Leo continues explores many mediums and potentialities in art, as with his paintings, which he refers to as "acrylusion", the fusion of acrylic paint over gold leaf gilded panels. He refuses to get locked into a niche and play the same tune over and over. He has always been a sort of rebel. His philosophy is that ART transcends all borders and boundaries. Each creation of our hands comes from the heart and mind and reflects the creative spirit and energy of the Universal Maker. Therefore, we must honor it as sacred. As caretakers of this planet, we must in all hospitality and with consciousness leave this life having given back something of beauty. We must be led by spirit and like so many artists prior, we are storytellers of our time. Painting and sculpture are rhythm, musical form, mood, feeling, the jazz and the energy within. Release that from wood or with paint and the story unfolds.

Susan Pate is an experienced and talented designer who made her name working with Moet Hennesy's Califonia venture, Domaine Chandon. In 1982, she began work with The Baron and Robert Mondovi to design a lable for the American winery Opus One. Pate sought to capture the dynamic between the two men by merging thier profiles, with an expressionistic zig zag uniting them. It was a striking, soft-edged design using color that was very different from the unconventional, hard-edged black and white label of the time. Pate's label would win wide spread praise, although the job ended up taking over two years.