♥ The Art of Liana Hee ♥

Painting The Force for a cause

2012-01-28T18:23:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year! What better way off to start the year than some art going towards a great charity?
Here are a few pieces I did for the Lucasfilm Benefit Art Auction this year.
I decided to do Ahsoka, Slave Leia and Asajj Ventress. I've never painted any Star Wars characters before so this was a lot of fun to do. :)
All of them are 2x3-watercolor.

Caribbean Mermie

2011-11-22T13:23:00.000-08:00

A newer print I had with me at CTN this year. Thank you to everyone who took the time to come to my table! I had an amazing time being inspired by all the talent I was surrounded by at the expo this year and look forward to next year already.

I will be working on a project this next year which involves all different kinds of mermies. More details later!

Here are some mini originals I painted at the con.
Have a lovely Thanksgiving week!
♡ Liana

Up Up & Away

2011-11-18T00:23:00.000-08:00

Another new print for CTN! Just a few circus folk going on an outing. :D
Got to Burbank tonight and am posting this from my hotel room...can't wait for the expo tomorrow!

Love is in the air...and so is CTN-X!

2011-11-16T04:23:00.000-08:00

Hello!
Here is one of my new pieces I will be bringing to the CTN Expo with me this weekend. If you are in the area please stop by! I will be at table # 55 right next to my dear friend Brittney Lee. CTN is sure to be a blast and I am really excited about it.

I've also painted some new tea themed mini originals! Above is a little preview of a couple of them.
I've been working on a few really fun projects and can't wait to share. In the meantime I promise not to let so much time go in between posting.
xo-Have a wonderful week!
♡ Liana

Original watercolors

2011-07-09T17:51:00.000-07:00

I decided to do a few new paintings this week and just added them to my shop! :)

Lime green mermaid

Geisha Koi Mermaid

Geisha Koi Mermaid 2

Lavender & Gold Mermaid

Redhead Mermaid

Royal Purple & Turquoise Mermaid

Blue Tang (Dory) Mermaid :)
Happy weekend
♥ Liana

Liana Vine

2011-06-07T22:52:00.001-07:00

This is my submission for the Girls Drawin' Girls nature themed book for this year. The book will be available at San Diego Comic Con in July but if you pre-order a book off of the GDG website you will receive a complimentary book plate by one of the 82 contributing artists including yours truly.

You can get more information about our 4th volume and pre-order right here!

I chose the rainforest tree theme and thought it would be fun to draw a little woodland sprite hanging out in the canopy sunshine. Did you know Lianas were a vine? ;)

♥ Liana

Maui Mermie

2011-05-17T11:58:00.000-07:00

Maui is amazing. I'm posting this from my hotel room and I'm sad that I only have 2 more days left in this tropical paradise. I swam with fishies and sea turtles yesterday but have yet to find a mermaid. :( I painting this one on the plane..she is getting ready to lei someone. ;)
I can't believe this is my 2nd post in a week. I'm really proud of myself!

WonderCon Commissions and mini paintings

2011-05-10T20:23:00.000-07:00

Here are some commissions I did at WonderCon! Thank you to everyone who stopped by my table. It was wonderful to meet you all and I had a very exciting and busy busy time! :D

I also wanted to share some new mermaids for my mini frames. I will probably be saving and bringing them with me to conventions later on in the year.

Here are the pencil drawings

And with watercolor! I try to fit as many on a 9 x 12 watercolor sheet as I can. Usually it works out so that all the paper is used unless some turn out yucky and get X marks through them...

I will leave you with a mini painting of this little tropical girl. My company is taking us to Hawaii for a week and I'm really excited!!! I'm sure I will have paintings to share when I get back!
Ta-ta!
♡ Liana

Updates and Wondercon!

2011-03-31T09:08:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone! So sorry for the lack of posts lately..a lot has been going on! I recently got back from the Emerald City Comic Con where Brittney and I shared a booth together. I will have to add some recent commissions and photos from the con in a bit which by the way was a FANTASTIC convention. I can't wait until next year! Above is a new print I made for Seattle.

