TLC White Hydrangea 8 Print 20 X 24
About The Leonard Collection
In 2008, Jonathan Leonard began a custom framing service on a local basis. His experience came through working with his father, renowned water color artist Charles Leonard, in his downtown Savannah gallery. Having an eye for detail and passion to please his customers, Jonathan's custom framing business soon took off. As he realized the potential for more growth and opportunity as an entrepreneur, Jonathan began to frame and exhibit his father's prints at various markets.
In January of 2010, Jonathan opened his first wholesale business featuring giclee prints by the artist Charles Leonard combined with high-quality framing. Since then, business owners around the world have continued to purchase Charles Leonard Studio Collection prints from sole wholesale distributor The Leonard Collection and Custom Framing.
When only the best will do
The Leonard Collection offers only the finest in giclee prints. All prints are archival and are printed on either 100% rag paper or canvas. All giclees are signed by the artist and in most cases, numbered. Many of the prints are also hand colored by the artist.
About the Artist
Charles Leonard was born in Windsor, North Carolina and raised in Sarasota, Florida. After four years serving in the armed forces, Mr. Leonard returned to the United States and attended the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. He graduated cum laude with a fine arts degree in 1970 and later received his Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Georgia where he was Graduate Assistant to Lamar Dodd.
After several years of teaching with various colleges in Georgia and Tennessee, he became Artist-in-Residence with the Georgia Council for the Arts. In the late 70’s and early 80’s, Mr. Leonard opened his first Gallery/Studio in Cornelia, Georgia. It was here that he first started to produce watercolors and hand-colored etchings.
For more than 30 years, art by Charles Leonard has been distributed throughout the United States and Europe through a network of shops and galleries. Mr. Leonard presently makes his home/studio in Springfield, Georgia near Savannah. He continues to produce watercolors and oil paintings which are reproduced as Giclee prints, prefering to work mainly in watercolor, acrylic and oils. His work is included in many public and private collections too numerous to mention.
