An Afternoon at Gallery Nucleus!

Lots of things are happening! One of the neatest things I have to share is that the awesome people at Motivarti and Gallery Nucleus have asked me to spend an afternoon lecturing and demoing for anyone who might be interested. If you happen to be in LA on Sunday, April 17th, I would be honored if you would stop by! Here are the details:

An Afternoon with Brittney Lee

Sunday, April 17th, 2011
1:00 – 4:30 pm
at Gallery Nucleus (210 East Main St. Alhambra, CA 91801)

The afternoon includes:

- a one-hour lecture with Q&A, with topics including Brittney’s development as an artist, techniques for creating a fan base, and advice for making the transition to a career in the entertainment industry

- a two-hour, open-format paper demo, in which Brittney will craft an original paper work while explaining her process and techniques

- an artist meet-and-greet, with print and book signing following the paper demo

- a raffle of the original paper artwork created during Brittney’s demo; you’ll receive 3 free raffle tickets for attending, with more tickets available for purchase at the event

-an opportunity to purchase a limited-run, numbered and signed print which Brittney has created exclusively for Gallery Nucleus and Motivarti for this event

Tickets
Pre-purchase: $20 (click here)
At the door: $25

Get three free raffle tickets when you purchase an event ticket. Plus, college students show their I.D. at the door for an additional five free raffle tickets!

More information can be found here.

The painting at the top of this post is the print I made just for the workshop. I am not sure how many Motivarti/Gallery Nucleus are planning to make, but I do know that they will be exclusive to Gallery Nucleus (i.e. I won't be able to sell them in my shop.) I really hope to see you all there!

Now to finish my piece for this show. Back to work- more updates soon!

A Commission and a Con

With so much going on, I really haven't had much time to do commission work since I made my way down to Los Angeles. This was the last piece that I was able to work on, and I just realized that I had never posted photos of it. So here you go! It was a lot of fun to work on, especially the leaf/ornamental detail in the back.

I do love me some birds.



And just for kicks, I held the finished piece up to a back light. It got the inspirational wheels turning. Perhaps some lampshade designs in my future?

Perhaps.



I also wanted to let everybody know that I will be spending this coming weekend in Seattle at the Emerald City Comic Con! Miss Liana Hee and I are sharing booth #1004, and it is going to be a good time. Please come say hello if you can!

M is for Market!

A few months ago I was asked to contribute to an Alphabet Book project that Tools for Schools Africa is putting together for Ghanian school children. Each artist was assigned a letter and asked to create an illustration based on people, places, and things that the children of Ghana can recognize. I was given the letter M and asked to depict a market scene with a mango tree! It was so much fun to work on!

You can read more about this project (and see the other wonderful contributions) here. A big "Thank You!" to Mike Boldt for including me in this great project. Thanks for thinking of me, Mike!

And also thank you to everyone who visits this blog and leaves me comments. It really does mean so much to me. I have had a lot of requests for a paper tutorial, so I will try to work one of those up in the next few weeks. More to come soon!

Part of that...

A few months ago, artists at the studio were given canvases and asked to create a piece of artwork based on any one of the 50 Disney animated features that inspires us. Once finished, these canvases will be sold at a charity auction later this year. I will pass along the details as soon as I have them, but for now I thought I would post a few photos of my finished piece:)


My inspirational film of choice is (of course) The Little Mermaid. I knew that I wanted to work with paper for this piece, but I also wanted to utilize the large (18"x36") canvas that was given to me. After a little experimentation, I decided to cut the canvas to be the top foreground elements while its wooden frame serves as a perfect support for the inner layers of paper. The construction was tricky, but in the end I think everything turned out okay (and should stay in place)!

When I make original artwork for gallery shows, I am often asked if it is difficult for me to part with it. My answer is almost always the same: if I know going into the making of a piece that it will be sold, I don't have a problem letting go of it when the time comes.



Well, this one may be the exception.


Have a lovely week, everyone! More updates soon!

Happy Holidays!

I wish everyone out there a safe and happy holiday, whoever and wherever you may be!

To celebrate the season, here are a few photos of some pieces I had made for the Unique LA Holiday Show!





Some of these scuplts are currently available in the shop, and I've also added this year's holiday cards and the Lagoon piece to Etsy as well. If you are interested in gifts for the holidays, today is the last day to order for pieces to be shipped before Christmas. I will be taking some time to spend with my family, and I wish you all the same! See you in the New Year!

Super Big Micro Show and Unique LA!

Hey Everybody!

There are so many exciting things happening around the holidays and this weekend is no exception! First up, I will be exhibiting at Unique LA in downtown LA today and tomorrow. I've never been before but it looks like it will be a fabulous good time! You can find out the all of the details here. If you do stop by, come see me at booth #138 and say hello!




Next up, the Super Big Micro Show at Gallery Nucleus! These are the four pieces I made for the show, all based on the seasons of the year. All of the pieces in the show are teeny tiny, but there are SO MANY wonderful little gems that you certainly shouldn't miss it if you are in town. And they are going to be raffling off a beautiful Mike Gabriel original!

The Super Big Micro Show opens tonight at Gallery Nucleus. Hope to see you there!

Lagoon Love

Ah, yes - the return of the mermaids:) I have been working on this piece in my spare moments for quite some time now, so I'm happy to finally be able to share it! I will have prints of this piece with me at CTN-X this weekend and they will also go up in the shop early next week.

This weekend's show is going to be completely packed with incredible talent, so if you can make it I highly recommend it! You can find me at Table 13 in the main hall, but if you are there you should go say hi to all of the other animation legends first. I will be around all weekend:)

I hope to see you there!

'Tis The Season!

A new holiday card design for 2010! I will have these with me both at CTN-X and Unique LA.

I'm working away on having lots of fun, new stuff for these shows! CTN-X is coming up on November 19-21 at the Burbank Marriott and Convention Center, and will be jam-packed with animation industry goodness. Last year was a fantastic time, and this year can only be better! If you are interested in attending and have not yet gotten a pass, you can receive a 10% discount on any 1 or 3 day general pass by using this discount code as my guest: LEBRX10. You can register for the show here.

I hope to see you all there!

Tangled: A Dazzling Day!

I am so excited to tell you about this project! About six months ago I was asked to illustrate a picture book based on the film Tangled, and I couldn't have been more thrilled! Tangled: A Dazzling Day is 24 pages about a day in the life of Rapunzel and Flynn, and was beautifully written by Devin Ann Wooster. It was a joy to work on, so I hope you like it!


Lots of things are coming up, including CTN-X in November and Unique LA in December! I'll post more on these shows as they get closer, but if you get the chance to be at either one, please stop by and say hello!

Just Can't Wait!

Some of my coworkers and I were recently asked to contribute to a collection of artwork for Disney Fine Art Galleries. The idea is for us to create our own artistic interpretations of our favorite moments from Disney films. Considering that I spent a large part of my life trying to figure out how to make a living doing EXACTLY this, I jumped at the chance!



First up is "I Just Can't Wait to be King!" in paper! I don't know about anyone else, but I'm fairly certain that I listened to The Lion King soundtrack cassette on a nonstop loop for the entire summer of 1994. My mother (who patiently listened along with me in the car) can attest to my obsession. Thank you for putting up with me, Mom. This one's for you:)

I have quite a few things to update on soon, so stay tuned! Until then, have a great week, everybody!