Mobile Manners
“Mobile Manners” by Lesley Spanos. Acrylic painting on cradled Ampersand Gessobord, 11″ x 14″. Copyright...
Mr. Bee & Friends Go For A Spin
I didn’t know these kids, but as soon as they saw my camera, they started mugging for it. That happens a lot. Kids...
Mr. Bee Takes Some Friends For A Ride
These two little friends are enjoying the Bumble Bee Bop, my favorite carnival ride. Available on...
Mr. Bee Poses For His Portrait
I don’t know why I love the Bumble Bee Bop so much. I guess part of the reason is because these guys are always...
Krembo
The Blue Monkey Sideshow set wouldn’t be complete without the Master of Cermonies, Krembo, a dashing figure in...
Sideshow
“She has no arms, no legs, no bones in her body, yet she will talk to you and answer all of your...
Scrambled
Oh, dude, I feel your misery. There you sit, eyes shut and praying for your world to stop spinning so you can devote...
When Ducks Gossip
When Gabby heard the news, she fainted dead away, her bill pointing skyward… The Duck Pond on the Midway is the...
The Merry Jester
My favorite time to photograph an outdoor carousel is just before sunset. That’s when it comes to life, when it’s...
Midway Through
Carnival-goers silhouetted against the lights of the...
First Carousel
My interest in painting a State Fair series began with this carousel. The colors, the reflections, and the shapes were...
Painting the State Fair
State Fair, USA is artist Lesley Spanos' tribute to the American agricultural fair. "Just about anything I would want to paint can be found at the Fair."
The series is the culmination of years of research. Spanos has photographed and sketched her local fair - the Indiana State Fair - extensively for the past four summers, amassing a large collection of reference material for working in-studio. Ultimately the collection is destined for a book and fine art reproductions. (Read about the project in more depth here.)
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