Old Growth Giant

Inspiration comes by way of experience, dream, memory or idea. The works push beyond the boundary of surface description to a deeper, numinous or magical realism. They are rooted in reality but occupy a space that is more real, more colorful; more alive. 

I try to capture those moments that lift the veil of our limited perception of what is real, to a fuller, soulful and spiritual understanding of The beauty of creation. My goal is to honor the world for its true self.

I experience the landscape and all the life forms it nourishes and translate those experiences into drawings. The drawings are transferred to blocks of linoleum or wood. The slow, meditative process of carving distills and clarifies the images. I print their surfaces onto hand-made paper using a Charles Brand Etching Press. Color is added with reduction or multi-block printing, or hand-colored with watercolor or encaustic paint.

Monte Sano Art Festival, Huntsville, Alabama
September 21st and 22nd, 2024

Winter Park Autumn Art Festival, Winter Park, FL
October 12th and 13th, 2024

Downtown Festival, Gainesville Fl
November 9th and 10th, 2024

Coconut Grove Art Festival, Coconut Grove, Fl
February 15th-17th, 2025

Chain of Parks Art Festival, Tallahassee, Fl
April 26th and 27th, 2025

“Florida Impressions” at the Annette Turner Howell Center for the Arts, Valdosta Ga. June 2025

Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts, Valdosta Ga. Florida Impressions Summer 2025

Jefferson Arts Gallery, Monticello, Fl Florida Impressions May 2024

Appleton Museum of Art Ocala, Fl. Florida Impressions, Solo exhibit August 2019-January 2020

Corkscrew Swamp Gallery; Swamp Life, Solo exhibit, April 2019-June 2019

Clyde Butcher Big Cypress Gallery; Leslie Peebles Everglades Collection Aug 2018-Feb 2019

Rum 138 Gallery, High Springs, Fl. Animal Kin and Standing People Jan-Feb 2016

Jefferson Arts Gallery, Monticelllo, Fl Animal Kin and Standing People October 2015

Ink Stop Gallery, Ithaca, N.Y. Animal Kin and Standing People Summer 2015

Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts, Valdosta, Ga.; Solo exhibition, Fall 2012

Tallahassee Museum; Wild Florida: Energy + Imagination, Solo exhibition Summer 2012

Awards for Leslie Peebles

2023
Award of Merit, Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival
Silver Award, Coconut Grove Art Festival
Best in Show, Monte Sano Art Festival

2022
Third Place, Coconut Grove Art Festival
Award of Distinction, Greater Gulf Coast Art Festival
Award of Distinction, Downtown Festival and Art Show, Poster artist

2021
Award of Merit, Artsplosure, Raleigh, N.C.
Award of Excellence (Best in Printmaking), Northern Va. Festival of the Arts
Best of Show, Monte Sano Art Festival, Huntsville, Al
Award of Distinction, Downtown Festival, Gainesville, FL
Directors Award, Craftart St. Petersburg, Fl

2020
Award of Merit, Gasparilla Art Festival, Tampa Fl

2019
Award of Merit, Fairhope Alabama
Poster Artist Dunedin Art Harvest, Dunedin Fl

2018
Poster Artist, Images Festival of the Arts, New Smyrna
Award of Excellence, Art Harvest , Dunedin Fl
First Place, Atalaya Art Festival, Murrels Inlet, S.C.
Award of Merit, Fine Arts Festival Ocala Fl

2017
Best in Show, Atalaya Art Festival, Murrels Inlet, South Carolina
Award of Merit, Fine Arts Festival Ocala, Fl
Award of Distinction, Downtown Festival, Gainesville, Fl

2016
Award of Distinction, Downtown Festival, Gainesville, FL
Award of Distinction, Images, New Smyrna Beach, Fl
2nd place, Graphics and Drawing, Beaux Arts, Miami, Fl