So...this weekend is WONDERCON!It will be my first year exhibiting here so I am very excited! Come find me in the small press area at S-75. I will have a couple new prints and my mini original gouache & watercolor paintings.
I've also finally set up my Etsy shop so feel free to take a peek!
Happy Thursday and looking forward to seeing you this weekend!

Mermaid and little fishie

2010-11-17T16:23:00.000-08:00

A new print for the Creative Talent Network Expo (CTN-X) this weekend! A little fishie is showing some bubbly love to his new mer-friend. :)

It's only going on its second year but this convention has got to be one of my favorites...seriously there is so much talent there it will make your head spin!
I'll be at table T-06 selling prints and will have a bunch of new mini gouache paintings with me. I look forward to seeing all the familiar faces from last year as well as meeting new people!
Please stop by and say hello!

The International CTN Animation eXpo®
Putting “The Talent” Center Stage
Nov 19-21, 2010
Burbank Convention Center
800 604 2238 | 818 817-7138
www.ctnanimationexpo.com

Kung fu card

2010-10-27T09:23:00.000-07:00

Something I forgot to post a long time ago. Well, specifically May of this year. Here is a card/painting I made for my mother. My entire family does Shaolin kung fu including her and she's totally awesome. I wanted to do something different from my normal cards so I painted little caricatures of her breaking out the kung fu moves. :)
I ♥ you Mom!

Introducing...

2010-10-20T10:23:00.000-07:00

'It Girl' is a flash based game for Facebook that I have been working on since June.
Your goal is to become the ultimate 'It' Girl by traveling to the hottest cities around the world where you shop and party your way to glory! You can have a boyfriend, car and house but everyone starts from the bottom so it's crucial to be the belle of the ball wherever you go. ;)
You start of in the big city ready to shop for fabulous and trendy outfits for all the events you get invited to, you can stop at a local coffee shop for an Americano pick-me-up if you get tired and can call your friends when you need some confidence! Watch out for the snobby wannabe trend setters on the street who will try to showdown your outfit.
If this game sounds like something you might be interested in and you have a Facebook account, please add this application and be my 'clique' member!

It's been really exciting for me to have a strong influence in the design and look of the avatars and I look forward to all the new features and cities being added in the near future.
Here are a few screen shots! :)
My avatar in different outfits

Since Halloween is right around the corner we have limited time costumes in one of the specialty stores...here is mine,Cleopatra.

shopping!
Santa Monica

5th Ave NY

APE 2010!

2010-10-15T08:23:00.000-07:00

It's that time of year again! This weekend I will be exhibiting at the APE expo at the SF Concourse.
I'll be at table #614 with a couple new prints and my mini originals. Hope to see you there! :)

Birthday and tea time!

2010-10-03T16:23:00.000-07:00

I celebrated my 25th birthday a couple weeks ago at one of my beloved and favorite tea places Crown and Crumpet, 'a stylish room with tea and wit.'
Being delightfully girly, this place was an amazing place to get my girlfriends together to celebrate.

For party favors I gave each girl a pin-up cutie to take home with her. I hope they enjoy them as much as I had fun making them.

Ooh la la!

2010-09-29T16:23:00.000-07:00

A frenchie getting ready for vacay

Mini desserts

2010-08-28T23:23:00.000-07:00

Hi there..I apologize for not posting for the past three months but a lot has been going on! I got a new job in June which has made me a very busy bee. :) I've been working hard designing avatars for a new fb game...more on that later.

Here are some small paintings I had on display at a girls drawin girls book signing for the Sugar and Spice book at the Cartoon Art Museum today. It was a lot of fun to meet and sketch with some of the LA GDG members!

Strawberry shortcake

Strawberry girl

Strawberry girl

Bird Watch-For Art's Sake!

