Leonard Lester
Leonard’s drawings in pencil and crayon are particularly noteworthy for their delicacy of touch and sensitivity to detail. His work reveals an artist who was very close to nature. His scenes have a quiet serene quality sometimes described as mystic or ethereal. In fact, his works have been described as among the most ethereal produced by Lomaland painters. Especially superb are his atmospheric effects which have a beauty and soothing calmness that makes the onlooker feel at peace. Columnist Marg Loring with the San Diego Art Guild described him as a painter of the ‘quiet landscape’. She went on to say: