night bakers

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nightbakers

 

My friend Angela and I were talking about the busyness of parent life. As she was talking, she had the epiphany that we spend most our day saying NO to ourselves: no sleeping in, no time for a run, no time to shower, no time to read a novel… but when it comes to snacks and treats its an easy way we can say YES. It may not be the healthiest but we embrace these small moments where we can allow ourselves pleasure.

So last week the hubbahubba and I relished our two hours before bed, when baby was asleep, and we baked.

happy valentine’s day

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I granted permission to the Brightside to minimally animate my illustrations – it turned out beautifully! Happy Valentine’s day!

the shade of your love + live drawing

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theshadeofyourlove

The hubbahubba was looking through my files and came across this custom illustrationfrom 2014 and he exclaimed “Hey, I’ve never seen this!” I forgot to share it soI am sharing it now ^_^ This couple wereengaged under a very unique treeand they wanted me to capture it. As with all commissions, I felt honored to work on something so meaningful.

Our zazzle shop is having a wonderful 50% canvas print sale with the code:ZAZZARTGIFTS the sale ends02/11/2016 11:59 PM PST!

Also! I will be live drawing this Saturday for valentine’s day at Modern Mouse in Alameda. More info here! Hope to see you there ^_^

rock with you + sale

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rockwithyou we’re having a valentine’s day sale on our shop – 15% off til friday with the code: LOVEBUG have a great day!

nani

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nani

happy birthday to my mom – her first as nani chanani! ^_^

book dream boy

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bookdreamboy

I don’t usually do two versions of the same illustration – but I really wanted to do this one!

Remembering MLK today, I share his words “The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.”

Have a great week!

disney in february

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three of us

I am thrilled to announce that I have beeninvited back for anartist showcase at WonderGround Galleryin theDowntown DisneyDistrict at theDisneylandResort,February 6-7andFebruary 27-28, from2 5 p.m.each day. Parking fees apply. The piece above “Three of us” will be one of the many prints I will have there. If you’re in Southern California, I hope to see you there! ^_^

I was also asked to create 3 new Disney pieces and I’m so excited to share them with you here! The Disney pieces will release on February 6 along with new work from Eunjung June Kim and Jerrod Maruyama. More informationhere.

hawaiianrollercoasterweb

“Hawaiian roller coaster”

 

 

newworldweb

“New world”

noworriesweb

 

“No worries”

heroes

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heroes

A quick 20 minute sketch remembering Bowie today.

cooking with you

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nidhi-chananiprocess Cooking with you I recently did a set of commissions and loved how thehubby described their cooking sessions – he made the food while she snatched samples along the way! Ive been asked about my process for awhile so I thought I would create a short gif to give some insight. I begin in flash with a line drawing, then I draw over that with solid color. I export my flash file in layers to photoshop and add shadows, lighting and adjust the colors.I hope you have a happy week!

happy new year + sale

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happy2016

we spent the holidays withfamily and i drew a bit in my sketch book. at the beginning of the yeari like think about my goals and this year i want to draw more comics.

meanwhile, there’s a big sale on zazzle – 40% off canvas prints and 15% off mugs with the codeZNEWYEAR2016

happy, happy new year!