January/February 2024 Edition of Luxe Interiors + Design LA
Paths Less Taken
Los Angeles painter and perpetual traveler Leslie Nix describes her experiences in distant lands with hot wax and vibrant pigments.
Since earning a BFA from the Savannah College of Art and Design at 19, [Leslie Nix] has explored nearly every U.S. state and more than 40 countries, soaking up impressions, snapping photos and—always—sketching and painting. Once back in her studio located in a historic building of Los Angeles’ Lincoln Heights neighborhood, she translates a swirl of moments and experiences into richly layered multimedia paintings that thrum with life. Neither abstract nor photorealistic, her compositions forge their own genre of landscape art: sensory memories that serve as portals to other countries and cultures.
