Lee Stroncek's watercolors and acrylics are noted for their subtle and sensitive use of light, color and atmosphere. "I feel that attaching awards and honors to an artist's name as a means of validating his or her work is over-emphasized. Ultimately, the work should speak for itself. The viewer will know immediately if a painting came from the artist's heart or from the dubious desire to simply sell a picture with his or her name attached to it. A good painting can come out of any subject, past or present. It may be a familiar, perhaps even mundane, scene that one encounters daily or a one-time experience that so moves the artist that he or she is compelled to record the impression." A full-time artist since 1980, Stroncek's works are included in private collections throughout the U.S., including the L.L. Bean Co. of Freeport, Maine, and abroad. His works have appeared in such outdoor and fine arts publications as "Sports Afield," "Field & Stream," "Fly Fisherman," "Trout," "Southwest Art," "Wildlife Art," "Sporting Classics," "Yankee," and "In-Fisherman" magazines. His works were chosen for the 1985 and 1988 California Wild Trout Stamp print design, and he has shown in several "Birds in Art" exhibitions at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum.
(Biography Courtesy of Wild Wings Art Publishing)
