Sandpiper Gallery

Leslie Pratt-Thomas

"Painting is what I do...a part of who I am. There is nothing else I do in which I feel so fully engaged." -- Leslie Pratt-Thomas. Leslie has been painting in oil since the mid 1990s and is driven to learn from the best. She has painted and studied in Canada, Europe, the Caribbean, and Mexico with a variety of noted mentors. Although preferring to paint from life, studio work is a large part of her practice. Leslie was born in Canada and has had a rich and varied life experience - from bartending and skiing in the Rockies to working as a paralegal in Charleston, SC, her chosen home. After her post-graduate work she was a practicing therapist working with troubled children and families. Since having children of her own she has devoted her life to artistic endeavors. She approaches life with passion and paints in the same manner. In addition to her numerous local and national awards her piece titled, I Can Fly, was chosen for the cover of the novel Swimming Lessons by New York Times best-selling author Mary Alice Monroe. In 2009 she was asked to illustrate Shackles - a children's book written by South Carolina Poet Laureate Marjory Heath Wentworth. Both were received with much admiration and Shackles won the Moonbeam award for multi-cultural children’s literature. Leslie was excited and challenged to illustrate these highly acclaimed creations. Leslie’s work has been included in both national and international venues. In 2011, three of her pieces were chosen in the Paint America Top 50 and Top 100 national competitions and were exhibited in a show at the Coutts Museum of Art in El Dorado, KS. Another piece reflecting the beauty of coastal shorebirds was chosen to exhibit through 2014 in the Art in Embassies program in Dakar, Senegal. In the last few years she has started teaching. According to Leslie teaching new painters is: "Pure pleasure. Seeing my new students’ perspectives and growth reminds me of when I first started painting and began viewing the world through an artistic lens - there is nothing like reliving that experience and sharing what I have learned with new painters.”

