The year 2012 was a pretty good one for Jonathan Leach. The artist’s work was in nearly a dozen shows from Portland to San Antonio, including several here in Houston. Now, 2013 is looking pretty good, too, as Leach kicks it off with “Jonathan Leach: Time Does Not Exist Here,” a solo exhibit at Gallery Sonja Roesch. His geometric paintings evoke streetscapes and office buildings while still being abstract. He also employs bold, neon colors that are light years from Mondrian’s primary hues. One of the most striking things about Leach’s paintings is the fact that they’re paintings. The lines are so clean and straight they seem to have been machine manufactured. They are perfect — the outcome of meticulous taping, painting and many a night spent puzzling over their composition and color.
Leach’s paintings make up the bulk of the exhibit, but there are also works on paper (these look like blueprints for his canvases, the faint ink drawings depicting 3-D forms that transform the page) and a few of his signature Plexiglas sculptures on hand.
11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. Through April 27. 2309 Caroline. For information, call or visit .
Tuesdays-Saturdays. Starts: March 20. Continues through April 27, 2013
This article appears in Jun 14-20, 2012.