Erin Leigh Studios

Born to an artistic family, I have always been surrounded by art. 

Went to college for art, worked in creative and artistic jobs in and out of college, even created two art businesses: the first in 1998 to make and sell art and crafts, and the second in 2013 to teach and empower others to create art. At the age of 45, I went through a major life event that was so traumatic, it shook me to my core.  I again turned to art to help me through.  

Although this time my studio work was much different.

For the first 25 years, my art was created from either the "left-side/logical" part of my brain, or from the "right-side/creative" part.  

At times I would  approach the canvas in a very regimented, planned and precise way, using rulers and compasses, fine tip pencils and erasers very much like an architect or engineer. Other times I would find myself scribbling with charcoal and slinging paint with brushes, sticks or even my hands in a free spirited abstract way without a plan as to it's outcome.

Today, at the age of 51, I realized in order to achieve inner peace, I needed to embrace both sides of my personality, and both sides of my brain simultaneously.  To live inside the eye of the storm even amidst the chaos, and to create my art using both methods, being restrictive and precise as well as being free flowing and whimsical.  Welcome to my small part of the world I call  "Equilibrium : A journey to find inner peace".