Monthly Archives: May 2015

Coming Attractions Pen & ink in sketchbook

Pen and ink sketchbook drawings of strange creatures by Leah Palmer Preiss

I’ve got a new painting in the works & I’ve been playing with some ideas in pen & ink, posting wip sketches over at Instagram. I thought you all might be interested– I’m planning to share some painting process shots there too. Have a look if you like! (You don’t need an Instagram account to see my page.) These are done in a mini Moleskine sketchbook, with India ink & a Hunt 108 flexible crow-quill pen.  The backgrounds are painted in with a Pentel brushpen, & white details added with a Uniball Signo gel pen.

Dunny Azulejo Acrylic on vinyl toy, ~3" tall

Dunny-Azulejo-Leah-Palmer-Preiss

It has been quite a while since I painted a custom toy! Here is my latest, Azulejo. His patterns are based on Portuguese tiles, & he holds a miniature “tile” made of painted wood. I’m embarking on another Dunny now– if you’d like to see progress shots, I’ll be posting some on Instagram at instagram.com/curiousartlab/