Leigh Cortez is an art student-turned-artillery-soldier-turned-milspouse-and-tattoo-artist-turned-MFA-student-turned-artist. Her bold and compelling work is layered with autobiographical meaning. With her paintings, Leigh invites a dialogue both within the military community and with “outsiders” exploring modern military life, tradition, trauma, unpredictability, and belonging. Leigh’s thoughtful descriptions of her work and process, as well as her candid story about …
Month: October 2018
It has been two years since my first Military Spouse Fine Art Network interview. I continue to paint every day and constantly stretch the boundaries of my abilities. I belong to a group of four mentor/friends that travel together and show our art at different venues. We have been to Waterworks Art Museum in …
Since my October 2017 MilspoFAN interview, I (miraculously) didn’t PCS. Previously, we had never made it to the three-year mark, but we found out in March that we’ll be stationed in North Carolina for at least another two years. No switching doctors, school, vet, etc. No finding another surf instructor for my daughter, someone who …