnIeliBDaBuloqEiHpgwuGtaJrahttIHwuEjlFJywu/3sm82-8_copy.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="3sm82-8_copy" height="457" src="http://getfile1.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2012-01-17/AmtnwGlCtloAyCcteqhnIeliBDaBuloqEiHpgwuGtaJrahttIHwuEjlFJywu/3sm82-8_copy.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> Hunters ©1991 90” x 101” oil on canvas</p> <p> <p class="p1">I first learned of hunters when we moved to Maine. We lived on the backside of a small mountain, down a dirt drive that hunters with guns slung on their backs would use to access the woods. We heard stories of accidents and people being shot. Not everyone wore orange. </p> <p class="p1">At the time, I was reading Rape of the Wild by Andree Collard with Joyce Contrucci.<br /><em>This is my first huge painting even though there are several underneath this one. Today, the painting is in storage.</em></p> </p> <p><strong style="color: #424037; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px; text-align: left; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">PROJECT: My history of painting</strong><br style="color: #424037; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px; text-align: left; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="color: #424037; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;">I am scanning slides of my early paintings, works created while I was in my 20s and 30s.</span></p> </p> <p><a href="http://leetracy.posterous.com/hunters-90-x-101-oil-on-canvas">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://leetracy.posterous.com/hunters-90-x-101-oil-on-canvas#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LeeTracysPosterous/~4/B1yoAa8dKg0" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/247733/leeavatar.jpg http://posterous.com/users/36PD0ks9Gbhn Lee Tracy LeeTracy Lee Tracy http://leetracy.posterous.com/hunters-90-x-101-oil-on-canvas Fri, 13 Jan 2012 06:57:00 -0800 Pothole, 74” x 61” oil on canvas http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LeeTracysPosterous/~3/7WWgQNk7T4o/pothole-74-x-61-oil-on-canvas http://leetracy.posterous.com/pothole-74-x-61-oil-on-canvas <p> <p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile6.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2012-01-13/xmeCbctnymgFeFadhuFlvHfyjDDsikaoutkJCpjCEBjeaFhfcAeCcCabkrfG/2sm72-8_copy.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="2sm72-8_copy" height="612" src="http://getfile4.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2012-01-13/xmeCbctnymgFeFadhuFlvHfyjDDsikaoutkJCpjCEBjeaFhfcAeCcCabkrfG/2sm72-8_copy.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </p> <p>Pothole ©1991   74” x 61”   oil on canvas </p> <p> <p>One might think that this painting has to do with urban streets and life. To some extend it does, but there is also a Pothole region in the North American prairies.  Pothole Ponds are tiny natural nicks in the earth, caused by moving glaciers, that fill with water and pepper the Midwest grasslands.  These "wetlands" are the breeding grounds of a millions of migrational fowl.  As big farming and housing developments sprout these shallow wet spots are filled in and planted. The lost potholes disturb bird migration. The "remedy" is a chain of manmade puddles placed along our highways. </p> <p>This is why I am "into" birds. They saw the land becoming less hospitable way before we did.</p> </p> <p><em>This painting hung in my home for some time and is now in my studio.</em></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>PROJECT: My history of painting</strong><br />I am scanning slides of my early paintings, works created while I was in my 20s and 30s.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> </p> <p><a href="http://leetracy.posterous.com/pothole-74-x-61-oil-on-canvas">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://leetracy.posterous.com/pothole-74-x-61-oil-on-canvas#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LeeTracysPosterous/~4/7WWgQNk7T4o" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/247733/leeavatar.jpg http://posterous.com/users/36PD0ks9Gbhn Lee Tracy LeeTracy Lee Tracy http://leetracy.posterous.com/pothole-74-x-61-oil-on-canvas Wed, 11 Jan 2012 07:23:00 -0800 Mechanism, 70" x 70" oil on canvas http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LeeTracysPosterous/~3/sE7yCOvUzs8/mechanism-70-x-70-oil-on-canvas http://leetracy.posterous.com/mechanism-70-x-70-oil-on-canvas <p> <p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile3.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2012-01-11/JjeGGgInfynxgtyjndhyBfymlhBwwzvsymkogchgvgtthnaDvplDFulvstGp/1sm72-8.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="1sm72-8" height="495" src="http://getfile1.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2012-01-11/JjeGGgInfynxgtyjndhyBfymlhBwwzvsymkogchgvgtthnaDvplDFulvstGp/1sm72-8.