2010-05-22T16:23:00.000-07:00

Love Birds

Birds and the Bees

Birds of a Feather Flock Together

I will be part of a bird-themed art print show in Fort Lauderdale,FL this week. Here is some info for the show and the website.
My three pieces are limited prints-12x12-gouache and some Photoshop. If you are in the area try to stop by! :)

PLACE:
Gallery 101
501 N. Andrews Suite #103
Fort Lauderdale, FL

DATES & TIMES:

EVENING ART SHOW:
DATES: May 28 & 29, 2010
TIMES: 7pm-12am

ART EXHIBIT
DATES: June 1 - June 13, 2010
TIMES: Tues-Sat 12pm-7pm

Corinna

2010-03-30T15:23:00.000-07:00

Here is a memory sketch from last weekend. I assist ballet classes each Saturday which always leaves me in such a happy mood. The ages of the girls are 3-5 years old and they say and do the funniest things!
We often do exercises that help the girls work on their acting/miming skills and this time my teacher asked the girls if they knew what a pirate was.

They all looked confused but one of the girls suddenly covered her eye and said,'They poke their eye out.' Shes 3. :)

If you were a strawberry...

2010-03-20T13:23:00.000-07:00

Where would you spend most of your time?

Perhaps in a chocolate fountain? This is my finished illustration for the Girls Drawin Girls Book III-Sugar and Spice which will debut at Comic Con this year. My dessert was chocolate fondue and I used a mixture of acrylic, gouache and photoshop for this piece. It took quite a while and I think I need a major break from chocolate for now. (well,drawing it anyway) ;)

A Bouquet of Rose Girls

2010-02-15T08:23:00.000-08:00

8x10 acrylic & gouache

Valentine's Day is one of my favorite days. My boyfriend is such a sweetheart. He makes me things and brings me flowers throughout the year.Instead of buying him flowers for a change I decided to paint him a little bouquet!:) Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend.

Love love, Liana

Mini flapper girls

2010-02-11T21:23:00.000-08:00

I was commissioned a while ago to make a dozen mini flappers. I know there are only 8 right now but I'll post the others when they are finished. They are still so fun to make! :D

3.5 x 2.5
Gouache on watercolor paper

GDG Bitter/Sweet Valentine's Show

2010-02-07T23:23:00.000-08:00

Girls Drawin Girls is having a Bitter/Sweet themed Valentine's Day show on Friday, February 12th in LA. Sadly I won't be able to attend but if you are in the area, try to check it out! All the info you need is right here.

Below are my roughs and final framed painting. I decided to do a "sweet" piece which is a long stemmed rose. :)

4x12
Gouache and acrylic

Flappers for a good cause!

2010-02-03T13:23:00.000-08:00

These ladies were painted for an upcoming Aids/Breast Cancer awareness charity auction at my boyfriends job. I get the greatest joy painting these girls!

They are all 5x7
Black and white gouache

CTN-X small paintings

2010-01-29T19:23:00.000-08:00

Hello and happy 2010! I feel bad for not updating my blog since November but I am back and ready to post new things! :)

CTN-X update-the Expo was amazing and I definitely look forward to this years convention!
These are some paintings I did and sold at the expo.

The time has come...

2009-11-19T04:23:00.000-08:00

For me to finally post once again! Good morning! I have been really busy for a while-I was able to get a table at the first ever CTN Expo and it is this weekend! Hope to see you there. I have not had much sleep lately and look forward to trying to catch up when I get back from the expo. Brittney and I will be driving to Burbank in a few hours and hopefully there will be much fun and adventure to experience!
Here is my new print..the usual-show/circusy gals.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Purcasso 2009

2009-11-02T04:23:00.000-08:00

Here is my Purrcasso piece for this year.

5x5 Prismacolor and watercolor on bristol board

Purrcasso is an art and craft auction and gala that benefits the Berkeley-East Bay Humane Society in Berkeley, CA. This year the event will be split into two parts: an evening auction of fine art/illustration and a daytime craft fair. This year’s event will be held on November 7, 2009, 7:00-9:30pm and November 8, 2009, 12:00-4:00 pm. Update: Location announced!

