Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Golden Light

 Golden light. Autumn on the farm from a series of landscapes documenting the changes throughout the year. On the banks of the Schoharie Creek basking in the golden fall


light on on canvas by Leland Neff.

Blue River meets Yellow Orange Forest

 The brilliant colors of fall at sunset where complimentary light and shadows meet and liven my world. Painting on my farm from the banks of my horse farm.


Wednesday, June 15, 2022

On Fire

Painting from the farm by Leland Neff from my digital diary series. Fire painting, 30" x 40" in oil. painting on location, impressionism, painting from life, colors in oil paint, palette knife, lelandthefarm, lelandneff.com

Tuesday, May 17, 2022

War Dancer Millionaire Racehorse by Leland Neff

War Dancer, a stakes winning racehorse by the leading sire, War Front, from the historic Claiborne Farm is immortalized by internationally renown artist Leland Neff. Leland Neff is known for his equestrian portraits having been collected by major farms, collectors and horse enthusiats. This painting of War Dancer uses Leland's powerful color pallette and complimentary colors of cool blues contrast with the warm pure late afternoon light. War Dancer, of Sugar Plum Farm, owned by Robin and Tony Malatino, is off to a successful career at stud in NY and is supported by the NY Bred program.

Friday, March 4, 2022

Autumn Leaves

Fall Leaves in the Schoharie Creek, 30" x 40" oul on cancas by Leland Neff . This is from a series of nature abstractioncolor studies on the farm showing my visual stimulus throghout my days, weeks, months and years that grow into decades of life living, 0bserving and loving nature and the animals. #oilpaintingsrtists #gallery #natureoilpainting #pleinairpainting #landscapepainting #impressionism #finesrts #painting #lelandneff #lelandnefffineart #lelandneffaworkofart #lelandneffalivinglegend

Thursday, April 1, 2021

The People's Garden by Leland Neff

The People's Garden in Middlgeburgh, New York painting by Leland Neff, 30" x 40" oil on canvas. #lelandneff #lelandnefffineart #pleinairbylelandneff #impressionistpaintingbyLeland Neff Leland Neff, Leland Neff Fine Art, Pleinair by Leland Neff, impressionism by Leland Neff, realism by Leland Neff, paintings of flowers by Leland Neff

Parrot Tulip by Leland Neff

tulip sketch in oil from farm 8" x 11" #lelandneff #lelandnefffineart #impressionist painting #paintingofflowers Leland Neff, Leland Neff Fine Art, impressionist painting of flowers by Leland Neff, plein air by Leland Neff

Thursday, April 30, 2020

Sunday, April 26, 2020

Friday, June 7, 2019

MASTER OF THE HOUNDS by LELAND NEFF, in CHRONICLE OF THE HORSE

Leland Neff is an internationally renowned artist and photographer. He brings and unusually gifted precision of craftsmanship to the canvas with luminance and vitality that emerges into animated paintings with profound results.
     Neff is known for his equestrian, animal and portrait paintings.  He shows in galleries nationwide and has had a long, successful career in editorial, advertising and fine Art.  "Painting horses has always been a special joy to me," he said.
     His fine art shows on three continents, as well as at his own gallery in Saratoga Springs, New York.  In the fashion world, he has photographed and drawn major European and American collections, and his work has appeared in leading magazines and newspapers such as GQ, Vogue, The Washington Post, The New York Times and Fortune.
     Neff has donated his portraits to Old Friends Equine, the Countryside Alliance and the Retired Racehorse Training Project.
     "Master of the Belvoir Hunt and 18" x 24" oil on birch plywood.