Artist of the day, May 17: Leah Giberson, American painter

Though her work typically depicts suburban scenes, she was raised by artists deep in the woods of New Hampshire. She received my BFA in painting from Massachusetts College of Art in 1997 and have lived in Boston ever since.

Leah Giberson made her living as an interactive designer and art director in Boston for over ten years, painting only periodically. Her current body of work falls somewhere between the worlds of photography, painting and collage. She begin with photographs of seemingly ordinary and mundane scenes, which she then paint directly upon to distill and reveal the visually poignant moments that exist all around us, but are often overlooked.

There is a quiet anxiety and loneliness in her images of isolated houses, empty chairs, abandoned pools and vacant streets. Shadows loom from unknown/unseen sources, horizon lines become uncomfortably close, people are absent and geographic clues are obscured. Despite all this uneasiness, there is also a sense of bravery or at least a blind and determined optimism.

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Mrs Leah Giberson

2017, Globetrotter,  30" x 30"

Globetrotter, detail

2016, Trailer Flash,  24" x 36"

2016, In Tandem,  24" x 20"

In Tandem, detail

2016, Neighbors at Night,   8" x 8"

2016, Home by Dusk (no.1),  8" x 8"

2016, Dethleffs Beduin,  8" x 8"

2016, Cover for Two,  8" x 8"

2015, Wright Reflections,  24" x 30"

2015, Travelcade,  18" x 24"

2015, September Shade,  24" x 30"

2015, Kenskill Clearing, 12" x 16"

2015, Kenskill at Pismo Beach.  18" x 24"

With a Silver Shadow, detail

2014, With a Silver Shadow,  18" x 36"

2014, Emberglo,  12" x 16" 

2013, Tradewind Shade,  12" x 24"

2013, Scotty Motel,  12" x 16" 

2013, Canned Ham Reflections,  12" x 16"

2013, 72 Dodge Camper,  12" x 16" 

2013, 68 Comanche,  24" x 36"

2013, 63 Bambi,  18" x 24"

2012, Yellow Van,  8" x 10" 

2012, Turquoise Shasta,  11" x 14" 

2012, Tradewind,  12" x 16" 

2012, Still Covered,  16" x 20"

2012, Sportsman,  10" x 20"

2012, Palm Springs Airstream (two), 12" x 12"

2012, Driveway Dry Dock,  12" x 16" 

2012, Curtis Wright,  24" x 36"

2012, Caravel Reflections,  18" x 24"

2011, Turquoise Shasta,  11" x 14"

2011, Spartan Manor,  8" x 10"

2011, Road Chief,  8" x 10"

2011, Metal Pool,  24" x 36"

2011, Holiday House, 11" x 14"

2011, Desert Camper (two), 8" x 10"

2011, American Airstream, 12" x 16"

2011, Airstream Gold, 12" x 16"

2010, Wrapped Up, 12" x 16"

2010, Willerby, 12" x 16"

2010, Westlake Pink (two), 10" x 10"

2010, Seaside (three),  8" x 10"

2010, New Neighbors, 12" x 16"

2010, Morning Paper, 16" x 20"

2010, Little Traveler,  8" x 10"

2010, Desert Camper (one),  8" x 10"

2010, Airstream in Shade,  11" x 14"

2009, till Here (two),  9" x 12"

2009, Three Seater,  6" x 8"

2009, Perch (left side of diptych),  6" x 8"

2009, Motel Pool,  18" x 24"

2009, Making Do,  8" x 8"

2009, Edgewater,  6" x 8"

2009, Desert Island,  12" x 24"

2009, Calumet Slant,  8" x 10"

2009, Aloha,  9" x 12"

2009, Aloha,  7.5" x 11.5"