Category: News
Artist Workshop + Cycling Tour in Provence
We’ll return to Europe with Travel Fever Tours for an artist workshop + a cycling tour in Vaison La Romaine France September 12-19, 2026. Paint the Beauty of Provence, France with Leslie JorgensenSeptember 12 to 19, 2026Register at Travel Fever Tours Picture yourself in the sun-drenched
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New! Plein Air Painting Video
I recently went out to paint with my good friend and talented artist Susan Mayfield. Special thanks to our friend and amazing filmmaker, Julie Speer Jackson.
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Get the Salida Downtown Holiday Passport
Shop Local in Downtown Salida and be rewarded for your patronage! The Holiday Passport is your ticket to some great prizes as a Thank You for supporting local small businesses. How it works – It’s Easy! 1) Simply pick up a passport card at any participating Downtown businesses with a
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Leslie Voted Best Salida Artist
By Cailey McDermott, EditorBeing Voted Best Artist by Mountain Mail readers in the 2025 Best of Salida was a fun surprise for Leslie Jorgensen. “I’m so grateful to the Mountain Mail readers for voting me best artist,” Jorgensen said, “To me, the highest honor is to be
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Willoughby Corner Grand Opening is August 21
Come celebrate and tour the new community in Lafayette, the site of my mural “Bird City” Boulder County, Colo. – Boulder County community members are invited to join the grand opening celebration for Phase 1 of Willoughby Corner on Thursday, Aug. 21, from 4-6 p.m. The event will
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Meet Guest Artist Dena Zocher
Dena Zocher will be at Leslie Jorgensen Fine Art Sept 5-17, 2025. Stop by to say hello and see samples of her work. Three-dimensional assemblage collages in minerals and found objects Artist Bio: On the way to being an artist, Dena Zocher pursued a diverse career: performance artist, cellist,
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The Gazette’s New Magazine!
The Colorado Springs Gazette just launched a new magazine called Colorado Living. I was floored when they asked to feature my art on the cover! They even added a great feature article about me. (Some of you reading this may recognize your commission pieces in the photo.) This
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My New Coffee Table Book
This year marks 10 years since my first art exhibit at aBuzz Gallery in Denver in 2015. Since that day, I’ve worked to become a full-time artist and I’ve had the time of my life! To commemorate the occasion, I’ve assembled a coffee table book featuring some of the best
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An Adventure Becomes a Painting
My friends Deb Crowell and Greg Mears love a good adventure. Over the years they’ve had some amazing ski trips, including the ultimate: bush plane skiing in Alaska. Greg currently works in sales for Ortovox, a premiere outdoor clothing and gear manufacturer. One year Greg and Deb attended
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Risen from the Ashes
This summer I got a call from my friends Janet Russell and Bill Carlson, who own Creative Framing Art Gallery in Louisville, CO. They’re two of the kindest people I know and when I was just starting my career as a professional artist, they displayed my work in their gallery. They were
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