Leslie Duke

Painter / Musician's Wife / Proficient Napper

[lesliedraws]

Small color study for a larger piece.

[lesliedraws]

Trying new things on a small scale.

[nesskain]

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.

I’ve been listening to the audiobooks on repeat while drawing for a month now :D.

[rayneralencar]

[sandandglass]

Last Week Tonight s02e29 

“But if we’re going to constantly use mentally ill people to dodge conversations about gun control, then the very least we owe them is a fucking plan.”

[lustik]

Stroke a Bird by Marleen Pennings.

Etsy Shop

[lesliedraws]

These are extraordinarily gorgeous.

[coolchicksfromhistory]

…we’ll only really know we’ve succeeded when a mediocre woman does as well as a mediocre man. You shouldn’t have to be extraordinary.

Gloria Steinem, Elle Magazine, November 2015 (via coolchicksfromhistory)

This has been on my mind recently.

[wordsaretimeless]

The single story creates stereotypes, and the problem with stereotypes is not that they are untrue, but that they are incomplete. They make one story become the only story.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (via wordsaretimeless)

Truth.

[hex-len]

The maiden fetched the magic wand, and then she took her stepsister’s head and dropped three drops of blood from it. 

by Arthur Rackham for Sweetheart Roland

[realmofthenymphs]

Her eyes changed with the moods of the forest. At times they were dark and deep, at others they glistened like the sunlight through the trees

realmofthenymphs (via etrezomp-ni–kelted)

[lesliedraws]

Gummy bears are my favorite, so today I did a study of them for the 100 Dollar Show. #yum #art #painting #100dollarshow #contemporary #stilllife

[lesliedraws]

Doing a little study before diving in. This one will be available at the #100dollarshow at the @springvillemuseum. #art #study #color #painting #contemporary #stilllife

[lesliedraws]

Playing around with color palettes today. #wip #petitepaintings #workingsmall #color #contemporary #stilllife #art

[lesliedraws]

Trying out a new subject, on a new surface, with a new process for the 100 Dollar Show. #100dollarshow #art #process #wip #somethingnew #oil #paper #drawing #painting

[lesliedraws]

Blurry candy. #workinprogress #detail #contemporary #stilllife #art #painting #candy

[lesliedraws]

This sums up my creative process perfectly. #process #thereisalwaysanuglystage #art #painting

[lesliedraws]

The 100 Dollar Show is one of my favorite shows of the year, and I'm thrilled to be a part of it. On Thursday, December 3rd, a long list of talented local artists will be selling their work for $100 at the @springvillemuseum. Mark your calendars for this one - you don't want to miss it. #art #100dollarshow #painting #buylocal