Artwork

A Bridge Less Travelled

Leslie Pratt-Thomas

A Bridge Less Travelled

Oil on Board

8 x 10 in

$560.00

A Touch of Spring

Leslie Pratt-Thomas

A Touch of Spring

Oil on Board

8 x 8 in

$520.00

After the Catch

Leslie Pratt-Thomas

After the Catch

Oil on Linen

20 x 30 in

$2,750.00

Along the Water's Edge

Leslie Pratt-Thomas

Along the Water's Edge

Oil on Linen

30 x 40 in

$4,840.00

Another Day in Paradise

Leslie Pratt-Thomas

Another Day in Paradise

Oil on Board

12 x 16 in

$920.00

Aspire From Above

Leslie Pratt-Thomas

Aspire From Above

Oil on Board

8 x 10 in

$560.00

Behind the Fort

Leslie Pratt-Thomas

Behind the Fort

Oil on Panel

6 x 8 in

$375.00

Big Cloud Day

Leslie Pratt-Thomas

Big Cloud Day

Oil on Board

$375.00

Coming Home

Leslie Pratt-Thomas

Coming Home

Oil on Board

8 x 10 in

$560.00

Concentrated Gaze

Leslie Pratt-Thomas

Concentrated Gaze

Oil on Board

6 x 8 in

$480.00

Dog Dish Afternoon

Leslie Pratt-Thomas

Dog Dish Afternoon

Oil on Board

9 x 12 in

$625.00

Eclipse Light

Leslie Pratt-Thomas

Eclipse Light

Oil on Canvas

12 x 12 in

$850.00

Eroded Dune

Leslie Pratt-Thomas

Eroded Dune

Oil on Board

6 x 6 in

$375.00

Everything Changes

Leslie Pratt-Thomas

Everything Changes

Oil on Canvas

12 x 12 in

$850.00

Fort Moultrie Shadows

Leslie Pratt-Thomas

Fort Moultrie Shadows

Oil on Board

12 x 12 in

$850.00

Good For The Heart

Leslie Pratt-Thomas

Good For The Heart

Oil on Board

8 x 12 in

$625.00

Harris Hawk

Leslie Pratt-Thomas

Harris Hawk

Oil on Board

8 x 8 in

$410.00

Holy City Glow

Leslie Pratt-Thomas

Holy City Glow

Oil on Linen

16 x 12 in

$1,020.00

Hot Pink Peonies

Leslie Pratt-Thomas

Hot Pink Peonies

Oil on Panel

8 x 10 in

$560.00

Island Ibis

Leslie Pratt-Thomas

Island Ibis

Oil on Linen

20 x 40 in

$4,110.00

It's Apples and Oranges

Leslie Pratt-Thomas

It's Apples and Oranges

Oil

10 x 8 in

$510.00

Last Cast

Leslie Pratt-Thomas

Last Cast

Oil on Linen

18 x 24 in

$2,160.00

Late Afternoon at the Beach

Leslie Pratt-Thomas

Late Afternoon at the Beach

Oil on Canvas

36 x 24 in

$3,740.00

Low Tide Flight

Leslie Pratt-Thomas

Low Tide Flight

Oil on Board

8 x 10 in

$560.00

Lunch By the Farmacia

Leslie Pratt-Thomas

Lunch By the Farmacia

Oil on Board

10 x 8 in

$560.00

Marina's Bounty

Leslie Pratt-Thomas

Marina's Bounty

Oil on Panel

10 x 8 in

$560.00

Marsh at Low Tide

Leslie Pratt-Thomas

Marsh at Low Tide

Oil on Board

6 x 6 in

$375.00

Marsh at Low Tide 2

Leslie Pratt-Thomas

Marsh at Low Tide 2

Oil on Board

6 x 6 in

$375.00

Marsh at Low Tide 3

Leslie Pratt-Thomas

Marsh at Low Tide 3

Oil on Board

6 x 6 in

$375.00

Meyer Lemons

Leslie Pratt-Thomas

Meyer Lemons

Oil on Board

6 x 6 in

$410.00

Mouth of the Gutter

Leslie Pratt-Thomas

Mouth of the Gutter

5 x 7 in

$350.00

Mud Flats

Leslie Pratt-Thomas

Mud Flats

Oil on Panel

8 x 10 in

$560.00

Recycle Day

Leslie Pratt-Thomas

Recycle Day

Oil on Board

8 x 10 in

$560.00

Reflections on the Lake, Study

Leslie Pratt-Thomas

Reflections on the Lake, Study

Oil on Panel

6 x 8 in

$410.00

Shy Guy

Leslie Pratt-Thomas

Shy Guy

Oil on Linen

20 x 24 in

$2,180.00

Soaring Overhead

Leslie Pratt-Thomas

Soaring Overhead

Oil on Linen

8 x 10 in

$560.00

Splashing

Leslie Pratt-Thomas

Splashing

Oil on Board

6 x 6 in

$410.00

Spying Supper

Leslie Pratt-Thomas

Spying Supper

Oil on Canvas

10 x 22 in

$1,020.00

Square Vase and Camellias

Leslie Pratt-Thomas

Square Vase and Camellias

Oil on Canvas

8 x 8 in

$520.00

Stalwart in Storms

Leslie Pratt-Thomas

Stalwart in Storms

Oil on Board

10 x 8 in

$560.00

Study in Orange (Orange)

Leslie Pratt-Thomas

Study in Orange (Orange)

Oil on Board

6 x 6 in

$355.00

Sullivan's Island Icon

Leslie Pratt-Thomas

Sullivan's Island Icon

Oil on Linen

10 x 8 in

$560.00

Sunset Series - Citrus

Leslie Pratt-Thomas

Sunset Series - Citrus

Oil on Board

10 x 10 in

$625.00

Sunset Series - Creamsicle

Leslie Pratt-Thomas

Sunset Series - Creamsicle

Oil on Board

10 x 10 in

$625.00

Sunset Series - Fire and Ice

Leslie Pratt-Thomas

Sunset Series - Fire and Ice

Oil on Board

10 x 10 in

$625.00

Sunset Series - Ska

Leslie Pratt-Thomas

Sunset Series - Ska

Oil on Board

10 x 10 in

$625.00

Supermoon Reflection, Broken

Leslie Pratt-Thomas

Supermoon Reflection, Broken

Oil on Linen

30 x 30 in

$3,740.00

Taking Flight

Leslie Pratt-Thomas

Taking Flight

Oil on Board

11 x 14 in

$825.00

The Couple Who Fishes Together....

Leslie Pratt-Thomas

The Couple Who Fishes Together....

Oil on Board

12 x 12 in

$850.00

Turtle Trek

Leslie Pratt-Thomas

Turtle Trek

Oil on Linen

10 x 8 in

$560.00

Two of a Kind

Leslie Pratt-Thomas

Two of a Kind

Oil on Board

10 x 8 in

$560.00

Upon Reflection

Leslie Pratt-Thomas

Upon Reflection

Oil on Linen

15 x 30 in

$2,340.00

View from Station 8

Leslie Pratt-Thomas

View from Station 8

Oil on Panel

8 x 8 in

$520.00

Village Trio 1

Leslie Pratt-Thomas

Village Trio 1

Oil on Board

6 x 6 in

$355.00

Village Trio 3

Leslie Pratt-Thomas

Village Trio 3

Oil on Board

6 x 6 in

$355.00

Vista To the Dock

Leslie Pratt-Thomas

Vista To the Dock

Oil on Board

6 x 6 in

$410.00

Where is the Road??

Leslie Pratt-Thomas

Where is the Road??

