Pieter Lefferts is an accomplished painter and musician, and a teacher to many about connections between nature, art, music, and the color weaving them together.

His paintings are in collections throughout North America. Whether it’s an oil or pastel, a miniature or a mural, Pieter is at home with his brushes and a spectrum of color. His love for all things in nature shines through in each luminous swipe of pastel and stroke of paint. A lifetime of sojourn to the Adirondacks is at the very heart of his expression and carries over into all of his adventures.

Practical training in drawing and painting with Hilary H. Holmes at the Art Students League of New York is the foundation for Pieter’s art. He is a graduate of Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon. His ongoing study of the methods and materials of painting’s varied practitioners provides him with a wealth of knowledge from which to draw. He is an innovator whose expression is both personal and broad-minded. Lefferts is the recipient of numerous awards for his artistry and for his work as an arts educator.

He has given critical analyses on such topics as One Hundred Years of the Nude in American Art at the New Britain Museum of American Art, as well as an assessment of the paintings of N. C. Wyeth, one of Pieter’s earliest inspirations.

When he takes a break from painting it is to pick up his guitar and enjoy the colors of sound.

                         

During the 1990's Lefferts traveled the world as Tour Manager for the Gerry Mulligan Quartet, providing him encounters with legends of jazz and blues, and seeing first-hand the cultural treasures of Japan and Europe. “Having grown up in a musical family it's natural for me to bridge the relationship between music and art. They share the same language, the language of color. When I play music I am intensely involved with sonic color, as such, when I paint I am building on lyrical qualities in my visual compositions.”

I am involved with projects and shows throughout the year. Look for new postings here.

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