Leonard Barrett

Category: drawing

Born and raised in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Leonard began his drawing career in the prairies. In the 1960's he lived amongst the Inuit people of Frobisher Bay and it was there that his interest in the local people developed. Many of the paintings of that time are now in private collections. Recently, Mr. Barrett moved from the South end of Vancouver Island and has settled in the Comox Valley.

Leonard Barrett's warm palette of warm sienna's and ochre's, brings a vitality to his portraits capturing the spirit of the people, including Chief Dan George, women, men and children. The individual faces each invoke different emotional response. The faces never challenge the viewer, instead they draw you in closer, inviting you to stare.

If you have a special photograph of someone in the past or present and wish them to be transformed into a work of art, call Leonard at (250) 898-8239