Raised in Ohio, it was a long and adventurous journey to the painter he is today. Always wanting to be a cowboy he got his chance upon returning from a tour in Vietnam, he headed straight to Wyoming where he worked briefly on the Cliff Hanson ranch and Jackson Rodeo in Jackson Wyoming.

Les graduated from college with a dental degree and this is the path he then followed for 25 years. His heart was always in the west, longing for the western life style while painting wildlife and western subjects. In 1996 Les gave up dentistry to paint full time as a wildlife and western artist. Now with a home in Dubois Wyoming he is closer to the life and subjects that it seems he was destined to paint. He has worked on a cattle ranch in South Dakota each spring and fall for the past 15 years and is able to experience a lot of what he now paints.

Les has been featured in Wildlife Art Magazine, Western Art Collector and other books and newspaper features. He has won Best of Show at the Wind River Valley Artist Guild Show and has participated in the CM Russell Friday and Saturday Auction, The Western Spirit Art Show in Cheyenne, and the Kentucky National Wildlife Show, NOAPS National Show and Travelling the West National Show. The love of history, the American west and nature have given him a never ending selection of subjects to explore.

Studied: Ohio State University

Bio from https://susankblackfoundation.org.