Leon's Thoughts on Art

Abstract Figurative Art By Leon Sarantos, CornerStone Art Center & Gallery April - May, 2012

Preacher Man    This portrait painting continues my push to use high contrasts of light and dark to present a quickly readable abstract pattern, which in turn contains realistic details and modeling in the shaded and highlighted areas.     Struggle For Art IV:  CornerStone…(continue reading)

Call for artists: CornerStone Photo Arts III, National Juried Photography Exhibit

Photographers are invited to apply.  Hosted By The 119th Street Artists of Whiting, Indiana at CornerStone Art Center and Gallery. Located 20 minutes from downtown Chicago in NW Indiana in the Historic Downtown District of Whiting, Indiana.  Juror: Martin Martinez.Eligibility: All photographic...(continue reading)

Industrial Art by Leon Sarantos, Studio 659 at Indiana Welcome Center. April, 2012

Lift Bridges And Silo At Calumet River Digital Art Photo of the bridges over the Calumet River near 95th street in Chicago.  These center-span lift bridges are seen from a nearby silo.  Many different kinds of bridges were built along the Calumet River since its development in the 1860s...(continue reading)