• 1998 Itinerary
• Selected Works of Leslye Bloom
• Biography of Leslye Bloom
• About Hot Wax Computage

• Dean Witter, 2001 S. Main Street, Blacksburg VA in March 1998,
• The Reynolds Family Homestead CEC in Crtiz, VA in July 1998,
• The ART Place, 131 East Main Street. Chilhowie, VA in August 1998,
• Patrick Henry Community College, Martinsville, VA in October-November 1998,
• Mill Mountain Coffee and Tea, Blacksburg, VA from January 15 to April 15, 1999.

Two additional group shows are scheduled:

• A Group show (With Nadine Allen, Jean Nelson and Elizabeth Spencer) at the Morning Glory Cafe, 49 W. Main Street Christiansburg, VA. February 15, 1998, 7PM. Show: January 27th-March 31st, 1998 Cafe Hours: Sun.,Mon.,Tues. 7AM-7PM Wed.,Thur.,Fri.,Sat. 7AM-9PM Reception: February 15, 1998, 7PM
• A Group show (With Heaven & Earth, and alliance of Artists) Lynchburg (VA) Fine Arts Center, Dillard Gallery - May 17-June 19, 1998
• "People and Places in Blacksburg, VA, 1798-1998" (A part of Art's Alive! - Blacksburg's Bicentennial Celebration) at Glade Baptist Church, April, 1998. Hours: Tuesday & Thursday 10AM to 2PM; Reception: April 5, 3-5PM, Art incorporated into worship service, April 19, 11AM.

Selected Works of Leslye Bloom
One-of-a-kind "Computage" Encaustics
by Leslye Bloom, lbloom@vt.edu

Rapture NFS	Renewal NFS	Tranquility NFS	Transcendence NFS
Interstate 81 Sky		Afton Overlook
Five O'Clock Exodus	Red Leaf Twilight NFS (repro available)	Goose Shadows Sold	Blue Springs Retreat
Love Series #2 Sold		Love Series #3 NFS
Love Series: Passion	Davis Made Me Do It		Blue Corn Flower
Leaf After-Images	Kipps Sunset		Shades of Twilight
Pool Deck Shadows		Yellow Lace Sold

Procedure: digital photographs (by the artist) are computer enhanced, manipulated, combined, composed, and painted, thermal wax-transfer panels are printed, to be heat textured, blended, layered and hand mounted. The results range from subtle changes to the computer image to work in which the subject is almost obliterated. These works can not be duplicated. They are positively one-of-a-kind.

Encaustic "Hot Wax Computage" combines cerebral computer imaging with active, hands-on manipulation of media. "Hot" evokes the temperature of the procedure, intense physical and mental involvement, and the emotions kindled. I had printed some dark, crisp enhancements of scanned plants - technically demanding, visually awful. So I experimented with a hand iron and doilies. Suddenly there was color, texture and interest instead of a field of hard, shiny black. Motions had to be large, fast and sure - so different from computer "mousing." Rapture Renewal Tranquility Transcendence Interstate 81 Sky Afton Overlook Five O'Clock Exodus Red Leaf Twilight Goose Shadows Blue Springs Retreat Love Series #2 Love Series #3 Love Series: Passion Davis Made Me Do It Blue Corn Flower Leaf After-Images Kipps Sunset Shades of Twilight Pool Deck Shadows Yellow Lace Arrow-over the links above to preview development images (left.) Click on to enlarge.

Leslye has taught fine arts, crafts, art appreciation and computer art for virtually all age groups, and focused on Senior and Adult Art Learning in formal and informal settings for her 1979 dissertation, which was recognized for excellence by the National Art Education Association.

She is an Artist-Member and past-president of the Blacksburg Regional Art Association, Cochair of New River Art 1993 and 1995 juried exhibitions, and is an invited member of the "Heaven & Earth" exhibition group.

1998 marks her 31st year of work in computer graphics, and the sixth anniversary of full-time studio production. She has had one/two person shows at Hollins College (VA), The Reynolds Family Homestead (Critz, VA.), the Fine Arts Center for the New River Valley and the Montgomery/Miller Museum (VA.) Recent Juried exhibitions include the VA Highlands Festival l996 & 97, Roanoke College 1996, and "From These Hills" Abingdon, 1997.