Purrcasso 2009 will be held in the Fourth Street shopping area of Berkeley, CA:

1809 4th Street

Berkeley, CA 94710

If you are in the area please try to come!

APE Update

2009-10-16T20:39:00.000-07:00

Hi..I am quite the slacker with posting lately. All of a sudden I got so busy and haven't had time anything..especially APE artwork. But here are a couple things I am bringing with me.

My entire family of tiny framed flappers. There are more than that but didn't fit in the picture.

Wouldn't you like to have a greeting card with some elves doing the can-can?

my French clown a bit jazzed up in photoshop

A white peacock on the trapeze.

I am actually still running around like crazy trying to get everything together and printed. I am excited about tomorrow and if you have a chance, stop at the expo because there is going to be an incredible amount of talented artists selling fabulous things!

My gal pal Ikumi and I will be at table # 249 so please try to stop on by. Have a wonderful night!

APE!

2009-09-20T21:23:00.000-07:00

This month is going to be super busy and exciting because Ikumi and I got a table at our first convention ever! APE is only 4 weeks away and there is sooo much to do! I will try to do more updates closer to the date so stay tuned. :)

Girls Drawin Girls at Meltdown Comics...

2009-08-27T13:23:00.000-07:00

Hey!
If you are in the LA area this weekend please check out the GDG 'Girls of Summer' themed show at the Meltdown Comic Gallery. Since I joined the group just last month I wasn't able to participate in this show but there are so many awesome pieces of art from my fellow GDG members so please check it out! The closing reception is this Sunday the 30th so it is your last chance!

Meltdown Comics is located at:
7522 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA

A little painting I did tonight.

Koi
watercolor & gouache
2.5 x 3.5

Here are some sketches that I will be painting next week. I was a majorette for Halloween in 3rd grade...I think they are just so cool!

Have a fab weekend everyone! I'll be drawing and watching Dexter! :)

Another Koi

2009-08-14T18:23:00.000-07:00

More flappers!

2009-08-12T10:23:00.000-07:00

2.5" x 3.5"
Gouache

Flapperesque

2009-08-03T17:23:00.000-07:00

Watered down gouache
2.5" x 3.5"

Koi painting and Comic-Con!

2009-08-01T23:23:00.000-07:00

A tiny 2.5 x 3.5 watercolor and gouache painting. I am having a lot more fun with real paint lately than digital.

So this is the first week back from Comic-Con..and it surely was an experience to remember! I was overwhelmed with everything that was going on not to mention all the wonderful and talented artists that had booths and tables.
Here are just a few of the things we brought home..
I got to meet Shane Glines, one of my very favorite retro pinup artists and bought his book 2-Daily Spiral.

At the Fleet Street Scandal booth, Juan and I both picked up Kevin Dart's Yuki-tee.

J.Scott Campbells super sexy Fairy Tale Fantasies Calendar

The 5th Oogley Boogely 'sketch' book by the wonderful Pascal Campion

I attended a wonderful Disney panel featuring Walt Stanchfield's-Drawn to Life: 20 Golden Years of Disney Master Classes. The speakers in the panel were Eric Goldberg, Don Hahn, Tom Sito,Rubén Procopio and Glen Keane. It was amazing!!!

I also become a member of Girls Drawin Girls which I am happy about and look forward to contributing some cute and sexy fun pin-up art to their blog!

San Diego was fun and I although I will miss the con (not to mention the wonderful beaches and Extraordinary Desserts!).. being back to the bay is great and I look forward to sharing new artwork. Have a wonderful weekend.

Update and small paintings

2009-07-15T14:23:00.000-07:00

So, I really have been slacking on posting lately..I have been working on a couple small jobs and have been trying to work on personal stuff too but always seem to get stuck somewhere towards the end..or well, maybe the middle. :/
Next week I leave for my very first Comic-Con in San Diego and I am so excited! Maybe seeing all the awesomeness will get my creative juices flowing once again!

Kri's cousins were visiting from Toronto for a couple weeks and I hadn't seen them in ages! I did these two little watercolors for them as a goodbye gift.

