Leopold’s Treehouse is my creative playground. It is a sandbox to share the drawings and sketches of the little monkey, Leopold. He is a curious monkey with a hankering for a good smoke and a stiff drink. These sketches are sometimes scribbles on a napkin or half-realized ideas.

In addition to the drawings of Leopold. I will be posting clips of inspiring ideas, other artists I admire, and photos and notes from recent trips and adventures. This may include photos from a mountain climb, a day at the beach, a visit to a gallery, or just a night out with friends. You can think of the treehouse as a repository or bulletin board of the things that feed my creative side and in turn illuminate the world of Leopold the monkey.

I enjoy drawing, photography, sculpture, and looking at the world from a child-like perspective. I do have a little bit of a twisted view and hopefully you find it a little humorous as well.

The drawings of Leopold are pen and ink and digital. When working on the computer I use a Wacom tablet and a combination of programs including Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop and Sketch Book Pro. If something catches your eye and piques your interest please feel free to leave a comment or share it with others. If you do share a drawing please be sure to include the appropriate credit, ©2011 David Balzer. I retain rights to all of my personal work presented on this site.

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David Balzer is a graphic designer with 18 years of brand identity, print collateral, website, and environmental graphic design experience. To see examples of his design work please visit Studio Balzer, www.studiobalzer.com. Dave is also an artist who has worked with pen and ink, serigraphy, and welded steel and cast bronze sculpture.

Dave is a Pacific Northwest local, growing up in Seattle and hiking through the backwoods of the Olympic Peninsula and Eastern Washington with his parents and younger sister. Married to Stacie Balzer, the two can be found exploring the Pacific Northwest wilderness, catching waves along the coast or otherwise looking for new adventures.