Leslie Kirchner is a professional western and wildlife artist. Her goal is to create work that resonates with viewers giving them a window into the natural world. Reference material for her work is obtained through field experience, photography, and observing wildlife in their native environments. She has worked with cougars, bobcats, wolves, and birds of prey. Her home and studio is in a small, rural mountain community. She feels it important to connect with and portray each animal’s uniqueness and individual personality, using paint and brushwork to capture the personality, mood and movement of her subjects through the exploration of color, composition, and use of positive and negative space in her work. She shows her work throughout the country and is a Signature member of American Women Artists, Women Artists of the West, and the International Guild Of Realism. Her work appears in shows including NatureWorks, where she was the 2024 Featured Artist, Rocky Mountain Oyster Club, American Women Artists National Exhibitions, Cheyenne Spirit of the West, Women Artists of the West National Exhibitions, the Woolaroc Museum, Phippen Museum, Loveland Museum, Customs House Museum, and the Kerrville Western Museum of Art among others. The landscape, animals, and atmosphere of the west inspire her- not only for exploring, but as a means of bringing the drama and beauty to her painting. She hopes to draw the viewer into her paintings and give them a sense of her inspiration for each piece of work and the animals in them.