Matt Leach by Charles marchant Stevenson
Golden Mean: Portrait of Matt Leach
![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*](https://www.williamzacha.com/wp-content/uploads/Charles-Marchant-Stevenson/art/CS198920_Golden-Mean_Matt-Leach_acrylic_60x36_Stevenson-Leach-Studios.jpg)
The Golden Mean 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.
Portrait of the Artist Matt Leach as a Young Man in the Computer Age
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The young artist is pictured as a solitary ronin, armed only with his brush, doing battle against the incursions of the computer age, fighting for the survival of ancient traditions.
Matt Leach in Paris
![Matt Leach in Paris. Watercolor (14” x 11”). Signed: Stevenson '91. Stevenson/Leach Studios. Mat and narrow gold metal frame. SKU: CS199125*](https://www.williamzacha.com/wp-content/uploads/Charles-Marchant-Stevenson/art/CS199125_Matt-Leach-in-Paris_Wallace-Fountain_Charles-Marchant-Stevenson_watercolor.jpg)
Behind Matt Leach is the last remaining wall-mounted Wallace Fountain in Paris, on the perimeter wall of the Jardin des Plantes, at Rue Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire and Rue Cuvier in the 5th District. Learn more about the Wallace Fountains of Paris.
Liberty
![Liberty (1991). With reverence, a young man salutes Liberty, and honors those fallen in her cause. Background: Eugene Delacroix's masterwork Liberty Leading the People. The model is Stevenson/Leach partner Matt Leach. Gouache (10” x 13”). Signed: Stevenson '91. Stevenson/Leach Studios. Mat and narrow gold metal frame.SKU: CS199120](https://www.williamzacha.com/wp-content/uploads/Charles-Marchant-Stevenson/art/CS199120_Liberty_gouache_10x13_Stevenson-Leach-Studios.jpg)
With reverence, a young man salutes Liberty, and honors those fallen in her cause. Background: Eugene Delacroix’s masterwork Liberty Leading the People. The model is Stevenson/Leach partner Matt Leach.
The Three Shades: Matt Leach in the garden of the Hotel Biron
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Learn more about The Three Shades.
The Gates of Hell
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Matt Leach stands before Auguste Rodin’s monumental Gates of Hell in the garden of the Rodin museum at the Hotel Biron, Paris.
Learn more about The Gates of Hell.
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The Mad Fiddler
![The Mad Fiddler (1993). Acrylic on canvas (28” x 48”). Signed: Stevenson '93. Stevenson/Leach Studios. Private collection. SKU: CS199315](https://www.williamzacha.com/wp-content/uploads/Charles-Marchant-Stevenson/art/CS199315_The-Mad-Fiddler_acrylic_28x48_Stevenson-Leach-Studios-1.jpg)
The subject, inspired by a poem from Fernando Pessoa’s Goblin Dance, is the Mad Fiddler whose playing wakes us to our search for happiness. Matt Leach plays his grandfather’s violin.
Shanti’s Dream
![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](https://www.williamzacha.com/wp-content/uploads/Charles-Marchant-Stevenson/art/CS199140_Guardian-Angel_acrylic_72x48_Stevenson-Leach-Studios.jpg)
Wrapped in a glowing golden heart, a young woman sleeps surrounded by angelic protection. Shanti Balsé and Matt Leach are the models.
Dancer on Heartbeat
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Dancer on Heartbeat: A Blessing is an affirmation for healing the heart, both physical and emotional. The model is Matt Leach.
LINKS
Stevenson/Leach Studios
Stevenson/Leach Screens
Matt Leach: Artwork
Stevenson and Leach in Paris
Charles Marchant Stevenson: Portraits
Charles Marchant Stevenson: Artwork
Stevenson in His Own Words
About Charles Marchant Stevenson
Mendocino Heritage Artists
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