I needed a break between all the emails, charity sale, and art book stuff so I did a fun speed paint, and what's more fun than flowers for hair? :D
In other news, there has been so...
2020-12-14 18:13:28 +0000 UTC View Post
~Envision~
2020 has been a rough year for everyone. From Covid to the endless wildfires that turned the sky red, sometimes it can feel overwhelming and hopeless. But don't give up, we can env...
2020-11-26 17:56:48 +0000 UTC View Post
I've been super busy prepping for the Thanksgiving charity sale that's coming up. It's been nothing but mind numbing logistic work of ordering packaging, restocking inventory, etc so I wanted to ju...
2020-11-23 18:36:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Finally finished all 6 of my Terrarium Life series~
I first started this series when Covid lockdown happened and everyone had to quarantine. It made me think about all the things we can enjoy...
2020-11-16 19:12:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Finally going to the finish the last of the terrarium life series :D When I first started this during the beginning of the pandemic, I didn't think it would still be going on at the end of the year...
2020-11-15 04:18:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Painted something different this time :) The days are getting colder and the holiday seasons are getting closer. I'll be hosting my annual charity sale again starting Black Friday, I hope everyone ...
2020-11-12 17:31:49 +0000 UTC View Post
Last of the 6 part series inspired by the recent CA wildfires. After 3 months, the fires are still burning and the air quality fluctuates depending on the wind direction. I'm so tired of all this a...
2020-11-03 03:00:57 +0000 UTC View Post
No. 5 of my 6 part series inspired by the CA wildfires. Even though the smoke has cleared we're still getting red flag warnings all the time due to extreme fire danger from high winds. It's exhaust...
2020-10-27 17:30:43 +0000 UTC View Post
The smoke is finally cleared from my part of California but the images of that time remains in my mind. I wonder what next year and all the years after will be like if we don't work together to sto...
2020-10-22 17:52:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Continuing the series. 2 days ago another fire started near us, and even though the sky remained blue, ashes rained down and everything smelled like smoke. I wonder how much longer this will contin...
2020-09-30 00:10:21 +0000 UTC View Post
The air around here finally cleared up in the last few days (though got a little worse again today, sigh...) In those precious few days I spent as much time outside as possible and just breathing t...
2020-09-20 23:44:31 +0000 UTC View Post
Lofi Cali Girl - beats to relax/study to during the climate change apocalypse.
I saw the Lofi Girl meme floating around about all the different countries and thought about making on...
2020-09-09 17:42:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Over a week ago a dry lightning storm struck my part of California which is something we've never seen before. It caused an unprecedented amount of wildfires that has covered the entire area in smo...
2020-08-29 00:15:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone! So much has happened where do I begin?
I finally got an appointment with an orthopedic and he diagnosed me with Trigger Finger. The good news is that after so much rest, the lum...
2020-08-22 00:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Finally had some time to paint between all craziness with the kickstarter :D
This one is inspired by all the beautiful timelapses in this video
Thanks to everyone's unbelievable support, we reached all 3 stretch goals in 24 hours! That means everyone who backed a book will also get a free bookmark, 4 stickers, and 6 postcards! 2020-08-11 20:29:43 +0000 UTC View Post
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/yuumei/sanctuary-the-art-book-of-yuumei 2020-08-10 16:50:16 +0000 UTC View Post
My art book just got approved by Kickstarter! It's currently in pre-launch mode, but you can follow it to get the get notified of when it officially begins in probably a day or 2 :)
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2020-08-09 16:21:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Sorry I've been mia with the updates. It's taken forever due to my extreme camera shyness, but I've finally finished making the Kickstarter video. I just need to add a few more details to the campa...
2020-08-01 00:54:32 +0000 UTC View PostHere's a sneak peek of my upcoming artbook: Sanctuary, featuring a decade of my paintings from 2010 to 2019. It will be on Kickstarter soon, and one of the options will be to have the book signed o...
2020-07-20 21:07:11 +0000 UTC View Post
This will be the last #Townscaper paintover for a while, because I'll be busy preparing my Kickstarter for...
2020-07-20 21:00:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Another paintover from @OskSta's #Tow...
2020-07-08 18:09:23 +0000 UTC View Post
TownScaper, like the name, it's a game that let's you create cute towns. It's so fun and relaxing, fellow artists and gamers should def check it out. It's a great tool to design European styled cit...
2020-07-06 01:51:27 +0000 UTC View Post
Finally got to paint again :D I've been using the same technique as last time with a soft clay between my palm to prevent my hand from hurting as much.
This painting is inspired by all ...
2020-06-22 01:25:51 +0000 UTC View Post
More from the Terrarium Life series :D Books and plants and hanging stars, these days I just want to be a child again.
I had hoped to finish these much sooner but it sucks to be forced to...
2020-06-08 19:37:12 +0000 UTC View Post
First time painting since I found that painful lump in my hand. It's not hurting much anymore, except for random spurts of what my doctor thinks is radiant pain. Hopefully Covid19 will be more mana...
2020-05-31 21:36:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Continuing the "Terrarium" series~ One of the things that's been helping me during quarantine is tending to my aquarium and trying out new teas. What's been helping you lately?
In other...
2020-05-25 18:38:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Last year this time I would be going to the annual Cherry Blossom Festival in SF, but that and everything else has been canceled due to the pandemic. I've been missing all the street food and flowe...
2020-05-06 01:25:30 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm thinking of making a series of 6 images showing all the things we can do while in quarantine :) What other activity or container should I draw? :D
2020-04-26 21:13:10 +0000 UTC View Post
The Coronavirus pandemic has been a challenge that our generation has never faced before. In light of so much uncertainty and isolation, feelings of fear and loneliness is everywhere. But we are no...
2020-04-22 20:38:41 +0000 UTC View Post