Christopher
@christopherleitch.bsky.social
Artist and art historian
standing book: "enlightenment is phenomenal" 2025
watercolor on plaster with maple, bamboo, silk
14 x 36 x 6"
watercolor on plaster with maple, bamboo, silk
14 x 36 x 6"
December 14, 2025 at 9:29 PM
standing book: "enlightenment is phenomenal" 2025
watercolor on plaster with maple, bamboo, silk
14 x 36 x 6"
watercolor on plaster with maple, bamboo, silk
14 x 36 x 6"
the purpose of meditation, 2025
watercolor on plaster with pine, bamboo, starched cotton thread
14-1/4 x 10-1/2 x 3-1/2"
watercolor on plaster with pine, bamboo, starched cotton thread
14-1/4 x 10-1/2 x 3-1/2"
November 22, 2025 at 8:48 PM
the purpose of meditation, 2025
watercolor on plaster with pine, bamboo, starched cotton thread
14-1/4 x 10-1/2 x 3-1/2"
watercolor on plaster with pine, bamboo, starched cotton thread
14-1/4 x 10-1/2 x 3-1/2"
belief system, 2025
watercolor on plaster, with balsa and bamboo
11.5 x 8.25 x 2"
watercolor on plaster, with balsa and bamboo
11.5 x 8.25 x 2"
November 9, 2025 at 6:18 PM
belief system, 2025
watercolor on plaster, with balsa and bamboo
11.5 x 8.25 x 2"
watercolor on plaster, with balsa and bamboo
11.5 x 8.25 x 2"
Thoughtful consideration of the current show. Grateful to editor Alice Thorson and art historian emerita Elisabeth Kirsch for giving the space and the ink in KC Studio Magazine.
November 8, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Thoughtful consideration of the current show. Grateful to editor Alice Thorson and art historian emerita Elisabeth Kirsch for giving the space and the ink in KC Studio Magazine.
standing book: in(ter)dependence
ink and watercolor on paper, found wood
12 x 8 x 3-1/2"
included in the exhibit: "7591 Words" at the Carter Art Center
ink and watercolor on paper, found wood
12 x 8 x 3-1/2"
included in the exhibit: "7591 Words" at the Carter Art Center
September 4, 2025 at 2:08 PM
standing book: in(ter)dependence
ink and watercolor on paper, found wood
12 x 8 x 3-1/2"
included in the exhibit: "7591 Words" at the Carter Art Center
ink and watercolor on paper, found wood
12 x 8 x 3-1/2"
included in the exhibit: "7591 Words" at the Carter Art Center
mr. a, from careless sketches
pencil and watercolor on found paper; 11 x 8-1/2"
pencil and watercolor on found paper; 11 x 8-1/2"
July 4, 2025 at 10:16 AM
mr. a, from careless sketches
pencil and watercolor on found paper; 11 x 8-1/2"
pencil and watercolor on found paper; 11 x 8-1/2"
running man, from careless sketches
pencil and watercolor on found paper; 11 x 8-1/2"
pencil and watercolor on found paper; 11 x 8-1/2"
May 25, 2025 at 12:20 PM
running man, from careless sketches
pencil and watercolor on found paper; 11 x 8-1/2"
pencil and watercolor on found paper; 11 x 8-1/2"
what if your head is a moon of words, from careless sketches
pencil and watercolor on found paper; 8-1/2 x 11"
pencil and watercolor on found paper; 8-1/2 x 11"
April 27, 2025 at 2:35 PM
what if your head is a moon of words, from careless sketches
pencil and watercolor on found paper; 8-1/2 x 11"
pencil and watercolor on found paper; 8-1/2 x 11"
how to meditate, from careless sketches
pencil and chalk on found paper; 8-1/2 x 11"
pencil and chalk on found paper; 8-1/2 x 11"
April 13, 2025 at 11:48 AM
how to meditate, from careless sketches
pencil and chalk on found paper; 8-1/2 x 11"
pencil and chalk on found paper; 8-1/2 x 11"
saving your head from fire, from careless sketches
pencil and chalk on found paper; 8-1/2 x 11"
pencil and chalk on found paper; 8-1/2 x 11"
March 29, 2025 at 11:41 AM
saving your head from fire, from careless sketches
pencil and chalk on found paper; 8-1/2 x 11"
pencil and chalk on found paper; 8-1/2 x 11"
'baucis et philemon' from careless sketches
pencil on found paper; 8-1/2 x 11"
text from a translation of Wisława Szymborska
pencil on found paper; 8-1/2 x 11"
text from a translation of Wisława Szymborska
March 15, 2025 at 4:37 PM
'baucis et philemon' from careless sketches
pencil on found paper; 8-1/2 x 11"
text from a translation of Wisława Szymborska
pencil on found paper; 8-1/2 x 11"
text from a translation of Wisława Szymborska
Installation view of my work on "Inside/Outside Voices: Queer Abstraction" at the Kansas City Artists Coalition. Three drawings in chalk, watercolor and ink 20 x 16" and two small sculptures +/- 18" tall. Open through March 29.
