Bunny bounces out 2011 and into the Dragon 2012!

Hey fellow artists and friends! Wow, can you believe it's 2012 and already February!! Last year was good with work and my paintings. It was off to a good start in January! I was invited to be a part of a 5 person show called "SuperKickAss" @ The WWA Gallery in Culver City. I displayed 4 large pieces and Sold 3! I was super happy to be a part of such a great show and awesome group of artists. In February, I did a small piece for the WIA: Woman In Animation Group Show called " Goodness United". It was great to meet so many wonderful ladies in Animation! That piece was gifted. Next, in March, I did a piece for a show called "Shave and a Haircut" @ Monkeyhouse Toys. This piece was called "Mustache Melody". Had a lot of fun with this one and the colors were so saturated. ;) After this, I took on some freelance work(children's book illustrations), outside of work that kept me busy for 3 months. I then returned to do a piece for this year's "i am 8bit" Group Exhibition. This was super fun, got to meet lots of brilliant artists and I had my piece from the last 8_bit show in the 2nd vol. "Super i am 8-bit" Book! So I was a part of a small book signing panel, the week of the opening. ;) It was really cool to meet all those fans and experience a book signing. The piece I did for the show was called "Ready!" After that show, I did a small piece for a group show held at Carter Sexton Art Gallery and Supplies. It was called "Morning Glory" and it sold before the show started. :) I was super happy.
I wish I painted more, but I had a lot of work and freelance to work on, so I guess it balanced out. Very grateful to be able to work in what I do and happy to be able to have lovely fans like you to like what I do. ;)
This year is starting off great! I just did a small piece for a show called "VS. a show of Opposites".
It's an 18 person show Curated by Daisy Church. Click the link below or check it here:
http://www.meetup.com/San-Francisco-Lowbrow-Art/events/48727552/

Here is the piece I did:

SO I can't wait for what's to come of this Dragon Year. I am currently working on 2 pieces for two up coming shows and the end of this month. I will post more about it soon. My prediction for this new year, is that I will paint more and possibly larger pieces. In the meantime, Thanks so much for sticking with me and coming by to say hi! Love you guys!
Cheers~ <3 dee

SUPER i am 8 bit 2011!! Yay~

Hi all!

Here is my piece I did for the Super i am 8 bit 2011 Show! It was an AWESOME show. I attended the VIP Opening on Wed. night and it was a great turn out! Lots of Media/Press and Artists from the show enjoying themselves. The Main Show Opening was last night and over a 1,000 people showed up! Those 8 bit people really worked hard to get this whole show together and they had full success. Here is my piece I have in the show. Not sure if it Sold yet, but if your interested, please feel free to email me. ^_^

Title: Ready!

Medium: Acrylic on Wood with Oakwood frame

Size: 16"x 20"

Price: $700

Here are some details of the piece.

I like to play video games ever since I was a kid. Still play many today, but nothing beats a good 8bit game. These were two of my favorite games when I was young. Along with Tempest, but man, how I used spend a lot of quarters trying to kill that centipede. ;) I got the idea for this painting by imagining how Mrs. Pacman always chases the poor ghosts around, so what if the tables were turned and she was the hunted. It was a fun piece to do and made me want to play those games again, but I guess now I can just buy the app. hehee... I will post more images of the show on my flickr, so feel free to check them out~ Cya!

Quick color sketch while I wait~

I am waiting for an approval, so I thought I would do a quick color sketch. I haven't done this in awhile, so it was pretty fun. I may do more for fun, if I do, I will post. ;) Cheers~

Moustache Melodies!

Hi! Here is the piece I did for the "Shave & a Haircut" Show at Monkeyhouse Toys.

Title: Moustache Melodies

Med: Acrylic on Wood

Size: 10"x10"

It was a group show that consisted of many great artist with right touch of whimsy!

The show is still up! If interested in purchasing, contact the gallery or myself. ^_^

I will post more soon. Hope all is well!

"Shave and a Haircut" Show at MonkeyHouse!!