Oil on Board

6.75 x 9 in

$470.00

Alhambra, Mt. Pleasant, 2019

Leslie Pratt-Thomas

Alhambra, Mt. Pleasant, 2019

Oil on Board

8 x 10 in

$560.00

Bee on the Bud, 2019

Leslie Pratt-Thomas

Bee on the Bud, 2019

Oil on Board

12 x 12 in

$950.00

Breakfast Oranges

Leslie Pratt-Thomas

Breakfast Oranges

Oil on Panel

11 x 14 in

$825.00

Crabby Bee, 2019

Leslie Pratt-Thomas

Crabby Bee, 2019

Oil on Linen

12 x 12 in

$950.00

Dreamsicle Sunset

Leslie Pratt-Thomas

Dreamsicle Sunset

Oil on Linen

24 x 24 in

$2,870.00

Gratitude, 2019

Leslie Pratt-Thomas

Gratitude, 2019

Oil on Board

6 x 6 in

$410.00

Heart Healthy Pears, 2018

Leslie Pratt-Thomas

Heart Healthy Pears, 2018

Oil on Board

6 x 6 in

$410.00

Homeward Bound, 2018

Leslie Pratt-Thomas

Homeward Bound, 2018

Oil on Canvas

20 x 16 in

$1,475.00

Joy 1, 2018

Leslie Pratt-Thomas

Joy 1, 2018

Oil on Paper

6 x 6 in

$375.00

Joy 2, 2018

Leslie Pratt-Thomas

Joy 2, 2018

Oil on Paper

6 x 6 in

$375.00

Light Before Dark, 2018, 2019

Leslie Pratt-Thomas

Light Before Dark, 2018, 2019

Oil on Canvas

16 x 20 in

$1,475.00

No Need to be Coy Roy, 2019

Leslie Pratt-Thomas

No Need to be Coy Roy, 2019

Oil on Board

12 x 12 in

$950.00

Peaking through the Piers, 2018

Leslie Pratt-Thomas

Peaking through the Piers, 2018

Oil on Board

14 x 11 in

$825.00

Peony Proud, 2019

Leslie Pratt-Thomas

Peony Proud, 2019

Oil on Board

12 x 8 in

$690.00

Pink and Proud, 2019

Leslie Pratt-Thomas

Pink and Proud, 2019

Oil on Linen

14 x 11 in

$825.00

Leslie Pratt-Thomas

Profile, 2019

Oil on Board

6 x 6 in

$410.00

Red, White, and Blue, 2019

Leslie Pratt-Thomas

Red, White, and Blue, 2019

Oil on Linen

24 x 24 in

$2,870.00

Storm Brewin'

Leslie Pratt-Thomas

Storm Brewin'

Oil on Board

12 x 8 in

$625.00

The Conversation, 2018

Leslie Pratt-Thomas

The Conversation, 2018

Oil on Linen

30 x 30 in

$4,110.00

You Say Goodbye, And I say Hello, 2019

Leslie Pratt-Thomas

You Say Goodbye, And I say Hello, 2019

Oil on Linen

30 x 30 in

$4,110.00

Leslie Pratt-Thomas

"Painting is what I do...a part of who I am. There is nothing else I do in which I feel so fully engaged." -- Leslie Pratt-Thomas. Leslie has been painting in oil since the mid 1990s and is driven to learn from the best. She has painted and studied in Canada, Europe, the Caribbean, and Mexico with a variety of noted mentors. Although preferring to paint from life, studio work is a large part of her practice. Leslie was born in Canada and has had a rich and varied life experience - from bartending and skiing in the Rockies to working as a paralegal in Charleston, SC, her chosen home. After her post-graduate work she was a practicing therapist working with troubled children and families. Since having children of her own she has devoted her life to artistic endeavors. She approaches life with passion and paints in the same manner. In addition to her numerous local and national awards her piece titled, I Can Fly, was chosen for the cover of the novel Swimming Lessons by New York Times best-selling author Mary Alice Monroe. In 2009 she was asked to illustrate Shackles - a children's book written by South Carolina Poet Laureate Marjory Heath Wentworth. Both were received with much admiration and Shackles won the Moonbeam award for multi-cultural children’s literature. Leslie was excited and challenged to illustrate these highly acclaimed creations. Leslie’s work has been included in both national and international venues. In 2011, three of her pieces were chosen in the Paint America Top 50 and Top 100 national competitions and were exhibited in a show at the Coutts Museum of Art in El Dorado, KS. Another piece reflecting the beauty of coastal shorebirds was chosen to exhibit through 2014 in the Art in Embassies program in Dakar, Senegal. In the last few years she has started teaching. According to Leslie teaching new painters is: "Pure pleasure. Seeing my new students’ perspectives and growth reminds me of when I first started painting and began viewing the world through an artistic lens - there is nothing like reliving that experience and sharing what I have learned with new painters.”

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