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Leon Roulette

Leon Roulette, as a child, always had a love for the great outdoors and
became interested in painting at a very early age. These two elements
combined to give rise to the extraordinary and vibrant artist that he is
today. His work is reminiscent of the romantic landscape painters of the
18th and 19th Century.

   Leon attains mystic intimacy with the subjects of his paintings,
whether it be a remote windswept mountain range in Alaska, the
picturesque Spanish Missions of California, a panorama of the French
or Italian Riviera, or the baroque and roccoco style architecture of
Venice. Roulette’s translation of these vistas onto canvas gives the
viewer a visual feast of the beauty and the wonder that is Nature. Born
December 11, 1959, and raised in Southern California, Leon began
studying art as a child through private instruction and obtained his
Bachelor of Arts degree majoring in fine art at California State University
of Long Beach. His studies included historical and classical fine art as
well as the theory of architecture and design. Early in his career he spent
a number of years as an art instructor in Southern California.

    During the 80's Leon Roulette served as Art Director for a prominent
art studio. He designed and created serigraphic works for important
clients such as Walt Disney Studios, Universal Pictures, and Warner
Bros. Productions. It was during this period that he worked on projects
with many world renowned illustration artists from the motion picture
industry such as Robert Peak, Bernie Fuchs, and Eyvind Earle.

       Leon Roulette is an active member of the Plein Air Painters of the
Northwest, and is presently completing a comprehensive series of
paintings dedicated to what he calls the 'Romantic Missions of
California'.