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </p> <p>Mechanism ©1991 70” x 70” oil on canvas</p> <p>This was my first painting where I stepped back and said "Did I do that?" and "Can I do that?" I can't say that I really knew what it was about, but I do recall thinking about engines and motors. The painting captured my feelings about innovations and how we make marvelous things, yet in some cases we have invented silly things. <br /> <em>This painting is "in the world." </em></p> <p><strong>PROJECT: My history of painting</strong><br />A box of slides sits on my desk. I am going through my painting history and will share the journey here. For years, I have been meaning to do this. Now is the time because I am in my studio working on a new series that I will share in the spring! <br /> Please enjoy these paintings created while I was in my 20s and 30s.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> </p> <p><a href="http://leetracy.posterous.com/mechanism-70-x-70-oil-on-canvas">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://leetracy.posterous.com/mechanism-70-x-70-oil-on-canvas#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LeeTracysPosterous/~4/sE7yCOvUzs8" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/247733/leeavatar.jpg http://posterous.com/users/36PD0ks9Gbhn Lee Tracy LeeTracy Lee Tracy http://leetracy.posterous.com/mechanism-70-x-70-oil-on-canvas Wed, 28 Sep 2011 07:22:00 -0700 It is both... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LeeTracysPosterous/~3/6WWQ4rlhpcs/it-is-both http://leetracy.posterous.com/it-is-both <p> <p><strong style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile3.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-09-28/zdGBnkmnwjsqcqclwwFuayAdfxhcAyriahlgIizsanqFwBItFaFrmnGfEEcD/1itisboth.JPG.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="1itisboth" height="458" src="http://getfile1.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-09-28/zdGBnkmnwjsqcqclwwFuayAdfxhcAyriahlgIizsanqFwBItFaFrmnGfEEcD/1itisboth.JPG.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </strong></p> <p class="p1" style="display: inline !important;"><strong style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">It is both mysterious and familiar.</strong></p> <p><span style="color: #424037; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px;"><span style="font-size: x-small; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">26" x 28"</span> Acrylic on paper.<span style="font-size: x-small; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"> ©2004 <em style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">  Private Collection<br /></em></span></span><em style="line-height: 21px; color: #424037; font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://leetracy.posterous.com/the-great-spirit-gave-me-my-humor">Learn more</a> about the series</em></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> </p> <p><a href="http://leetracy.posterous.com/it-is-both">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://leetracy.posterous.com/it-is-both#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LeeTracysPosterous/~4/6WWQ4rlhpcs" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/247733/leeavatar.jpg http://posterous.com/users/36PD0ks9Gbhn Lee Tracy LeeTracy Lee Tracy http://leetracy.posterous.com/it-is-both Sun, 18 Sep 2011 08:29:00 -0700 The secrets of my heart... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LeeTracysPosterous/~3/tWUSL6Po5VQ/the-secrets-of-my-heart http://leetracy.posterous.com/the-secrets-of-my-heart <p> <p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile3.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-09-18/koahzIwpxrhwkIrblCiGztfFJfzhIduJrfBInJqAAtBzwxrGppHzEqtHCziH/5thesecrets.JPG.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="5thesecrets" height="315" src="http://getfile0.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-09-18/koahzIwpxrhwkIrblCiGztfFJfzhIduJrfBInJqAAtBzwxrGppHzEqtHCziH/5thesecrets.JPG.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </p> <p><span style="color: #424037; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px;"><strong>The secrets of my heart are mine.<br /></strong>Further thought years later:<em> And I attempt to share them with you!  - Lee<br /></em></span><em style="line-height: 21px; color: #424037; font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://leetracy.posterous.com/the-great-spirit-gave-me-my-humor">Learn more</a> about the series</em></p> </p> <p><a href="http://leetracy.posterous.com/the-secrets-of-my-heart">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://leetracy.posterous.com/the-secrets-of-my-heart#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LeeTracysPosterous/~4/tWUSL6Po5VQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/247733/leeavatar.jpg http://posterous.com/users/36PD0ks9Gbhn Lee Tracy LeeTracy Lee Tracy http://leetracy.posterous.com/the-secrets-of-my-heart Tue, 06 Sep 2011 07:21:00 -0700 Don't trust that life preserver... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LeeTracysPosterous/~3/4qa-lobyx_Y/dont-trust-that-life-preserver http://leetracy.posterous.com/dont-trust-that-life-preserver <p> <p><span style="color: #424037; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px;"><strong style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile3.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-09-06/EICzcusntwdccxvCErgyEHfdmeeruhagcEvnzslEnwgABqIIcHmjwCyehzCy/18donttrust.JPG.