2015
Award of Merit, Downtown Festival, Gainesville, Fl
Award of Distinction, Kentuk Art Festival, Northport, Alabama
Award of Excellence,Santa Fe Spring Arts Festival, Gainesville, Fl
Award of Merit, Three Rivers Art Festival, Pittsburg, Pa

2014
Best in Show, Three Rivers Art Festival, Pittsburg Pa
First Place, Under the Oaks Art Show, Whalehead Park, N.C.

2013
Award of Excellence, Downtown Festival, Gainesville, Fl
Judges Award, LeMoyne Chain of Parks, Tallahassee Fl
3rd place in printmaking, Coconut Grove Art Festival, Miami, Fl

2012
Award of Merit, Coconut Grove Arts Festival, Miami, Florida
Best in Mixed Media, Mount Dora Art Festival, Mount Dora, Fl
1st place Drawing and Graphics, Artfest Stuart Fl
Award of Merit, Santa Fe Spring Arts Festival, Gainesville, Fl

2011
1st place Printmaking, LeMoyne Chain of Parks, Tallahassee, Fl
Morse Museum Award, Winter Park Autumn Art Festival
1st place Printmaking, Coconut Grove Art Festival, Miami, Fl

Hot Press Natural Paper Acid free, 340gsm 100% cotton rag fine art paper with a natural smooth finish. Printed with 11 color archival ultra chrome inks.

*Please see the Sizing tab below for precise measurements of image size and paper size. Paper prints come with white border.

Unstretched Canvas Print Acid free, 395grm matte canvas with a satin finish. Each canvas is printed with 11 color archival ultra chrome inks. Each print comes with a 3" white border and can be framed or stretched at home.

Wrapped Canvas Print Acid free, 395grm matte canvas with a satin finish. Each canvas is printed with 11 color archival ultra chrome inks. Canvas is stretched over 1.5” stretcher bars and ready-to-hang

Paper Prints:

Leslie's original works are all unique sizes. We have formatted each individual piece to fit a standard frame size (listed above as paper size). Each print comes with a white border to allow for a matted look.

Frame size is equal to paper size ordered, unless specified or requested differently in a special order.

Unstretched Canvas:

Due to the unique sizing of each of Leslie's original works, canvas print sizes will vary from piece to piece.

Canvas print sizes will be determined by the longest side dimension of each piece.

For a 12" x 16" unstretched canvas print, the longest dimension of the print will be 16" and the other dimension will vary based on its unique shape.

Each print comes with an additional 3" white border and can be framed or stretched at home.

Wrapped Canvas:

Due to the unique sizing of each of Leslie's original works, canvas print sizes will vary from piece to piece.

Wrapped canvas print sizes will be determined by the longest side dimension of each piece.

For a 12" x 16" wrapped canvas, the longest dimension of the print will be 16" and the other dimension will vary based on its unique shape.

The 1.5” sides of the wrapped canvas will be a complimentary color from within each work.

Framing options are only available with paper prints.

Our wood frames come finished with plexi glass and an attached wire hanger, ready to hang.

Paper prints come with a white border, acting as a mat. Additional mat options are available upon request and for an additional cost.

Please contact us for more framing options: Larger sizes, added mats or a more custom look.

Please note: all prints, canvases and frames are made to order in Gainesville, FL

Please allow 7-10 business days for your orders to ship from our studio. 

Shipping time after leaving our studio will vary based on your location.

All orders are shipped UPS Ground, unless otherwise requested. Please email us at ShopSWPF@gmail.com after you've place your order to see if expedited shipping is possible on your specific order. 

Unframed paper or canvas print orders are shipped in a triangle tube and all framed art is shipped boxed. 

Please note: all prints, canvases and frames are made to order in Gainesville, FL

Please allow 7-10 business days for your orders to ship from our studio. 

Shipping time after leaving our studio will vary based on your location.

For International Orders:

If you would like to place an order outside of the United States, please contact us at ShopSWPF@gmail.com.

We currently do not offer international shipping at checkout, but are happy to work with you on your order and find the best international shipping solution.