Stranger


The inspiration for "Stranger" came from a natural curiosity for the unknown,

which came long before this drawing. It challenges our basis of reality by

creating no distinction between what we imagine and what we see,

for regardless of the reference used for this drawing (physical or

imaginary); it is still "Stranger". Fangs in the subject’s mouth raise

questions about the myths that govern our train of thought

into a false sense of subjective factuality


(All art is welcomes to interpretation)
22 X 28.5"  Charcoal & conte crayon

 Self Portrait


What really makes a portrait?" Was the question challenging Leo at the time this drawing

was being created. Is it the likeness, the way others make the subject connection or

simply just the act of observation itself? For Leo every portrait is valid in its own right

in that it is created to simply exist. Furthermore, this portrait was to make him see

beyond likeness, tonality, and line. The outlining of light through line wants to be

seen as being on the very horizon of what we know as "the material world". That

is to look beyond what we perceive with our senses in the possibility of our

life energy moving through us.

(All art is welcomes interpretation)
11 X 16"  Pencil on bristol board

Eyevision


During the early years of Leo's artistic development Leo discovered the importance

of capturing the eyes of one's subject. Beyond just the ability to capture the eyes is

the mystique and attraction to this magical sense and how it permeates our identity.

One can impulsively say this is a drawing of Leo's eye but in fact it's another

self portrait, but one which gives the viewer a more intimate perspective of

Leo's work. The conceptual timelessness is also prevalent as a connection

can easily be made between this and the 'Self Portrait" in oils, where

Leo touches the mirror and the viewer is taken on a similar path.


(All art is welcomes interpretation)
19 X 14"  Pencil on paper

 Mummy


This is an observational drawing of a mummy at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston

Massachusetts. The network of lines in this sketch are a collective effort of granting life

to a subject now dead for thousands of years. The illusion of life is as real as the illusion

of this death. As confusing as it may appear, our existence may be

quite ghostly to the dead or to beings outside of our realm.

(All art is welcomes to interpretation)
10 X 8.25"  Ink on newsprint