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="18donttrust" height="347" src="http://getfile9.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-09-06/EICzcusntwdccxvCErgyEHfdmeeruhagcEvnzslEnwgABqIIcHmjwCyehzCy/18donttrust.JPG.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> Don't trust that life preserver, it is only an illusion.<br /></strong></span><em style="line-height: 21px; color: #424037; font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://leetracy.posterous.com/the-great-spirit-gave-me-my-humor">Learn more</a> about the series</em></p> <p> </p> </p> <p><a href="http://leetracy.posterous.com/dont-trust-that-life-preserver">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://leetracy.posterous.com/dont-trust-that-life-preserver#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LeeTracysPosterous/~4/4qa-lobyx_Y" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/247733/leeavatar.jpg http://posterous.com/users/36PD0ks9Gbhn Lee Tracy LeeTracy Lee Tracy http://leetracy.posterous.com/dont-trust-that-life-preserver Sat, 03 Sep 2011 08:32:00 -0700 Remember a reflection is always something... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LeeTracysPosterous/~3/vhkdqcX6dMI/remember-a-reflection-is-always-something http://leetracy.posterous.com/remember-a-reflection-is-always-something <p> <p class="p1"><strong><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile3.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-09-03/AfbFctdbragJzeqCgDnChzqtvmHcgEhmGsIsDrEsmCFbovbHrholikcllzFH/6rememberareflection.JPG.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="6rememberareflection" height="344" src="http://getfile0.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-09-03/AfbFctdbragJzeqCgDnChzqtvmHcgEhmGsIsDrEsmCFbovbHrholikcllzFH/6rememberareflection.JPG.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> Remember a reflection is always something that you can put your hand through.</strong></p> <p style="margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #424037; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">26" x 35"</span> Acrylic on paper.<span style="font-size: x-small; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"> ©2004<br /></span></span><em style="line-height: 21px; color: #424037; font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://leetracy.posterous.com/the-great-spirit-gave-me-my-humor">Learn more</a> about the series</em></p> </p> <p><a href="http://leetracy.posterous.com/remember-a-reflection-is-always-something">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://leetracy.posterous.com/remember-a-reflection-is-always-something#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LeeTracysPosterous/~4/vhkdqcX6dMI" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/247733/leeavatar.jpg http://posterous.com/users/36PD0ks9Gbhn Lee Tracy LeeTracy Lee Tracy http://leetracy.posterous.com/remember-a-reflection-is-always-something Sat, 27 Aug 2011 06:58:00 -0700 Let me know when you have noticed... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LeeTracysPosterous/~3/ZAgPURoUCUo/let-me-know-when-you-have-noticed http://leetracy.posterous.com/let-me-know-when-you-have-noticed <p> <p><span style="color: #424037;"><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px;"><strong><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile0.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-08-27/hbbaEcdGmwyoqxedIpgCqxoryyiptrmBGoGpuvfJGkJGbIcaDaFIjBsABfBl/11letmeknow.JPG.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="11letmeknow" height="353" src="http://getfile5.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-08-27/hbbaEcdGmwyoqxedIpgCqxoryyiptrmBGoGpuvfJGkJGbIcaDaFIjBsABfBl/11letmeknow.JPG.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </strong></span></span></p> <p><span style="color: #424037; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px;"><strong style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"> </strong></span><span style="color: #424037; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px;"><strong style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"> </strong></span></p> <p class="p1" style="display: inline !important;"><strong style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><br /></strong></p> <p class="p1" style="display: inline !important;"><strong style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">Let me know when you have noticed that time and space have melted together.</strong></p> <p><span style="color: #424037; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px;"><span style="font-size: x-small; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">26" x 35"</span> Acrylic on paper.