Author Archives: lisangart

In a nutshell, it’s about a highly advanced group of sentient beings, the zebras, and how they face and ultimately defeat their greatest enemy, the lions using: DEMOCRACY, TEAMWORK & CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING. The title of the book, ZEBRATHENIA, steals from the first recorded democracy established in 6th century BC, the Greek city of Athens.Continue reading “What is my children’s picture book about? & my journey thus far.”

This Polar bear excels at climate change! He is resilient, flexible, resourceful, stylish and comfortable in his own skin. Not just anyone can own this piece. #fatheradaygiftideas #polarbear #fishing

I sold my Piggy Cabinet painting! and in the middle of a tariff war too, but Canadian bacon reigns supreme 🥓 My art fairs pretty well during times of crisis, tariff wars and pandemics. Gallery’s come and go, markets move up and down, but the Artist stays consistent, prolific and one of a kind. #resilientContinue reading “Selling art to the USA 🇺🇸 in the middle of a tariff war 🇨🇦”

I sold my painting at the Hamilton Art Gallery Show and sale! Thank you so much for the support! People really liked the big pieces, my top comments were, “Wow! Cool! and Amazing!” Thank you everyone who visited! Also patterns run in my family ❤️ The Chinese Salmander in Hanfu was well received! I wasContinue reading “Thank Q AGH ❤️ 🐢”

Revealing my Floral Print Gecko painting for the first time this week at the Art Gallery of Hamilton. I painted it 5 years ago at the start of the pandemic and didn’t find an opportunity to share it until now at this year’s Hamilton Art Gallery Show and Sale. It took me about 4 monthsContinue reading “10 camouflage paintings I did before the Floral Print Gecko”

Writing and illustrating my first picture book has got me in a dizzy. Did you know a group of zebras is called a dazzle? It took me 3 tries to get this scene right. I loved painting every one of them until I realized it wasn’t gonna work out anymore.. the tragedy of starting allContinue reading “A Group Of Zebras Is Called A Dazzle”

Plumbing disaster at the Art Gallery of Hamilton this April, there’s a snake in the pipes! Do u know any well-to-do plumber/snake charmers ?? 🪠🐍 Painted in 2019, just before the pandemic, this will be the snake’s first public debut. Alongside the Chinese New Year of the snake and more specifically the wood snake, characterizedContinue reading “Plumbing disaster at the Art Gallery of Hamilton this April, there’s a snake in the pipes ! 🐍”

Working on my first children’s book I am both writing and illustrating. The ideas are all there I just need to organize them in a coherent manner that’s not terrible. I contacted about 5 publishers so far, so I figure I’ll just keep at it, trying to space them out a bit so I canContinue reading “All I have to do is not give up.”

Would this make a good illustration for a Children’s picture book? Currently writing and illustrating my first picture book. Everyone says I’d be really good at this but I’ve never done it before so I’m just stumbling my way into it. It’s a different way of working, worrying about feedback from editors, how I’m goingContinue reading “Welcome to my journey.”

I finished illustrating the book for the Canadian Constitution Foundation! The publisher “loved the work and is excited.” Slotted to come out this Autumn, more on that later. In the meantime I’ve decided it’s time I write and illustrate my own children’s book. It’s something I’ve always wanted to do and everyone thinks I’d beContinue reading “Mega Update”