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A personal commentary from LeRoy Neiman on the style and influence of his art.

A personal note from LeRoy Neiman on his artistic style and influence.

This note from LeRoy Neiman is divided into two sections: first, a commentary on the artist’s style, and second, an anecdotal account of the artists’s public reception and popularity. With regards to the former, the document touches on everything…

This note from LeRoy Neiman reveals the artist’s thoughts on portraiture and his artistic process, more generally. The first section of the writing speaks to Neiman’s method of assessing a subject. (e.g. He writes, “I penetrate in in the subject…

This note from LeRoy Neiman touches on a range of his artistic references. The writing opens with a nod to nightlife. Subsequently, Neiman speaks to his interest in Holland and modern Dutch painting. And, the note closes with a list of artistic…

This note from LeRoy Neiman looks at the more psychic dimensions of being an artist. Within the document, Neiman comments on the kind of emotional tactics and ad hoc flexibility required in not only navigating the more social dimensions of the art…

This note from LeRoy Neiman looks the evolution of the artist’s process. The document is divided into three sections. First, one in which Neiman compares himself to a machine, and his work to automation. Second, a brief musing on “style”. And third,…

This note from LeRoy Neiman provides insight into the artist’s process. Written in third person objective, the note abstracts this process into a few major concepts—e.g. “visual lexicon”, “immediate environment”, and “personal examination of the…

This note from Neiman provides a glimpse into the artist’s conception of artistic passion. Although the thrust of the comment remains unclear, the document provides some insight into the artist’s perpetual project of framing and re-framing his work…

Within this note from LeRoy Neiman, the artist narrativizes his own work. Despite the remark’s brevity, it projects a theme of paradox. The nature of the remark is unknown.