Lesley Humphrey

Master Signature Member

Art was always a part of my life, my father being a commercial artist and painter and my youth filled with artistic exploration and inspiration.  After 10 years of studying and working in the legal profession, I began my journey with art professionally in 1989.  Since then, my training has been directed largely by instinct.

I have traveled the world in search of art and artists that have contributed significantly to my development.  I would like to credit here my generous teachers Scott Burdick, Carolyn Anderson, William ‘Skip’ Lawrence, Julia Cameron, and my most beloved mentor to whom I shall be eternally grateful, Dick Turner who taught me how to see in every way that counts.  My art and its content has been deeply influenced by The Glasgow School, primarily the Glasgow Four.  To a slightly lesser degree, my style has been influenced by the Russian Itinerants, Fechin, Kandinsky, and American Expressionists of the San Francisco Bay area.

Ancillary Activities & Awards

• Master Signature member, Artists of Texas

• Trustee, Heartlift.co.uk

• Former VP/Board Member, American Academy of Equine Art, Lexington, Kentucky

• Associate Member, Society of Equestrian Artists, London

• Member with Colours, Longacre Foxhunt Club, Flynn, Texas

• Full workshop schedule throughout the U.S.A. and the U.K.

• Lectures & Demonstrations: International Museum of the Horse, Lexington, KY; Pearl Fincher MFA, Spring, Texas; Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, Texas, Myerscough College, Burscough, Lancs., England, etc.

• Part owner of DaVinci’s Gallery, Tomball, Texas.

• 2005 Person of the Year Award, Regional Arts Council, Texas.

• 1990 Honorary Ph D for developing parent-taught art curriculum for elementary schools.

• Numerous national/international awards including: 2008 1st in painting, 3rd in drawing: Ex Arte Equinus International Competition. (Published)