Have a great Wednesday!

Starting a band...with love!

2009-07-14T11:23:00.000-07:00

A wedding save-the-date I did recently for a totally awesome couple, Christy and Jim. They wanted to be on stage and look like they were 'starting a band' but dolled up in wedding attire. Even their dog Tinka got to make an appearance. It was fun to draw this especially since I was working with a couple that had such creative ideas!

Somewhat Syncronized

2009-06-15T13:23:00.000-07:00

These little ladies are getting ready for a swim. I love vintage swimsuits-especially the flowered swim caps! Happy Monday everyone!

Cirque de l'amour

2009-06-06T21:23:00.000-07:00

I love French..I love the circus.
A Frenchie inspired circus poster for practice.

Chinadoll

2009-05-28T08:23:00.000-07:00

Sketches of models

2009-05-09T19:23:00.000-07:00

French lingerie models I found online

Old fashioned flappers

One of the flappers colored in

Talented ballerina friends

2009-05-08T19:23:00.000-07:00

Lately ballet classes at Shawl-Anderson have been really awesome. I really enjoy taking dance classes with friends so I drew them in their dancey attire! :)

This is Mayka.
She is very pretty and funny and has cool dance gear too..lots of sparkly gymnastic stuff! (although I drew her in her more basic clothes) She is a great writer-check out her blog for some good laughs...seriously.

Britsketch is a super artist and she has very pretty and unique features! She also had wonderfully fluffy hair!

Spider Girl

2009-05-07T23:23:00.000-07:00

This is for this week's Art Jumble topic.

Although I LOVE Spidy, I drew Spider girl instead. :)

A small drawing

2009-05-06T00:23:00.000-07:00

I was going crazy with my other projects so I took a break to color this girl. Goodnight :)

Cowgirl

2009-05-04T13:23:00.000-07:00

My cowgirl for last weeks Art Jumble topic.

Jeannie and some paint

2009-04-20T21:23:00.000-07:00

Here is my Jeannie sitting her her bottle. Hm...so this was supposed to be for art jumble but I missed the topic deadline...partly due to the fact that I tried to paint it and it didn't turn out like I wanted so I turned to something that didn't fail me-Flash!

I also got some Gouache a couple days ago to try out for the first time. It is a lot of fun but really challenging. Above is my first attempt at an Asian badass inspired by recent drawing sessions and such. Better luck next time with this lovely expensive paint. Happy Monday! :)

Sketches

2009-04-14T00:23:00.000-07:00

On Saturday Ikumi, Brit and I dressed up like Asian assassins and modeled for our own drawing session. I'm going to be starting a project this year and I needed to do some study sketches..hopefully more to come soon. :)

Hula

2009-03-30T11:23:00.000-07:00

Silk Spectre II

2009-03-15T23:23:00.000-07:00

I got stuck with this one so I just had her posed from the back.
Well..I finished my Watchmen females...on to something else besides black and yellow.

Original Silk Spectre

2009-03-12T00:23:00.000-07:00

Since Art Jumble decided to have their 'WATCHMEN' topic for two weeks in a row I decided to do another one of the female superheros. I might do Silk Spectre II also but I haven't decided yet.

Silhouette from WATCHMEN

2009-03-08T07:23:00.000-07:00

I was fortunate enough to see Watchmen with some friends at Pixar over the weekend. It was my first time really getting to know the story and although it was a bit dark for me I am very interested in reading the comic now. I really wish I saw more of this attractive character,Silhouette (who was actually a member of the Minutemen.)
I've also posted this to Illustration Friday as the topic is 'Intricate' and I feel that Silhouette's costume is pretty detailed with many intricate buttons.

Painting for Red Onion

2009-03-06T11:23:00.000-08:00

An acrylic painting Juan and I did together for our friend Johnny Yee, Restaurant owner of the BEST EVER!...Original Red Onion in Pinole..which has the best food along with a ton of artwork hanging on the wall.
We started it during Chinese New Year but had some issues so it took a while longer.Usually during Chinese New Year, the 'funny man' feeds the lion a head of cabbage as a goodluck offering so we decided to paint him feeding him a big burger!
If you are ever around the Pinole area, please try this restaurant because it is sooo good!
Here it is framed and happy Friday everyone!

