Resident Artist

Leslie Duke

Springville resident Leslie Duke has a deep love for color and texture as well as an enthusiasm for finding the intrinsic beauty in everyday subjects. With each painting, she strives to instill a profound sense of mood through the use of color and space.

Painting and drawing have always been part of Leslie’s identity. She was fortunate to have parents who saw her deep interest in art and paid for many art classes, including a formative weekly
watercolor class by Harold “Pete” Peterson, a Salt Lake City artist and educator.

Duke went on to study Illustration at Brigham Young University and began her career as an illustrator in 2010, only to realize that her true passion was painting. After countless late nights, plenty of ugly paintings and a considerable amount of caffeine, she quit her day job and became a full-time painter.

Duke is particularly inspired by the masterful beauty of works by Sargent and Zorn, the evocative color fields of Rothko and the intriguing compositions of illustrator Lisbeth Zwerger.

Duke and her musician husband, Brandon Kitterman, have lived in Springville since 2013, adding two little boys, two wild dogs and one sassy cat to the mix. She loves binging on a good story, collecting trinkets, pretending to garden and enjoying time with her little family.