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*
Coal Miner’s Canary (1988). Handsigned on reverse: Stevenson Leach Studios. Charles Marchant Stevenson and Matt Leach suggest the moment when the canary’s song falls silent. Acrylic on canvas. SKU: CS198804
The Eye of Memory by Charles Marchant Stevenson (1977). Stevenson layers image upon image to create an impression of architectural drawing which is in fact as imprecise as dreams. Re-envisioned through the prisms of love and memory, Charles Marchant Stevenson creates an idyll of his childhood home in Maryland, in which his parents live forever, taking their ease in sun-dappled shade. Acrylic on canvas (38” x 42”). SKU: CS197700
Triple Identity: Jean Spetrino by Charles Marchant Stevenson (1976). Acrylic on canvasboard (30″ x 24″). SKU: CS197608
Young Woman at Her Mirror by Charles Marchant Stevenson (1975). Pen and ink drawing (24” x 20”). Full size lithograph: SKU: CS197554
