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Artist Exhibitions:
Recent One Man & Group Shows:
OnGoing:
Rip Squeak and Friends
Galleries in Monterey, Carmel,
and San Luis Obispo,
California (see
www/RipSqueak.com for further
info.)
October 2005 to January 2006
Solo Exhibition - Delaware Art
Museum, Wilmington, Delaware
April 2003 Featured artist
and included in Exhibit of
Book Illustrators, Los ...
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Artist Galleries:
Primary galleries include:
RIP SQUEAK AND FRIENDS
GALLERIES, Carmel-by-the-Sea,
Monterey, and San Luis Obispo,
CALIFORNIA -- See RIP
SQUEAK.COM for details.
AMERICAN VISIONS, 718 Sutter
Street, Folsom, CA
916-351-1623
BARKER ANIMATION, 27 Realty
Dr., Cheshire, CN
203-272-2222
CEL-EBRATION, 30 Monmouth St,
Red ...
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Artist Reviews:
From Gallery Directors:
“The first time I saw
Leonard’s art, I could feel
the connection— the lineage
that stretched back to such
diverse influences as Tenniel
and N.C. Wyeth. Leonard’s work
is, from first glance,
timeless. The Rip Squeak
stories remind me of what I
find missing ...
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Collections:
The original acrylic painting,
"MAROONED," is a part of the
permanent collection of the
Delaware Art Museum in
Wilmington, Delaware.
Leoanrd Filgate's work can
also be found in numerous
private collections in the
United States, Canada, Mexico,
South and Central America,
Europe, Australia, and
Asia....
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Commissions:
Commissions have included Rip
Squeak, Inc., Harcourt School
Publishers, United States
Navy, Warner Bros. Television,
and various other private
individuals and corporations
across the United States and
in Canada.
Commissions are chosen on an
individual basis by the
artist. You may contact him
with any queries....
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Artist Statement for Leonard Filgate
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I have entered the world of children's book illustration from a fine arts background. My first approach to my art has always been to please myself, whether it is a seascape or a landscape or a painting of a ship or Rip Squeak™; it has to be something I feel strongly about and need to be satisfied with. Having always painted in a realistic style, it was natural for me to create Rip in the same manner. That's how I do things. I always wanted the work to appeal, not only to children, but also to adults and the child I believe is in most adults. So secondly, I do my paintings for children, to give them the best quality I can provide-- something I hope will be unique and memorable and will be appreciated beyond childhood.
I believe that art should be the best we have to offer and reflect the positive things in society and the world -- the nightly news brings us more then enough negatives. If my art can make someone smile, I have accomplished what I set out to do.
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