2026 Poster Artist

Maia Leisz paints in oil on canvas, building contemporary impressionist landscapes and seascapes through expressive brushwork and a luminous color palette. She works from direct observation — light as it falls on water, the shift of color on a hillside before the shadows move, the particular stillness of a crisp Autumn day on the Deschutes.

“I believe that art is essentially a language, a way of expressing one’s view of the world to others,” writes Leisz. “As with learning a language, it takes a great deal of time and effort to become truly fluent, and there’s always more to learn. However, once fluency is achieved, I only need to think about what I want to say, not how to say it. There’s always so much beauty in the world to talk about!”

Maia paints and lives near Sandpoint, Idaho.

See more at her website: www.maialeisz.com