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The Anchorite
A Sanctuary for Oversharers
Seeing Past 2026, oil and acrylic on canvas 24 x 36"
"We have to dare to be ourselves, however frightening or strange that self may be."
~May Sarton
Sweatshirt Selfie with Red Lips 2025, colored pencil on canvas 24 x 24"
Lesley Gibson
Anchorite is an old word for a person who retreats into spiritual seclusion. My retreat looks more like weeding in heels and sweatpants while dancing to LCD Soundsystem.
I'm a painter, writer, and English teacher. A seeker who finds herself, loses herself, and finds herself again amongst peonies, poems, and paintbrushes... all while sharing way too much.
You've been warned.
Welcome.
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