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Lesley Giles Paintings

Lesley Giles is a post-cubist British artist who works with traditional media to shed light on current topics such as power production and the effect that urban development can have on the landscape. Among her influences are Edward Hopper, David Hockney, Andy Warhol, Georges Braque, and John Sel Cotman. Her works have been exhibited in galleries and museums in London (where she moved from her native Bristol), the United States (where she now resides and works), and China. According to Andrew Lambirth, writer, curator and art critic for Spectator Magazine, the boldness of Giles' color is matched by a strength of design that is very rare in contemporary art; she's an artist with a down-to- earth certainty of vision that is quite enticing.

Paintings by Giles include real life locales such as Ormond Historic Garage, Daytona McKays Irish Pub, Daytona Kress, Daytona Angell Phelps to Ritzi, Daytona Halifax Museum, Marathon Key (Florida), Rodanthe (North Carolina); Dungeness, Cheltenham, Ness Point, Southwold, The Needles, Cornwall, (England); Portland, California, Baltimore, Alaska, Smyrna, Norway, The Netherlands, Spain, Egypt, Beijing, Ireland, and many other locations. She has also painted portraits of musicians like Elton John, Laurie Anderson and Annie Lennox. Other notable paintings are Nascar Mark Martin and Nascar Viagra.

The art of Lesley Giles is pretty accessible in several forms. For instance, an interested party can find a painting like Nascar Viagra Online, where it is available with different prices depending on the format. These prices range from $4,95 for a greeting card; $24 for an art print; $60 for a framed print; $70 for a canvas print; to $72 for an acrylic print. Of course it is a moot point to try and put a price on art; any connoisseur of pop art will surely find these invaluable.