Media Category: art

Foggy Gomes (1992). Portrait of Chief Eugene “Foggy” Gomes, Matt Leach’s gift to the Mendocino Volunteer Fire Department. Reflected in the Chief’s spectacles: the iconic redwood sculpture of Time and the Maiden, the emblem of Mendocino, atop Mendocino’s Masonic Hall. The painting is on view at the firehouse on Lansing Street in Mendocino. Best time to see it: the Mendocino Fire Department’s Pancake breakfast next Fourth of July. Acrylic on canvas (64” x 48”). Signed: Leach. Stevenson/Leach-Studios. SKU: CS199210ML

Liberty (1991). With reverence, a young man salutes Liberty, and honors those fallen in her cause. Background: Eugene Delacroix’s masterwork Liberty Leading the People. The model is Stevenson/Leach partner Matt Leach. Gouache (10” x 13”). Signed: Stevenson ’91. Stevenson/Leach Studios. Mat and narrow gold metal frame.SKU: CS199120

The Hee Ancestor Landing on the Headlands by Charles Marchant Stevenson (1990). Used as cover art for The Chinese of the Mendocino Coast by Dorothy Bear and David Houghton, published by Mendocino Historical Research, Inc., PO Box 922, Mendocino, CA 95460. SKU: CS199030

Trafalgar Lion (1990). A celebration of the cheerful fun of climbing one of the magnificent Trafalgar Square lions. Acrylic on canvas (34” x 72”). Hand signed: Stevenson. Stevenson/Leach Studios. Original artist’s frame. SKU: CS199005*

I See the Future (1992), a wish, a blessing, for our children, and our children’s children, by Charles Marchant Stevenson and Matt Leach. Acrylic on canvas (21” x 48”). Signed on the back: Stevenson/Leach. Original artist’s frame. SKU: CS199209

Paris in Mendocino (1992). Matt Leach brings Paris home to Mendocino, setting the Eiffel Tower in Heider Field, behind the Mendocino Post Office. Acrylic on canvas. Signed: Leach. Stevenson/Leach-Studios. SKU: CS199209ML*

Guardian Angel (1991). Wrapped in a glowing golden heart, a young woman sleeps surrounded by angelic protection. Shanti Balsé and Matt Leach are the models. Acrylic on canvas (72” x 48”). Stevenson/Leach Studios. Original artist’s frame. SKU: CS199140

Golden Mean: Portrait of Matt Leach (1989). Acrylic on canvas (60” x 36”). The title refers to the sacred geometry which gives Stevenson/Leach work so much of its power, and to Stevenson’s pun, referring to Leach as “the golden mensch.” Acrylic on canvas (36″ x 60”). Hand signed on reverse: Stevenson/Leach. Original artist’s frame. SKU: CS198920*

Warrior Woman: Tomo-e Gozen (1988). The medieval Japanese epic, The Tale of the Heike, describes Tomo-e Gozen as “especially beautiful, with long hair, and charming features … a warrior worth a thousand, ready to confront a demon or a god, mounted or on foot. She handled unbroken horses with superb skill; she rode unscathed down perilous descents. Whenever a battle was imminent, Yoshinaka sent her out as his first captain…and she performed more deeds of valor than any of his other warriors.” – Helen McCullough, translator. The warrior rides toward battle carrying the naginata, a pole weapon effective in cavalry battles. Acrylic on canvas (24” x 24”). Handsigned: Stevenson. Stevenson/Leach Studios. Original artist’s frame. SKU: CS198805*

Hexagram 7: The Army: Good Fortune (1988). Soldiers march in order and harmony through a gentle snow of cherry blossom petals, a symbol of good fortune. Stevenson says good fortune depends on self-discipline to bring order out of chaos. With dauntless courage, one masters the self as a general masters his troops, by constancy, dedication and focus. The army needs perseverance and a strong man. Good fortune without blame. From Hexagram 7, Shi, The Army. I Ching: Or, Book of Changes, Wilhelm-Baynes translation, Bollingen Series, Princeton University Press. The Chinese character (red box, lower right) is Shi, the courageous and constant military leader. Acrylic on canvas (24” x 24”). Hand signed: Stevenson. Stevenson/Leach Studios. SKU: CS198808*