Fruit Still Life
A tabletop of citrus, grapes, and melon in saturated oil pastel with a deep teal ground.
Artist
Leo Zheng
Illustrator & Observational Draftsman, Age 9
Leo Zheng works across graphite, ink, colored pencil, and oil pastel — moving between careful observational still life studies and imaginative, patterned scenes of animals and insects. His drawings show a steady eye for form alongside a bold, playful sense of color and texture.
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Portfolio
Palace Garden
A sunlit palace facade rising behind a dense foreground garden.
Butterflies and Clover
Three butterflies with intricately patterned wings among clover blossoms, built entirely from fine ink linework.
Rhino
A rhino in cross-hatched ink over a soft gray wash, drawn from photo reference.
Gourds in a Row
Five gourds lined up on a table, each catching light differently against a row of chairs.
Squash Study
A bisected squash rendered in bold patterned color blocking.
Bottle and Apples
A classic still life arrangement of a bottle, apples, and a knife, built up in layered graphite shading.
Fruit Study
A observational graphite study of fruit on a table, worked from a still life reference.