Death Proof

2009-03-03T12:23:00.000-08:00

This is one of my favorite films..it's just so bad-ass!
Here are some movie inspired character sketches I did while watching last night.

Wondercon

2009-03-02T18:23:00.000-08:00

I went to Wondercon this past weekend and it was a lot of fun. I met a bunch of awesome artists and ran into many friends. I didn't get to take a lot of pics but here are some of them.

My sisters favorite childhood cartoon is Robin Hood...she thought he was "sooo handsome!" I took this picture to make her jealous.

The amazingly talented David Colman was nice enough to fit me on his commissions list! I asked for my favorite animal-a peacock and I am absolutely delighted with this totally awesome drawing...it's expression is fantastic! :)

A very cool bumblebee costume

One of my favorite comic artists J. Scott Campbell!
I'm in love with danger girl.

Happy Valentines Day!

2009-02-14T04:23:00.000-08:00

It's my first time participating in illustration Friday. The topic is 'celebrate' and I think it's time to celebrate one of my favorite holidays.

An early Valentines gift

2009-02-03T20:23:00.000-08:00

A while ago I asked Juan if he could make me my dream light table...a heart shaped one. I drew him this sketch to give a rough idea of what I wanted.

He ended up doing so much more than I expected and spent countless hours working on the table. There are so many things about it that are just so awesome! He reinforced the heart top with wood underneath and has it hinged so it can be elevated. The light inside is nested on a tilted base to match the angle of the table top. The best part is that Juan wired the table so it has an ON and OFF switch plus an extra outlet in case I want to attach a table lamp...or charge my cell phone. ;)
Here are some progress pictures

And the finished product. I love this table so much and cannot wait to start using it!

Kid stuff

2009-02-03T19:23:00.000-08:00

A couple weeks ago I came across my old elementary school artwork. Just for fun I decided to post some of the drawings. They are quite embarrassing to look at now but at the time I thought they were fantastic!...haha
The picture below is a comparison of a mermaid I drew when I was 7 and a sketch I drew a few months ago. The funny thing is that they are in such a similar pose holding the same kind of shell and I drew them years apart.

I remember I was especially proud of this one of Ariel and her sisters. One of my favorite scenes from the movie was at the beginning when all the sisters were singing at the concert...I feel like those cute characters don't get enough recognition.

Snake Charmer

2009-02-02T14:23:00.000-08:00

I have sadly not been able to post as much as I would like but at least I have been sketching daily.
Anyway,here are some quick marker studies for a new painting that I would like to do sometime in the future.

Chinese lions!

2009-01-18T23:23:00.000-08:00

Chinese New Year is coming up and today Juan and I were able to go to Yee's Martial Arts where my brother and sister were practicing lion dancing. Their studio is going to be performing in the parade in San Francisco and it was really neat to see them prepare for it. I give them extreme credit for what they do..it looks so hard! Here are some of my sketches.
Different lion heads

Drum player

West Coast lion dancer. He had cool hair.

Two girls practicing their shoulder stacking

More Practice

My sister hiding in a lion head

Beach girl

2009-01-17T09:23:00.000-08:00

The weather has been so warm this past week..being January it's quite deceiving.
It feels like beach time! :)

A present for me!

2009-01-13T00:23:00.000-08:00

At the Sketchcrawl, I noticed that a really popular sketchbook was the Fabriano Classic Artists Journal.The pages are so nice and perfect for ink and watercolor too.
I couldn't stop talking about it to Juan and today he surprised me with one! :)
Although I am really happy I have the sketchbook, I loved the wrapping paper even more. Check it out:

First Sketch Crawl 2009

2009-01-11T12:23:00.000-08:00

Yesterday I participated in my first SketchCrawl! The weather was fantastic..a perfect day to draw outside. I had an amazing time and met some very cool people and talented artists. I have not drawn from life in a while so it took me some time to get used to it again. Here are some of my sketches from the crawl.

