CONCORD, NH and WAKEFIELD, MA (January 8, 2025) — Paintings by Wakefield, Massachusetts-resident Leslie Scott-Lysan (www.lesliescott-lysan.com) are on display in a solo art show at the Conservation Center at the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests (www.forestsociety.org) in Concord, New Hampshire.

The free exhibit, “For the Love of My Ancestral Home,” focuses on New Hampshire and is open to visitors through January and February 2025, on weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Forest Society’s Conservation Center at 54 Portsmouth Street, in Concord, NH. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of Scott-Lysan’s art will support the Forest Society’s conservation mission. Please call 603-224-9945 before visiting the exhibit, as the room may be booked for a meeting or event.

Scott-Lysan draws inspiration from color and light, whether she is working en plein air or working in her studio painting architecture, city scenes, or abstract creations. Scott-Lysan’s work reflects her spirituality and the gratitude she feels when creating and while outdoors. Her work has appeared throughout New England at juried art association shows, national shows, and resort properties. Scott-Lysan works in oil paints, cold wax, acrylic paints, mixed media, and photography. Her latest adventures are in mixed media cold wax and oil paint abstracts. Many of her paintings are impressionist-inspired en plein air creations with visible, luscious paintbrush and paint-knife strokes.

Leslie’s affinity for New Hampshire draws from her ancestry in the state that goes back to the 1800s. This exhibit at the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests draws from her life-long love of New Hampshire, including time spent fishing, hiking, canoeing, and picking wild blueberries at the family camp in Ossipee; and skiing as a member of the Brettl-Hupfer Ski and Sports Club in Bartlett. She created most of the paintings while on camping trips throughout the White Mountains and Great North Woods.

“I have been traveling to New Hampshire since I was a newborn, and my family has long roots there. I have long felt an emotional bond to the state that comes through my paintings. I visit there all seasons of the year,” says Leslie Scott-Lysan. “I believe in the mission of The Forest Society and am proud to do my small part in helping it conserve and care for New Hampshire forests that I so love.”