3 New Prints!

Three new prints now available in my Etsy shop!

Poodles

18x24", limited edition screen prints, $40/ea > here.

Sweetest Fruit

14x14", limited edition giclee prints, $50/ea > here.

and

Hightail

16x20", limited edition giclee prints, $60/ea > here.

See these and all of my other available prints here.

Letterpress Greeting Cards

My letterpress greeting cards are now available in my Etsy shop!

A set of all 6 designs with colorful envelopes for $16 (includes shipping.)

Click here for full details.

Pablove One Another Art Benefit

Bored Inc. + Leanna Lin's Wonderland presents:
"PABLOVE ONE ANOTHER"
 An art benefit curated by Bored Inc.'s Courtney Regli for The Pablove Foundation 
"Fighting childhood cancer with love!"

My painting for the show > "Pekingese", 12x16", acrylic/graphite on panel

Featured artists include:

64Colors, Andrea Kang, APAK, Axelhoney, Belinda Strong, Bored Inc., Bubblefriends,  Bubi Au Yeung, Cakespy, Catalina Estrada, Charuca, CJ Metzger, Conduct Happiness, Crowded Teeth, Cuore, Em & Sprout, Gaston Caba, Gemma Correll, Helena Garcia, Hsinping Pan, Jannie Ho, Jennifer Davis, Jeremiah Ketner, Julie West, Kali Meadows, Kit Lane, Laura Berger, Lilidoll, LouLou & Tummie, Love and a Sandwich, Luli Bunny, Miss Mindy, Mochi Studios, Monster Factory, Mr. Toast, Noferin, Patty Variboa, Peskimo, Piktorama, Pretty Little Thieves, Rilla Alexander, Rosey Cheekes, Silvia Portella, Steph Says Hello, TADO, Team Kitten, and Yipori. 

Proceeds from all art sales will go to The Pablove Foundation
Price Range $50-200- take home some great art and support a loving cause!

OPENING EVENT: Saturday, Sept. 8th (6-10pm)

Leanna Lin's Wonderland

5024 Eagle Rock Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 

Enormous Tiny Art Show 12

 Lydia
"Lydia never felt her name fit. She thought herself more of an Amos and when she moved to Montana that's how she would introduce herself."

The 12th installment of the ever-popular 

Enormous Tiny Art Show opens this Friday, Sept 7th at Nahcotta in Portsmouth, NH.

I have participated in this show many times but I am more excited than ever! 

I had so much fun making this new series of portraits based on the story/poems from Guy Capecelatro III's book "Some Women."

They are 4x4" each, on cradled wood panels- available online here.

Ruby
"Ruby would climb the apple trees to eat the apples right where they hung, until one day she slid free. Now, when she feels a storm's imminent arrival in her left leg, she thinks of apples."

 Ruth
"As a child, Ruth ate some wild mushrooms that bent her mind in an irretrievable way. Her mother always apologized for her and described how she once was."

 Levi

"Levi just lived to play the accordion: the visceral feel of pushing and pulling the bellows excited her, and when people watched her play they were always awestruck."

Minnette
"Minnette lays face down on the dock that stretches out over her family pond. She drops her hands in the water, and fish slide their thick bodies through her outstretched fingers."

Amelia
"Amelia saw angels in the trees and heard them whispering her name. When she would walk through the woods, she'd walk quickly and never look up."

Darby
"Darby's mother wandered off in the show one February evening and wasn't found until the spring thaw. At night, with the fresh snow piling high just beyond her window, she understood the lure."

Tilley
"Tilley worried the clouds hanging so precariously overhead might one day fall and crush her and so she often looked suspiciously at the sky."

LOLA Art Crawl, Minneapolis 8/25 & 8/26

Hola, Minneapolis!
I am participating in the Lola Art Crawl (League of Longfellow Artists)- "the biggest little crawl in America!"

Happyphone, acrylic/graphite on panel, $550

This is the fourth annual installment of the crawl featuring 115 artists at 69 different sites throughout the Longfellow neighborhood of Minneapolis. 

I am super excited to be showing my art at the soon to open brick and mortar store location of...drum roll, plz!
Forage Modern Workshop!!!
I stopped by to preview the space and it is going to be gorgeous! The store doesn't officially open until Sept 9th so this is your chance to get a sneak peek. (The space will also feature a cafe by the folks from Dogwood Coffee Co., Victory 44, and Rustica Bakery!!! Swoooon!)

I'll have all kinds of artwork on hand- prints, little sculptures, greeting cards, big paintings, little paintings, unframed paintings on paper, framed paintings...

Mycela in her Garden, acrylic/graphite on panel, $550

When: Sat Aug 25th and Sun Aug 26th, 10am-5pm both days
Where: 69 locations throughout the neighborhood so you can walk, bike, or drive! Detailed map here.
Who: 115 artists from The Longfellow neighborhood of Mpls. Detailed listings here.

duck, acrylic on found duck decoy, $350

Swing by if you are in the 'hood!

Summer Group Show at Nahcotta in Portsmouth, NH

Get Down, acrylic/graphite, 12x16"

I have eight new paintings in the Summer Group Show at Nahcotta Gallery in Portsmouth, NH.

The show runs Friday Aug 3- Sun Sept 2, 2012.

Reception Friday Aug 3, 5-8pm.

Hand, acrylic/graphite, 12x16" (SOLD)

It's For You, acrylic/graphite, 12x16"

Catnip, acrylic/graphite, 12x16"

(Waaaa! The shiny black background doesn't scan very well.)

