Happy New Year!

Hello and happy Monday! I hope everyone had a lovely holiday season with a great new year to come. Here are a few mistletoe fairies I painted in December. These started off as tests for some Christmas cards I want to make this year. :)

More updates soon-work has been very exciting and  I'll do another post about the stuff I've been up to this week so stay tuned. :D
 I've also started a 365 day photo project which is going to keep me very busy but will help track my days this year as I embark on some challenging and fun new projects.

xo-Liana

Incognito

5x7 Gouache on watercolor paper
This is my piece for an upcoming gallery show this weekend in San Francisco at Mission Comics.

Info for the show below!

Mission Comics and Art Presents: “Incognito”
Mission Comics and Art is pleased to announce “Incognito”, a group show featuring works of art themed around the idea of disguise, masquerade, and duel identities. The show, curated by Daisy Church, will feature new art and illustrations from over two dozen contemporary and sub-pop artists from across the United States.

November 17, 2012 through December 22, 2012
Opening Reception 11/17/12
7pm-10pm
curated by Daisy Church

Mission Comics & Art

3520 20th St. Suite B
San Francisco, CA 94110

CTN-Expo

Here's a little warm-up sketch I did tonight.
It's that time of year for the CTN Animation Expo! I'll be headed down to Burbank this Thursday and will be at T34 with a couple of new prints and lots of mini gouache paintings.  It's an awesome expo with tons of talent and great demos/workshops so check it out if you've never been. Have a great week everyone!

Curiosities Exhibition

The Tank
Gouache on watercolor 5x7

I was recently invited by Gallery Nucleus to be a part of Vicky Ying and Mike Yamada's show to celebrate their upcoming book Curiosities! I am very happy to be in this show along with over 40 talented artists sharing their take on what they envision they might discover in an old mysterious mansion.
The exhibition opens today in Alhambra, CA from 7pm-11 pm so if you are in the area do stop by and check out all the wonderful oddities in store.
Curious for more about the show? Get all the details right here!

I forgot to take a decent photo of my painting so the one I have here is taken in the dark with my iphone before I framed it.  : / Hopefully i'll be able to get some better photos of it later! This piece was challenging for me because I attempted to work more with dramatic lighting (something which I don't normally do) and it's also a larger size at 5x7 as I am used to my mini 2x3 inch paintings. ;)
If I were exploring an odd mansion I would love to come across what appears to be an antique, ornate fish tank...filled with small sea dragon-like mermaids!

Have a great weekend everyone!

Life drawing

Went to life drawing this week at work. I haven't been in months so it was good to draw from life again and our model Leah brought her rainbow python with her! It was a great session.

Mini Mermies!

2x3 Gouache
My new goal is to paint a bunch of minis with a different theme each month. I use a large watercolor block and can fit 28 minis on each page. 2-3 days to draw them out and then I aim to paint at least one a day. My work schedule at Crowdstar has been extremely busy lately so I am slightly behind on the painting for this month. Here is what I have so far though! I will be bringing a few of these with me to the Comikaze Expo tomorrow so if you will be there and want one you can pick one up. :)
 Happy Friday!

Petal Skirt

There are a ton of cute boutiques where I work in downtown Burlingame. For the past couple of weeks I've passed by Alys Grace every day and admire this adorable petal skirt in the window. Ahhh if only I had an extra $500 lying around. :)

Ballerina Wonder Woman

I thought it would be fun to do a couple of ballerina inspired Wonder Woman paintings! :)
 2x3 gouache

Comikaze Expo!

 Oh dear, after many months of neglect I am back! There have been lots of things I have been working on so I will be posting more regularly to share them.

 For now I give you a mini post with a mini painting of Wonder Woman that I will have with me at the Comikaze Expo in just two short weeks. I'll be at table #731 next to my super talented friends Mike Yamada and Vicky Ying! I'm not quite sure what to expect from this con as it will be my first year there but I've heard great things about it and can't wait to go! :) More updates soon! xo

Tea Time

11x17 gouache

Here is a new print that I will have with me at Emerald City Comic Con this weekend! I thought it would be cute to have little tea girlies hanging out in the dessert tier.
Brittney and I are sharing a space again and will be at booth #124. I had so much fun last year exhibiting for the first time and look forward to the convention and visiting the beautiful Seattle area! You can follow me on Twitter where I will try to post fun things during the weekend. If you are in town please try to come by!
Below are just a few of the mini originals I will be bringing with me to ECCC. :)

Wondercon Wrap Up

Mini Poison Ivy
2.5x3 Watercolor/gouache


Hot Chocolate and Cup of Tea
2.5.x 3 Watercolor/gouache


Commission
9x12 Watercolor/gouache

Thank you to everyone who came out for Wondercon this year! It was a lot of fun to experience all the con bustle and of course meet new people and artists. I regret not being able to walk around the convention hall too much this time but I was able to pick up the amazing 'Encore' from the extremely talented Eric Canete.
I've uploaded prints of my koi mermaids to my shop along with the Cirque knives piece.
Above are a few paintings from the show.
Up next-Emerald City Comic Con! :D

WonderCon!

Hello hello! I will be at WonderCon this weekend which will be held in Anaheim this year. A bit bummed that it's not going to be at the usual Moscone Center in SF but at least I have an excuse to visit the happiest place on earth. ;)
If you are planning on going to the convention please stop by. I will be in the Small Press area at table 109! Have a lovely week!

♡ Liana

VERSUS: A Show of Opposites

8x10 Watercolor

I will be in a gallery show opening this weekend curated by the lovely Daisy Church and held at Mission Comics in San Francisco. If you are in the area please feel free to stop by! More details on the show below.
For my versus I decided to do gold v.s. silver koi fish.
Below are my pencil drawings and some close ups of the paintings.
Silver Koi




Golden Koi





Group Exhibition: “VS: A Show of Opposites”
New Works by SF and LA Artists
February 4, 2012 through March 3, 2012
Opening Reception 2/4/12
7pm-10pm

Anand Duncan
Emma Sancartier
Alina Chau
Liana Hee
Ashley Fisher
Karen Krajenbrink
Bill Robinson
Ryan Hungerford
Cat Maske
Shiu Pei Luu
Chris Vear
Sho Murase
Daisy Church
Sherry Delorme
Denise "Dee" Chavez
Steph Laberis
Erin Leong
Wednesday Kirwan
Katherine Waddell

Mission Comics and Art is pleased to announce “VS: A Show of Opposites”, curated by Daisy Church. The show will feature new art and illustrations from over 18 different San Francisco and Los Angeles area artists. The theme of the show is "versus," and features artwork exploring the ideas of contrasts and opposites.

The opening reception will be held at Mission Comics and Art on Saturday, February 4th from 7-10 pm. Hor d'oeuvres and complimentary drinks will be served (wine will be available to our 21+ guests). The exhibition will be on display through March 3, 2012 and is free and open to the public.

Mission Comics is a fantastic retail and gallery space run by SF local Leef Smith, who combined a comic book shop with an art gallery in a fresh, exciting way while drawing on the unique strengths of the Mission District. The gallery and retail space also helps facilitate a greater cross-pollution between the worlds of fine art and commercially produced sequential art. Hours of operation are Tuesday thru Sunday, 12pm-8pm, or anytime online at www.missioncomicsandart.com.

When:
Opening Reception: Saturday, February 4th, 2012 7-10 PM,
Multiple artists will be in attendance.

Where:
Mission Comics and Art
3520 20th St. Suite B
San Francisco, CA 94110
Ph. # 415-695-1545

Painting The Force for a cause

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

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

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!

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

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

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

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

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!

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!