Leslie Charleville is a one-of-a-kind artist, practicing the 17th century Japanese art form of Gyotaku. Growing up in Louisiana, Leslie was fascinated by the great outdoors where she nurtured an appreciation for the nature of God in nature. She loved hunting and fishing, and honoring the creatures involved. She graduated from LSU with a degree in art, and soon discovered the art form that would merge her sportsmanship with her artistic passion. From a 600lb. tuna to a 13' alligator, Leslie records these natural wonders on canvas, linen, and paper, expressing her artistic vision beautifully, in Gyotaku. Bold and humble, adventurous and artful, meet Leslie Charleville. 

<p>Leslie Charleville is a one-of-a-kind artist, practicing the 17th century Japanese art form of Gyotaku. Growing up in Louisiana, Leslie was fascinated by the great outdoors where she nurtured an appreciation for the nature of God in nature. She loved hunting and fishing, and honoring the creatures involved. She graduated from LSU with a degree in art, and soon discovered the art form that would merge her sportsmanship with her artistic passion. From a 600lb. tuna to a 13&apos; alligator, Leslie records these natural wonders on canvas, linen, and paper, expressing her artistic vision beautifully, in Gyotaku. Bold and humble, adventurous and artful, meet Leslie Charleville. </p>

Artists are all around us. Maybe they left the corporate world for their artistic alter ego, or maybe they have always chased a life in art. From painter to artisan, designer to welder, photographer to writer, these are inspiring stories about unlocking the creativity inside us all. We dive in to find out how they do it, why, what they sacrifice and what they can teach us about ourselves. What muse or demons drive them to push their art form forward? And how they invent, innovate and create every day with passion and energy remaining wild at art.

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