Leah Palmer Preiss

@curiousartlab.bsky.social

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Artist, illustrator, calligrapher, collector & creator of oddments & curiosities. Obsessed with words, letters, & lifeforms real & imagined. Pop surrealism, odd fantasy drawings & paintings. Raleigh, NC USA

Thousands march to support teachers & public education in NC
Detail from an acrylic painting by Leah Palmer Preiss depicting caricatures of RFK Jr, Pete Hegseth & Karoline Leavitt as mad dogs
Process video of Longma, an acrylic painting on printed paper by Leah Palmer Preiss depicting a mythical golden dragon horse.
An acrylic painting by Leah Palmer Preiss of a bunny-caterpillar chimera with a hookah that blows bubbles, against a background of foliage and mushrooms with text defining wonderland.
Detail of Imbroglio, a satirical acrylic painting by Leah Palmer Preiss, showing Kash Patel, Mike Johnson & Marjorie Taylor Green as dogs
A pencil drawing by Leah Palmer Preiss of the US Capitol building weeping on January 6th.
A large group of No Kings protesters carrying pro-democracy signs in Cary NC USA
Acrylic painting by Leah Palmer Preiss, depicting a rooster with Trump's features emitting a nonsensical speech about Gettysburg against a red, white and blue background of stars & flowing catsup.
Acrylic painting by Leah Palmer Preiss depicting the dove of peace with an olive branch in the style of a stained glass window
A painting by Leah Palmer Preiss of a cute lemming riding a little red wagon over a cliff while distracted by a cellphone.
No Kings protesters gather at the Capitol Building in downtown Raleigh NC with support from passing cars.
A surreal acrylic portrait of Darwin as a crucified insect specimen, with collaged texts from 19th century books. Painting by Leah Palmer Preiss
An ink drawing in progress of the Tarot card Justice, featuring a crow holding the scales of justice. White ink details being added using a crowquill pen by artist Leah Palmer Preiss.
Two skinny cats bearing a fat royal cat on a kitty litter, lured by a never-attainable fish. Hegemony, 2011, acrylic painting by Leah Palmer Preiss.
A green snake climbs a branch with a dry brown leaf, accompanied by a snail, a worm, a beetle & several mushrooms against a mossy background. Acrylic painting, Terrene 2011 by Leah Palmer Preiss
A giant dragon with Trump's head runs rampage over a flaming city. Original acrylic painting "Juggernaut" by Leah Palmer Preiss, altered by the artist.
Quotation by Martin Luther King Jr. : "We must accept finite disappointments but never lose infinite hope." Hand-lettered script in white on black.
A small creature wearing curious green armor against a background of text & blue-green paint. Art by Leah Palmer Preiss