illustration | the Artist as LISA LEE

The Tears of the Spring

The Arab Spring. A fanciful term coined by the media to describe the recent uprisings of the oppressed in the Middle East. The idea first dawned on me when I was playing around with tracing my hand in… Read More

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Posted on October 30, 2013 by theartistaslisalee

Pop Art

commentary, drawing, illustration, ink, political, social

Atomic Peace

It’s been predicted, it’s been disputed, but it is official: this is the Nuclear Age, literally.

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Posted on October 22, 2013 by theartistaslisalee

Pop Art

commentary, conte, drawing, illustration, ink, pastel, political, social, study, war

Messenger of Death

They proclaim themselves the deliverers of their people, exterminators of “western evil” the warrior angels of their faith. But to us they are terrorists, murderers, disruptors of peace. The world has not been the same since that fateful… Read More

I WALK

2013 Watercolor, pen, pencil, pastel on Bristol 17×11 each (6 panels) A poem relating to my own inner struggles with Faith; how difficult it is to trust in something you don’t see or have and move on despite… Read More

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Posted on August 13, 2013 by theartistaslisalee

Poetic Art

faith, gouache, illustration, painting, pastel, Pen, pencil, personal, poetry, watercolor