Leigh Skead Art

18/08/2026

When asked why he didn’t cut funding to the arts in order to support the war effort in World War II, Churchill reportedly responded:

“Then what would we be fighting for?”

Have you heard of the Incognito Art Show?
The Incognito Art Show is a not-for-profit organisation supporting Australian artists. We run Australia’s biggest and most inclusive art show.

The Incognito Art Show isn’t an ordinary art sale. Every A5 artwork, regardless of artist, is sold for just $100.

The twist?

The identity of an artwork’s artist remains anonymous. Only once an artwork is bought will the artist’s name be revealed to the buyer on the back of the artwork.

Profits raised from every purchase go towards funding programs that support artists living with disability.

Great News - "Abundance" painted by me, Leigh Skead -
has SOLD

Visit
https://www.incognitoartshow.com/pages/2026-collections
you may find something you love
All art is $100

02/08/2026

Do you believe you can draw? I know you can 😃

https://www.ted.com/talks/graham_shaw_why_people_believe_they_can_t_draw?fbclid=IwVERDUATb3mpwZG9mBWV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHoQkkeczXB_wiZU0VPf55ZF1Avz7S1oQHTlqLpBe5GuPn2XGJi1SE34aUab2_aem_a9AVbCYOVh9KWKmiE6Illg&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social&utm_content=2026-04-19

Most people think they can't draw, but communications expert Graham Shaw isn't buying it. In this fun, instructional talk, he demonstrates how a few adjustments to your drawing technique (and your attitude) can leave you with an effective new presentation tool as well as an outlet for your creativit...

12/07/2026

There's something special about welcoming people into the space where the art is made.
This weekend I'm opening my studio as part of the
Artists Connect Inc Whitsundays Art Trail — come browse, have a chat, find something you love,
and get your passport stamped to win $500.

📅 July 17, 18 & 19 — Fri, Sat & Sun
🕙 10am – 4pm
📞 Book your visit: 0429 494 804

10/07/2026

Wahoo congratualtions to me at Show Whitsunday back in June

The black and white was first in the Landscape section

The Purple yellow & green where second in Flora

The entire show was fabulous - it is always great to catvh up with familiar faces

08/07/2026

Art!!
Not everything I make is a landscape or a portrait — sometimes I just play.

These watercolours have neurographica lines drawn through them, and honestly the process is as enjoyable as the result.
A flower, a bromelaid, eucalyptus leaves, a snake plant — each one a little meditation. Available if any catch your eye. 💛

08/06/2026

Five watercolours, five moments - a yellow dress at the shore, a red reflection, a rain-soaked city, a golden creek , and a very contented chook shed. Each a love letter to the world as it quietly goes about its beautiful business

The Yellow Dress
Medium: Watercolour Size: 56 × 38 cm

Two young women stand at the edge of the Whitsunday shore, the waves rolling in softly, the world reduced to sand and water and the joy of being exactly here. The yellow dress catches the light like sunshine itself.
A seagull keeps a respectful distance. This is a painting about friendship, about summer, about the particular freedom of standing barefoot at the edge of something vast and beautiful and feeling completely at home.

Reflected in Red

Medium: Watercolour Size: 56 × 38 cm

She stands at the water's edge, red dress pooling around her feet, her reflection more vivid than she is. The water turns the world upside down and somehow makes it more beautiful. About the hidden colour in ordinary moments, the poetry in a single figure on a quiet afternoon.

City Puddle

Medium: Watercolour Size: 56 × 38 cm

After the rain, the city reinvents itself in every puddle. A tram, a clock tower, the rush of traffic — all of it flipped and softened and made briefly magical by a shallow pool on the footpath. About finding the extraordinary version of the world that lives just beneath the ordinary one.

Lagoon Creek

Medium: Watercolour Size: 56 × 38 cm

The trees reach upward into golden light and downward into their own perfect reflection, water and sky dissolved into one. One of those quietly extraordinary places locals know and love — where the afternoon light turns the water to gold and the world doubles itself in stillness.

The Chook Shed

Medium: Watercolour Size: 56 × 38 cm

Every Queensland property worth its salt has a chook shed. This one glows with afternoon light, five hens going about their important business with complete indifference to being painted. Deep joy in the ordinary rhythms of rural life.

All five are available as originals, and i'd love for them to find a home where they're loved. DM me or find me at the
Artists Connect Inc
Whitsunday Art Trail - www.artistsconnectinc.au/whitsunday-region

28/05/2026

This weekend my little Queenslander opens its doors - and I'd love you to come and visit and enjoy art.

As part of the Whitsundays Art Trail, my studio is open this Saturday and Sunday, 30-31 May and I've been quietly hanging 50 original works around the house — watercolours, oils and acrylics — each one painted with something real in my heart.

There's no pressure, no expectation. Come in, wander around, let the work speak to you. Bring a friend. Have a look.

And if something catches your eye and wants to come home with you — I can take cash or card 😊

📅 This weekend 10am -4pm, Saturday 30 & Sunday 31 May
🏡 Proserpine, Whitsundays
📞 Call or message to book a time: 0429 494 804
🏡 the door is open, I'll put the kettle on. 🌿
🎨 Remember your Art Trail Passport - or get one here - get it stamped here for a chance to win $500!

22/05/2026

My studio is open — and I'd love to see you there!

I'm thrilled to be part of the Whitsundays Art Trail Open Studio event this May. Come and explore my work in person — watercolours, acrylics, and oils inspired by light, landscape, and the stories of people who shape their communities.

📅 Open weekends:
• Saturday & Sunday, 23–24 May
• Saturday & Sunday, 30–31 May
To book a time, give me a call:
📞 0429 494 804

Remember- collect your passport stamp for a chance to WIN $500! Each studio you visit brings you one step closer.

I'd love for you to find a piece that speaks to you. See you soon! 🌿
👉 Follow this page for updates, or search LeighSkeadArt on Facebook.

21/05/2026

My studio is open — and I'd love to see you there!

I'm thrilled to be part of the Whitsundays Art Trail Open Studio event this May.
Come and explore my work in person — watercolours, acrylics, and oils inspired by light, landscape, and the stories of people who shape their communities.

📅 Open weekends:
• Saturday & Sunday, 23–24 May
• Saturday & Sunday, 30–31 May

To book a time, give me a call:
📞 0429 494 804

Remember — collect your passport stamp for a chance to WIN $500! Each studio you visit brings you one step closer.

I'd love for you to find a piece that speaks to you. See you soon! 🌿

👉 Follow this page for updates, or search LeighSkeadArt on Facebook.

19/04/2026

Wahoo fun day ahead
Plein Air Challenge no 1 for 2026 at beautiful Brisk Bay near Bowen.
Thanks .inc for organising today
Thanks Desma for sharing your stunning front yard with us