Biography:

Drawing, painting and picturing life are among Lee Bogle’s earliest memories.  A native Northwesterner, his art has always been more than a pastime.  For many years he has described his art as a passion.  Bogle continues to live in the Northwest where he is surrounded by the beauty of nature.

For Bogle, the process of creating a painting starts with a bold watercolor wash.  “The most exciting and challenging part of the painting experience happens when a brush loaded with several colors of paint hits a very wet surface of watercolor board,” says Bogle.  “The explosion of color and formation of texture and shapes that happen spontaneously is the foundation for the painting’s development.”  It is on top of this abstract watercolor wash that the image emerges with the use of airbrush, colored pencils and pastels.

Collectors know him for his images of Native Americans, often solitary figures of women.  “I try to convey a spirituality in my art that the viewer must interpret for himself,” Bogle says, “I want my paintings to show a peaceful contemplation and express a depth of serenity that comes only with quiet inner peace.”