Ashleigh Fleenor Art

Ashleigh Fleenor is a self-taught artist who has been drawn to creative expression since a young age. Her emotionally driven, abstract form art creates the impression of observing an emotion, a feeling, an impulse in motion, in the act of its own becoming. She first picked up a brush out of curiosity and was struck by the motion of each stroke, losing herself in the fluidity and intensity of her work. Ashleigh was drawn to painting out of curiosity, but in the face of loss, she found that painting saved her life. When her father died, Ashleigh turned to her art to express the things she could not find words for—her pain, her gratitude, her grief. Ashleigh paints not with her mind, but with her heart.

Ashleigh’s art, mostly acrylic paint on canvas, invokes reflection, demonstrates intention, and engages the viewer. In the words of the artist, “I would like to create art that can fit into everyone’s life, and promote art therapy as a tool for the grieving. One thing we all have in common is that we will all have to face the feeling of losing someone we love. It would be such a beautiful world if we could turn the feeling of loss into a piece of art.”