<span style="font-size: x-small; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"> ©2004 <em style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">  Private Collection<br /></em></span></span><em style="line-height: 21px; color: #424037; font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://leetracy.posterous.com/the-great-spirit-gave-me-my-humor">Learn more</a> about the series</em></p> </p> <p><a href="http://leetracy.posterous.com/let-me-know-when-you-have-noticed">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://leetracy.posterous.com/let-me-know-when-you-have-noticed#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LeeTracysPosterous/~4/ZAgPURoUCUo" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/247733/leeavatar.jpg http://posterous.com/users/36PD0ks9Gbhn Lee Tracy LeeTracy Lee Tracy http://leetracy.posterous.com/let-me-know-when-you-have-noticed Wed, 10 Aug 2011 05:55:00 -0700 After climbing the last mountain... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LeeTracysPosterous/~3/TdaoGZ7hPEM/after-climbing-the-last-mountain http://leetracy.posterous.com/after-climbing-the-last-mountain <p> <p><span style="color: #424037; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px;"><strong style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile3.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-08-10/IaylDHxefezHzpkgDsnzGvHCyqombdCamBkqzCiwishdwamqtkBApplCFzzr/13afterclimbing.JPG.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="13afterclimbing" height="352" src="http://getfile1.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-08-10/IaylDHxefezHzpkgDsnzGvHCyqombdCamBkqzCiwishdwamqtkBApplCFzzr/13afterclimbing.JPG.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> A</strong></span><strong style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">fter climbing the last mountain i realized that my hands were tied the entire way</strong><span style="color: #424037; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px;"><strong style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">.</strong></span></p> <p><span style="color: #424037; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px;"><strong style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><br /></strong><span style="color: #424037; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">26" x 35"</span> Acrylic on paper.<span style="font-size: x-small; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"> ©2004 <em style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">  Private Collection<br /></em></span></span></span><em style="line-height: 21px; color: #424037; font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://leetracy.posterous.com/the-great-spirit-gave-me-my-humor">Learn more</a> about the series</em></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> </p> <p><a href="http://leetracy.posterous.com/after-climbing-the-last-mountain">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://leetracy.posterous.com/after-climbing-the-last-mountain#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LeeTracysPosterous/~4/TdaoGZ7hPEM" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/247733/leeavatar.jpg http://posterous.com/users/36PD0ks9Gbhn Lee Tracy LeeTracy Lee Tracy http://leetracy.posterous.com/after-climbing-the-last-mountain Mon, 08 Aug 2011 07:17:00 -0700 At any moment the light can turn... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LeeTracysPosterous/~3/shKT_TuRNZ8/at-any-moment-the-light-can-turn http://leetracy.posterous.com/at-any-moment-the-light-can-turn <p> <p class="p1" style="display: inline !important;"><strong style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile6.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-08-08/qhvfCxIEGuIFnHFIApDiAIFFywbujeFvntiingzsglaFJaaDjcnpxrbeHyEg/22atanymoment.JPG.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="22atanymoment" height="356" src="http://getfile2.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-08-08/qhvfCxIEGuIFnHFIApDiAIFFywbujeFvntiingzsglaFJaaDjcnpxrbeHyEg/22atanymoment.JPG.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> At any moment the light can turn on darkness and chase it to another location.</strong></p> <p><strong style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"> </strong><span style="color: #424037; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px;"><span style="font-size: x-small; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><br />26" x 35"</span><span style="font-size: 12px;"> Acrylic on paper.</span><span style="font-size: x-small; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> ©2004 </span><em style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">  Private Collection</span></em></span></span><span style="color: #424037; line-height: 21px;"><em style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://leetracy.posterous.com/the-great-spirit-gave-me-my-humor">Learn more</a> about the series</em> </span></p> <p> </p> </p> <p><a href="http://leetracy.posterous.com/at-any-moment-the-light-can-turn">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://leetracy.posterous.com/at-any-moment-the-light-can-turn#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LeeTracysPosterous/~4/shKT_TuRNZ8" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/247733/leeavatar.jpg http://posterous.com/users/36PD0ks9Gbhn Lee Tracy LeeTracy Lee Tracy http://leetracy.posterous.com/at-any-moment-the-light-can-turn Sat, 06 Aug 2011 07:42:00 -0700 I stood under the illusion... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LeeTracysPosterous/~3/7nswjgHAGY4/i-stood-under-the-illusion http://leetracy.posterous.com/i-stood-under-the-illusion <p> <p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile9.