Painting
Bankrupt Bobby
This was the final piece of the body of work. I was painting him as the talk of Cirque becoming bankrupt became the biggest threat to the cast, crew, and entire company. The intention for my painting was to portray the beautiful Clown as strong and... More
Painting
Running Away with Cirque Du Soleil
From the time I chose to leave my life behind and go on tour I knew I was going to create artwork about my experience. I had no idea it would be a series of the clown at the time, yet here they are. In this particular painting I combined the... More
Painting
White Clown Laid Off
The importance of this painting falls on the context of the story behind it. From the first time I saw the Cirque Du Soleil show – Corteo, I was drawn to this character. Little did I know at the time I would end up spending a year watching this... More
Painting
White Clown Upside Down
This piece was based off of a beautiful moment in the show Corteo when the White Clown creates the illusion as if he is walking across the stage on a blue laser tightwire upside down holding an illuminated candelabra. Out of every act that I could... More
Painting
Working Class Clown
The underlying inspiration for this piece was the history of the circus as the show Corteo is based so heavily on the traditional circus. Performers who worked in shows like these were of course historically marginalized and vulnerable people. This... More
Work by
Leah Probst
Drawing and Painting
“My work explores creative expression by combining figurative painting with texture, movement and experimentation of different mediums. Working mainly in acrylic and oil paint, I convey the meaning,...” [More]