March 8, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Installation view of my work on "Inside/Outside Voices: Queer Abstraction" at the Kansas City Artists Coalition. Three drawings in chalk, watercolor and ink 20 x 16" and two small sculptures +/- 18" tall. Open through March 29.
hardness and whiteness, from careless sketches
pencil and watercolor on found paper; 8-1/2 x 11"
pencil and watercolor on found paper; 8-1/2 x 11"
March 1, 2025 at 8:28 PM
hardness and whiteness, from careless sketches
pencil and watercolor on found paper; 8-1/2 x 11"
pencil and watercolor on found paper; 8-1/2 x 11"
subtle mind, from careless sketches
pencil on found paper; 11 x 8-1/2"
pencil on found paper; 11 x 8-1/2"
February 22, 2025 at 12:00 PM
subtle mind, from careless sketches
pencil on found paper; 11 x 8-1/2"
pencil on found paper; 11 x 8-1/2"
Happy 128th birthday to my dear maternal grandmother, Matie Harley Thomas Crist Joyner, shown here in her high school graduation photo. Devoted daughter to Heck Thomas, frontier marshal, and granddaughter to George Mowbray, 5th mayor of Tulsa (1903-04).
February 15, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Happy 128th birthday to my dear maternal grandmother, Matie Harley Thomas Crist Joyner, shown here in her high school graduation photo. Devoted daughter to Heck Thomas, frontier marshal, and granddaughter to George Mowbray, 5th mayor of Tulsa (1903-04).
nothing to add or take, from careless sketches
pencil on found paper; 11 x 8-1/2"
pencil on found paper; 11 x 8-1/2"
February 9, 2025 at 2:42 PM
nothing to add or take, from careless sketches
pencil on found paper; 11 x 8-1/2"
pencil on found paper; 11 x 8-1/2"
Halloo Lovelies.
"An Angel in America: Remembering Jaymes Leahy" exhibit catalogue is digitally published.
Enjoy this affectionate tribute to a fine artist and exceptional person.
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"An Angel in America: Remembering Jaymes Leahy" exhibit catalogue is digitally published.
Enjoy this affectionate tribute to a fine artist and exceptional person.
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February 1, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Halloo Lovelies.
"An Angel in America: Remembering Jaymes Leahy" exhibit catalogue is digitally published.
Enjoy this affectionate tribute to a fine artist and exceptional person.
issuu.com/christopherl...
"An Angel in America: Remembering Jaymes Leahy" exhibit catalogue is digitally published.
Enjoy this affectionate tribute to a fine artist and exceptional person.
issuu.com/christopherl...
passive volition from 'careless sketches' 2023
pencil and watercolor on found paper; 11 x 8-1/2"
pencil and watercolor on found paper; 11 x 8-1/2"
January 28, 2025 at 11:27 PM
passive volition from 'careless sketches' 2023
pencil and watercolor on found paper; 11 x 8-1/2"
pencil and watercolor on found paper; 11 x 8-1/2"
Smokey says: stay warm today, especially in your heart.
January 20, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Smokey says: stay warm today, especially in your heart.
work in progress
dreamosaic 11/8/20: joe at the hotel
pencil and watercolor on paper; 11 x 8.5"
dreamosaic 11/8/20: joe at the hotel
pencil and watercolor on paper; 11 x 8.5"
January 19, 2025 at 4:49 PM
work in progress
dreamosaic 11/8/20: joe at the hotel
pencil and watercolor on paper; 11 x 8.5"
dreamosaic 11/8/20: joe at the hotel
pencil and watercolor on paper; 11 x 8.5"
Welcome to bluer skies. Wishing everyone health, happiness and prosperity in the new year.
January 18, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Welcome to bluer skies. Wishing everyone health, happiness and prosperity in the new year.