Who are the PIXQUIKS™?

Back in the 1990s, before RIP SQUEAK® was even a thought, Leonard and his wife Susan came up with these small, curious creatures that like to play with toys and go on adventures. They developed a storyline and Leonard went to work on a series of drawings and paintings. In recent years, he revived them in some new paintings.

Many of the images of the Pixquiks incorporate elements from The Toy Series, which can also be found in the Rip Squeak® images.

A young adult novel by Leonard's wife, Susan entitled Almost Invisible is in the works. It tells the story of the Pixquiks. The book will include original black and white drawings by Leonard for each chapter heading.

The Pixquiks

Series of images featuring unique views of dragons.

Dragons

Leonard was born and raised in San Francisco and spent most of the first 45 years of his life living and working there. You could say that the city is in his blood. In 2010, he returned to painting some scenes of San Francisco, a genre in which he had often worked back in the 1980s. The beauty of the city, especially when shrouded in fog, has long lured his artist's eye. Many of the places he painted were places he had explored on his bicycle as a young boy and later frequented as an adult.

San Francisco

The art is timeless and classic and encourages us all to get along despite our differences.The images are from and inspired by a series of books illustrated by Leonard Filgate and written by Susan Yost-Filgate entitled Rip Squeak® and His Friends. The books and art have been collected worldwide.You can learn more at ripsqueak.com