We started off at Golden Gate park around the carousel and children's park..there were so many kids and families to draw.

We walked a ton and tried to find new areas to draw..through the Haight,stumbled across a basketball court..but we made our way to this place know as "hippie hill" for the rest of the day. In all my years of living in the bay area I had never been there.
It's def something to see...huge group of people in a circle playing drums together, girls doing hula hoops,people playing hacky sac..there was even some guy who dug a hole in the ground and was attempting to make his own course and play golf.

Around 4:30 everyone met up at the De Young museum to share sketchbooks and hang out for a bit.
I had a great day and will definitely make an effort to participate in the sketchcrawls to come!

2009-01-08T10:23:00.000-08:00

More concepts for my Cirque animation

Here is a sketch of a ballerina on the tight rope

Happy New Year!

2009-01-07T16:23:00.000-08:00

Cheerleaders!

10 min photoshop sketch!

Here is my first post of the year..just a couple of quick sketches.
2008 flew by but it was great..newly graduated, I got a job as an animator at a fun, toy company working with great people, I turned 23 which is my favorite number!,I have the most wonderful boyfriend in the world, I started a blog,and met some fantastic artists and friends!
I have many resolutions this year...and I intend to fulfill all of them! One that pertains to this art blog is to become a better artist! That being said, I will try to draw something everyday even if it's a quick little sketch..just so I don't let myself go rusty. 2008 was great but 2009 shall be an even more fabulous year! :)

p.s. If you haven't seen the Curious Case of Benjamin Button, PLEASE GO SEE IT! It is one of my favorite,heart-warming movies and I truly believe it will make everyone happier and appreciate life more. :) It is a great film.

Le Cirque Des Ballerines

2008-12-28T12:23:00.000-08:00

These are some ideas for a new personal project that I plan on starting one day..I would like to incorporate hand drawn/traditional or digital painted bgs and 2d animation with actual pencil and paper. I haven't done any animation on paper since graduation so it's going to be challenging! :)

My animation will involve a circus of ballerinas, trapezes and tight ropes galore! Here are some really rough concept sketches. More prettier concepts coming soon!

2008-12-26T13:23:00.000-08:00

I made a 2 minute flash animation for my boyfriend for Christmas. It was a time line of events from when we met until now and he simply adored it...GREAT SUCCESS! Here are a few screen shots.

Il fait froid!

2008-12-19T11:23:00.000-08:00

Happy Friday!

2008-12-16T23:23:00.000-08:00

A save-the-date I did for some friends a few months ago. Their wedding was bug themed and they wanted the drawings to have a sort of Chibi look to it. I've never drawn anything in that style but it was fun.

My avatar!

2008-12-15T15:23:00.000-08:00

Princess and Maya

2008-12-14T11:23:00.000-08:00

I realized I've drawn our dogs but haven't posted actual photos of what they look like.
Here are a few pictures of them.

I have beanie babies that look just like them! I keep them at work. :)

Maya 7.0

Princess Muffin Baby

2008-12-12T19:23:00.000-08:00

She loves handbags and the color burnt orange

Happy Friday!

Girl sketchies

2008-12-08T11:23:00.000-08:00

Weekend sketches

2008-11-30T16:23:00.000-08:00

I visited my best friend Kristina last weekend.
We did not do much as usual but we did draw fun, stupid pics and ate popsicles.

Here is a sketch I did of myself eating a Melona creamsicle. I still can't really draw myself in cartoon form but I'll keep trying!
If you haven't had a Melona creamsicle...boy, you are missing out BIG TIME!
My boyfriend was actually the one who got us hooked on them a long time ago and we are so glad! Now Kri has given them to her friends in Sac and they all love them too!
Anyway, they are Korean melon flavored creamsicles that come in honey dew,strawberry, mango and banana!
Although Kri had no real food...her fridge was fully stocked with Melona. What a great weekend.