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-08-06/vxGuawnqkAjtiAkHoivtBwdlBuuenhAxJtxhHntCqInsyGyDnhBdJFJCIiwa/2istood.JPG.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="2istood" height="332" src="http://getfile4.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-08-06/vxGuawnqkAjtiAkHoivtBwdlBuuenhAxJtxhHntCqInsyGyDnhBdJFJCIiwa/2istood.JPG.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </p> <p><strong style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">I stood under the illusion that all people were good (many years.)</strong></p> <p><span style="font-size: x-small; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">26" x 35"</span> Acrylic on paper.<span style="font-size: x-small; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"> ©2004 <em style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">  <span style="color: #424037; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px;"><em><br /></em></span><em style="line-height: 21px; color: #424037;"><a href="http://leetracy.posterous.com/the-great-spirit-gave-me-my-humor">Learn more</a> about the series</em></em></span></p> </p> <p><a href="http://leetracy.posterous.com/i-stood-under-the-illusion">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://leetracy.posterous.com/i-stood-under-the-illusion#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LeeTracysPosterous/~4/7nswjgHAGY4" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/247733/leeavatar.jpg http://posterous.com/users/36PD0ks9Gbhn Lee Tracy LeeTracy Lee Tracy http://leetracy.posterous.com/i-stood-under-the-illusion Tue, 02 Aug 2011 07:30:00 -0700 If one thing is captured from it all... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LeeTracysPosterous/~3/sf7aPWg1L5I/if-one-thing-is-captured-from-it-all http://leetracy.posterous.com/if-one-thing-is-captured-from-it-all <p> <p><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px; color: #424037;"><strong style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile3.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-08-02/wHxbvBoFcffciDigCtHrJnbkmDpqHjlaIisfAoghwipumlFIxnzsnlqwAell/15ifonething.JPG.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="15ifonething" height="331" src="http://getfile1.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-08-02/wHxbvBoFcffciDigCtHrJnbkmDpqHjlaIisfAoghwipumlFIxnzsnlqwAell/15ifonething.JPG.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </strong></span></p> <p><strong style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">If one thing is captured from it all I hope it can be held long enough to make a conclusion.          </strong></p> <p style="margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">26" x 35"</span> Acrylic on paper.<span style="font-size: x-small; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"> ©2004 <em style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">  </em><br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;" /></span><span style="color: #424037; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px;"><em> </em></span><em style="line-height: 21px; color: #424037; font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://leetracy.posterous.com/the-great-spirit-gave-me-my-humor">Learn more</a> about the series</em></p> <p> </p> </p> <p><a href="http://leetracy.posterous.com/if-one-thing-is-captured-from-it-all">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://leetracy.posterous.com/if-one-thing-is-captured-from-it-all#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LeeTracysPosterous/~4/sf7aPWg1L5I" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/247733/leeavatar.jpg http://posterous.com/users/36PD0ks9Gbhn Lee Tracy LeeTracy Lee Tracy http://leetracy.posterous.com/if-one-thing-is-captured-from-it-all Sat, 30 Jul 2011 06:40:00 -0700 Your best interest is not... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LeeTracysPosterous/~3/I2x6Uw58LIo/your-best-interest-is-not http://leetracy.posterous.com/your-best-interest-is-not <p> <p><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px; color: #424037;"><strong style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile1.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-07-30/AsbyFsyaHusfsfbekauqbyxGifoqbEddGyjbvjrjmgiiHqnqeJwldnnefxdf/3yourbest.JPG.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="3yourbest" height="344" src="http://getfile4.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-07-30/AsbyFsyaHusfsfbekauqbyxGifoqbEddGyjbvjrjmgiiHqnqeJwldnnefxdf/3yourbest.JPG.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> Your best interest is not on everyone's mind (even when you are in view and in a puddle of blue.)       </strong></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">26" x 35"</span> Acrylic on paper.<span style="font-size: x-small; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"> ©2004 <em style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"> Private Collection</em><span style="color: #424037; font-size: 12px; 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