It's Nice That: "Sunset skies and luscious lawns: Artist Stacy Leigh paints herself a dream reality"

by Olivia Hingley

After finding her living situation wrecked with uncertainty, the New York-based artist manifested a more idyllic existence with her paintbrush.

It’s widely understood that art can provide the best escape – a sentiment that sits at the core of Stacy’s Leigh’s series Escape to B-Roll. Being what she describes a “native New-Yorker to the core”, Stacy was born in the city and has lived there for 51 years since. “I'm accustomed to living on top of, underneath and in between myriad of people all with different goals and desires,” Stacy details. “I absolutely love the rich culture of living in a city and as an added bonus, I have learned compromise and respect for people and their different needs."

APRIL 12, 2023