We stopped by the mall and saw girls who looked just like this!

My highly detailed PAYLESS SHOES comic.
Just for the record we did not buy anything.

Here are two girls in fishnets.

Some pretty colors

Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend!

Purrcasso art and craft gala

2008-11-15T15:23:00.000-08:00

Here I am with the wonderful people who bought my painting!
Purrcasso turned out really well and it was a lot of fun..awesome people, free food and wine and great art! If you didn't make it, try to come next year. :)

Here are some of the donations from the gala.

Mike Daley

Pascal Campion

Alina Chau

Juan did a very cute watercolor of a little boy riding a great dane. :)

Steph Laberis did a digital tribute to her childhood dog. :)

Brittney Lee's beautiful cat pieces.

Ikumi's lovely little dog painting!

Sarah Dungan's digital piece. Girls with cats/dogs seemed to be a hit!

Bill Presing's concentrated watercolor

Bill Robinson did big circus cats!

And a cute cat lady

Gallery pic..

Here we are towards the end of the auction. Yay!

2008-10-27T00:23:00.000-07:00

Watercolors of Kri and her pomeranian Princy. I did these for her new apartment. :)

B.F.F-Best Feline Friends

2008-10-24T23:23:00.000-07:00

Here is the finished painting done with Golden Open Acrylics.

The auction will be held on Sunday, Nov. 9, 2008
12-4 PM
Hollis Street Project
5900 Hollis Street, Emeryville, CA

Purr-casso

2008-10-23T22:23:00.000-07:00

Here is my drawing for the 3rd annual Purr-casso art and craft gala. All the proceeds will go to help the dogs and cats at the East Bay Humane Society :) I heard about it through Bill Robinson and I am very happy I could be part of it this year!
I'll post the finished version when I'm done painting.

Old stuff

2008-10-21T13:23:00.000-07:00

I started this painting but never finished it. It was inspired after going to Teatro ZinZanni. It was fantastic! You should go!

I love mermies

I like my chinadoll...I'm going to star her in my next animation!

pen sketches

2008-10-17T15:23:00.000-07:00

These drawings were drawn with my black Faber-Castell pen which I LOVE! I don't know how to ink anything but it was fun playing around. I think I'll buy some more today!

I love artistic guys...

2008-10-16T22:23:00.000-07:00

I had an exceptionally long and horrid commute from work today, with this mini van tailgating me half way home! I compained about it to my boyfriend on the phone and when I got home I found this taped to my door. It made me smile and put me in a better mood.
Thanks Juannie! :)

Ladies in dresses

2008-10-15T15:23:00.000-07:00

Lately, I've found it hard to be creative.

2008-10-11T02:23:00.000-07:00

I colored my post-it from a few weeks ago.

Happy Birthday Pwincess!

2008-10-09T16:23:00.000-07:00

Princess celebrates her 3rd birthday today! Yippie!

2008-10-06T20:23:00.000-07:00

A sad blonde and mermaids

2008-10-02T17:23:00.000-07:00

Today I decided to slap some color on stuff out of my sketchbook. I'm too rusty at photoshop to even attempt to paint them. Happy Thursday! :)

Mermie

2008-09-25T11:23:00.000-07:00

I really don't know how to paint but my goal is to learn how to this year...For my birthday which was on the 23rd, Juan bought me the entire set of Dr. Martins concentrated watercolors which makes me sooooo happy!!!

I am so inspired by Bill Presing's wonderful style of painting. Here's a mermie in watercolor I did last night.

Friday post-it

2008-09-12T16:23:00.000-07:00

Hello there!

2008-08-20T05:23:00.000-07:00

Hi, I'm Liana and this is my first blog post! I've come across so many inspiring art blogs so I have decided to start one of my own. I hope to post at least a few time a week to force myself to draw more and see my progression as an artist. Here is a pic of my dog, Princess Muffin Baby and my boyfriend's dog, Maya 7.0 (yes...after the 3d program...we are nerds!)