Horses, acrylic/graphite, 12x16"

Nudge, acrylic/graphite, 12x16"

(My BFF kitty friend.)

Gorilla, acrylic/graphite, 12x16"

Dream, acrylic/graphite, 12x16"

These paintings are available for purchase online here.

Thank you for looking!

Big Bike Show, Rochester, VT

I have four brand new bicycle themed paintings in the
Big Bike Show at Big Town Gallery in Rochester, VT.

Oh My Dog, acrylic/graphite on panel, 12x16"

Go Ape, acrylic/graphite on panel, 8x10.5"

Eat Dust Bunny, acrylic/graphite on panel, 8x10.5"

Pony Up, acrylic/graphite on panel, 12x16"

BigTown Gallery presents a 2D & 3D multi-media exhibition dedicated to the bicycle in celebration of 25 years of bike culture at Green Mountain Bikes (the Bicycle Shop next door to the gallery.)

August 1 - September 30, 2012 

Full details here.

Just look at this lovely photo of both shops: BigTown Gallery and Green Mtn Bicycles!
I want to visit immediately.

I started showing my paintings at Big Town Gallery back in 2004 but it has been a loooong time since we have worked together. I am so happy we are reunited. Good peoples.

Girl Crush Gratitude

On Sat, June 23rd I co-hosted a Girl Crush event at Soo Visual Arts Center in Minneapolis
with The Jealous Curator...and it was good. Very, very good!

Photo from TheJealousCurator.com by Katie Parr

We feasted on cupcakes and macaroons from Sweets Bakeshop. Photo by Katie Parr.

I want to send out big love and thanks to everyone who helped make the day so fabulous!

Danielle and Caitlin with our glowing table. Photo by Emily Harris.

Thank you Common Roots Cafe for the coffee and breakfast- and use of their meeting space for our art making frenzy. They are soooooo nice. Please go eat there immediately!

Thank you Chowgirls Killer Catering for whipping up (and delivering!) the most delicious lunch that accommodated each and every special lady.    

Thank you Walker Shop at Walker Art Center , Vandalia Street Press, Urbanimal, Paperdarts, Hang It , and The People’s Jewelry for helping make our goodie bags alone worth the price of admission.

Thank you Plywerk  for providing us with beautiful bamboo art panels to paint on. 

They were perfect!

Making paintings and collages. Photo by Katie Parr.

I felt like a kid again gettin silly with the art supplies. Photo by Katie Parr.

Thank you Carolyn (THE SUPERSTAR coordinator of this whole event), Alison, Suzy, Melissa and everyone at SooVAC for helping us plan, set-up, host, clean-up, etc. 

In case you haven't noticed, I heart SooVAC! Photo by Katie Parr.

The 12 beautiful, smart, fun, and interesting ladies that attended Girl Crush Mpls. We chatted about our inspirations, challenges, our creative projects, the current state of facial tissue package design trends, etc etc etc.

Photo from TheJealousCurator.com by Katie Parr

Thank you Samantha French and Areca Roe for your gorgeous artwork that set the scene in the galleries at SooVAC. (Their exhibitions are up through July 7th.)

Thank you Katie Parr for taking photos. You do great work.

Thank you Danielle (The Jealous Curator) for dreaming up the Girl Crush series and for traveling all the way to MN. Carolyn and I had a great time hanging out with you all weekend. You do great work and I can't wait for the release of your BOOK!

Lastly, thank you to my BF Brad for putting up with my nerves and spazzing out leading up to the day.  

The end.

I just really love this photos of Emily's feet. Photo by Katie Parr.

Wait- one more thing! Check out a re-cap with more photos (and a peek at the art we made) on The Jealous Curator's blog! 

(S)ML * Unpacked: A traveling suitcase exhibition

UPDATE 4/11/13: This exhibition has ended and the paintings are now available via my Etsy shop.

flowerface, 11x14", acrylic/graphite on paper

(S)ML * Unpacked: A traveling suitcase exhibition
is the brainchild of art consultant/curator extraordinaire Inez Suen:

"With the idea of making original artwork available to a larger audience, this traveling show will give the viewer a glimpse of contemporary art from various parts of the world.  (S)ML suitcase is comprised of a carry on suitcase filled with petite art objects from international artists.  This suitcase is filled with portfolios of artwork, including all types of media, from painting, drawing, and collage on paper, to photography, video, metal, glass and ceramic object.  There will be strategic stops throughout the US and Asia, and I will travel with this ongoing exhibition.  New works will be added as I travel.  I plan to show the contents of the suitcase to curators, collectors, critics, art dealers, and art appreciators via private viewings from all over the world.  In 2012, I plan to visit Miami, West Palm Beach, Santa Fe, New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Beijing, Taipei, Singapore, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Hong Kong."

horse, 11x16", acrylic/graphite on paper

pony, 11x14", acrylic/graphite on paper

monster (detail), 11x16.25", acrylic/graphite on paper shooting target

Some photos courtesy of Inez Suen:

The art is getting the "white glove treatment" during a private showing.

Inez Suen presenting the collection during a private showing.

New Print!

Lucky, 24x30", acrylic/graphite on panel, 2010

On Tuesday, May 29th (at 2pm) the geniuses over at Burlesque Design will release a brand new 8 color screen print of my painting, "Lucky" (above).
24 x 30" on Crane Lettra 110# pearl white 100% cotton paper
Limited edition of 115
$80 each plus shipping
Buy it now here,  read more about it here.

A sneak peek at the print (photo swiped from Ben LaFond)