I have been an artist all my life. I just didn’t know it until i was 45 and my new bride said to me “go for it”. I’ve been drawing and painting ever since, over 30 years.

I have painted 105 large outdoor murals in West Tennessee, painted hundreds of portraits, and have painted over 400 paintings. As a painter, I have learned much about myself and art. Basically, two things stand out. One: when creating a painting, courage is more important than training or technique. Two: your imagination is the magic of your work.

Les painting a mural inside an organic grocery called Grubbs, located in Jackson, TN.

Les MacDiarmid has a large body of work and has shown at many locations around West Tennessee. His studio is located in Nashville, TN.