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Randal Leek, Wood Sculpture

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Over and Around, Chestnut on marble base (Rotates),18x11x8", $930
Over and Around
Chestnut on marble base (Rotates),18x11x8″
Folds, 15x15x6", Apple wood
Folds
Apple wood, 15x15x6″
One Path, Padouk with brass on marble base (rotates), 8x7x1", $375
One Path
Padouk with brass on marble base (rotates), 8x7x1″, $375
Timothy Tigre, 12x9x3", Redwood, $340
Timothy Tigre
Redwood, 12x9x3″, $340
Winding, 21x7x6, Chestnut Wood on marble base (rotates)
Winding
21x7x6″, Chestnut Wood on marble base (rotates)
Symmetry Without Dimensions, 40x14x6, Black Walnut on marble base.
Symmetry Without Dimensions
40x14x6″, Black Walnut on marble base.
Dervish, Maple on marble base (rotates), 25x7x6"
Dervish
Maple on marble base (rotates), 25x7x6″
Full Moon, 16x14x6", Black walnut, Alabaster on marble base (rotates)
Full Moon
Black walnut, Alabaster on marble base (rotates), 16x14x6″
Transformation, 9x8x3, $325
Transformation
Black Walnut on marble base (rotates), 9x8x3″, $325
Canyon Over the Edge, 16x16x7:, Redwood and Alabaster
Canyon Over the Edge
16x16x7″, Redwood and Alabaster
Om, Jatoba on marble, $275
Om
Jatoba on marble, 7x5x2″, $275
Openings, 15x11x4, Redwood on marble base.
Openings
15x11x4, Redwood on marble base.


Artist Bio:

A native to the Pacific Northwest, Randal has traveled throughout the world creating natural abstract forms from exotic hardwoods.

History:

Randal Leek received his M.S. Engineering degree from Washington State University and has worked overseas for 20 years in humanitarian assistance (UNICEF, UNHCR, CARE, Save the Children UK, IRC) in Sudan, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, Albania, India, Pakistan and most recently in Afghanistan   (USAID). He has been the featured artist in the December 2017 issue of Yakima Magazine and his sculptures have been exhibited in the U.S. Embassy in Kabul and in galleries in La Conner, Cannon Beach, Yachats, Edmonds and Yakima, where he now lives.

Sculptures:

His sculptures capture the nature of the tree from which they came, including the natural grain and life-earned blemishes within. Some of the spectacular material used in his pieces (teak, balu’t oak, sycamore, sheesham, padouk, zebra wood, etc.) was found in the deserts and mountains (and local markets) of Sudan, Afghanistan, Gabon and Thailand, expressing their aged, dried and weathered essence. 

Honors:

Honors include Edmonds Art Fair Exhibition and Larson Gallery Winter Exhibition, Honorable Mention.

Inspiration:

The inspiration for his work comes from shapes and textured surfaces found in nature, refined in art by precise edges contrasting with the untouched roughness of exposed weathering of forms often found on the shores of Puget Sound and in the forests of the Cascades.

Randal Leek in his workshop in Yakima, WA.
Randal Leek in his workshop in Yakima, WA.

Artist Quote…

I continue to be mystified by the beauty of the natural grain of wood. The three-dimensional forms of my work are often determined by what I find in each rough piece I begin with. For me, sculpture is this appreciation and celebration of nature as represented in my pieces.

I grew up on Puget Sound with family outings to the Cascades and later, mountaineering and skiing. Eventually my humanitarian assistance work took me abroad to Somalia, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, Albania, India, Pakistan, Sudan and, finally, Afghanistan for three years with the Department of State. Collecting and shaping wood and other natural objects have always been a fascination and only within the last ten years have I really considered seriously that I could produce fine art through my love of nature. 

It is this celebration of polished wood grains, its texture and contrasts and character that is the joy of wood sculpture. It is an elicitation of wonder and memorial of the tree lived and died but continues as a kind of joy; even as an expression of love for nature.


Work by Randal is currently being exhibited in the following galleries:

Freed Gallery, Lincoln City, OR
Info@freedgallery.com
541-994-5600
freedgallery.com


Sculpture In the Park, Loveland, CO
Dates: August 12, 13, 14, 2022
Website: Sculpture in the Park


Matzke Fine Art Gallery and Sculpture Park
2345 Blanche Way, Camano Island, WA 98282
360-387-2759
www.matzkefineart.com


The Dragonfire Gallery, Cannon Beach, OR,
dragonfiregallery.com/randal-leek


Earthworks Gallery, Yachats, OR,
earthworksgalleries.net


Cole Gallery, Edmonds, WA,
colegallery.net


Earthenworks Gallery, Port Townsend & La Conner, WA
earthenworksgallery.com


Please email me at: randleek@msn.com

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