Hi all~
Things have been busy here on my end. Working on this new piece for MonkeyHouse show called "Shave & A Haircut"! It looks like lots of fun! I will post some images of my painting soon, but for now, here is the flyer for the show! Check it out~


Other than that, I am working on some freelance and 1 or 2 other paintings for an upcoming show. Busy bee~ I'm also recovering from a cold and drinking lots of meds. ahhaa....well, enough anyways. It helps with the drawings. teehee...
I've also decided to start a side project with a friend of mine, completely outside the realm of animation or the art world. I just hope we can get it off the ground this year. ^_^ I will talk more about it when it comes to fruition. Till then, mums the word.
On a serious note:
I would like to send a heartfelt hug to the people who went through this terrible and heart wrenching disaster in Japan. I only hope for the future to be brighter and hope many loved ones are found and able to regain peace in this time of need. <3

WIA: Women In Animation Group Show Tonight!!

Hello Peeps~
Hope all is well? I have been working on this little piece for a Group Show that opens tonight called WIA: Women in Animation. It's a group show of many talented women and I will have 4 new and old pieces in the show. Here is the info, incase you would like to stop in. Should be a great show, with lots of lovely ladies to meet! :) Hope to see you there!

Women In Animation Group Show
Gallery 839 @ The Animation Guild
1105 N. Hollywood Way, Burbank, Ca. 91505
March 4th -25th Opening from 6pm-9pm

O, and here is one of the pieces I did:

Title: Goodness United
Med: Acrylic on Wood
Size: 4.5" x 5.5" Oval
Price: $75 (contact http://www.womeninanimation.org/ if interested) ^_^ Thanks!

Thank you~ ^_^

Hello Friends~
I started to think about my blog and how I've had it for over 5 years now. I realize that I have been slowing down on posts and feel very bad about this. I know that you take the time out of your day to view my blog and I greatly appreciate the care you put into comments and even just stopping by. I have let a lot of things in my life get in the way of my work and posting my work, but I will try my best to provide something to keep this blog going. I'm very happy see you all stop by and hope that I can do my best to keep you up on my work. If you would like to see something of mine or would like to suggest a design for me to create, feel free to let me know. I will do my best to create it and post it up, dedicated to you. ^_^
Thanks for all your support! O and Happy Valentine's Day! <3

Cheers,
Dee

PS: Here are the latest paintings I did for the "SUPERKICKASS" Show in Jan. Hope you like them~ ^_^

YAY! New Show Opening Tonight! SUPERKICKASS!

HI~ Quick word about the New show Opening happening tonight! I am a part of a 5 person exhibit called "SUPERKICKASS" and it will be held at WWA Gallery in Culver City,CA. It opens from 7- 10p -ish and we will be signing FRESH NEW PRINTS at the show. So come on out and see some amazing Kick Ass work! hahaa.....
O here is one of my pieces for the show. The photo is not the best cuz the colors a little too bright, but like I have said before, I am not a photographer..mkay~ ;) hehee.. Hope to see you there! Cheers!
O, i will post the rest of the pieces this weekend! HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Title: Dill's Pickle

YAY!!

FIRST~ I want to say THANK YOU to all of you, for supposrting and visiting my lil' ol' blog. ^_^ I started this blog on October 24th, 2005!! Can't believe it's been that long! ^_^ I couldn't have kept it going with out you all. YAY~Here's to more years to come!

SECOND~ This is the Piece I just did for the "Little Rolla" Custom Art Show in Sapporo, Japan.

Set up all fancy like in an acrylic box. hehee... It's going for $10,500 YEN, which is about $75. hehe.....Too bad it's only one side, cuz the other side is perfect for halloween (pumpkin patch).

Thank you Marty San, for the invite to the show. more sooN!

Hello All~ I'm sorry it's taken me awhile to post, I kinda took a break. I know I should have mentioned it, but I hope this makes up for it. I did a little piece for an up coming show in Japan called "Lil Rolla Doll" Show. It's a 3" high resign figure that you can paint anything you want on it. This was my take.

Title: A Flower for you a Pumpkin for me

Medium: Acrylic on Resin

Size: 3" height

Debut: Oct. 25th Little Rolla Show in Japan

through PaintMonster Co.

It was pretty fun to paint so small. Hopefully they like it. ^_^

In the meantime, I am working on some larger pieces, on wood, that will be in a 5 person show in January 2011. So I will try to post as I go this time. Maybe some part of them anyways. Thanks for stopping by and checking it out. More soon! Peace~