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Latest Art & News
5 Jan 2010: It's a New Year
Happy new year! Wishing all of you a great 2010. Whether 2009 was good for you or not, let's hope this one will be even better!
This January, I'm Artist of the Month at Genreville, Publishers Weekly's speculative fiction publishing blog. Head there now to see my portraits of Genreville's authors, Rose Fox and Josh Jasper, and to learn about the process behind the two paintings!
Before the close of 2009, I really wasn't able to cap off the year with a large painting (somehow, it's been a thing in previous years) but December 2009 was still surprisingly productive what with the baby on board (now 2 and a half months old). Besides the portraits for Genreville, I also contributed to the Penny Experiment, with the painting Change is Coming. (Should anyone be surprised now at how I like to title my work?)
Thanks for visiting again! More changes and updates to the site are coming.
10 Nov 2009: Small Addition, Big Changes
Firstborn daughter Anya Sophia Lundberg arrived October 15th, 2009, and you can guess that I've not been online or painting as much since! I'll still be trying to update the site whenever possible (you can see there are new paintings on the main page) but new commissions will be limited, and I'll only accept those with very generous deadlines!
Upcoming changes to the site include having new categories, including one just for Prayer Trees and one for sketches.
Congratulations to Shaun Tan for winning the World Fantasy Award for Best Artist! It's well deserved--I'm an admirer!
This is a short post--but you can't blame me, can you? (I'm looking forward to the days when Anya will graduate from her 3-hour feeding cycle to longer ones.)
Take care of yourselves!
5 Aug 2009: The World Fantasy Awards
I still don't quite know how to process this, but it was a shock to be notified this morning that I'm among the 2009 nominees for the World Fantasy Award for Best Artist. I'm among names such as Kinuko Y. Craft, Stephan Martinière, John Picacio and Shaun Tan and still can't comprehend what I'm doing there! This is not something I ever expected but clearly The Field Guide to Surreal Botany got me in there--and it wouldn't have been possible without the many writers, readers, reviews and well-wishers who supported the project. Thank you to all of you, and all of you who have supported me and my art over the years.
It's an honour (pardon the cliche) and HUGE surprise just to be nominated, and I don't know how to express quite all the shock and gratitude I'm feeling. Thanks, you're all awesome.
16 Jul 2009: Art Updates
Of course I've been back from vacation for a while, and have been working on art as well. The latest pieces are always in the thumbnails near the top of the News page. Do check out the ACEOs, and a new page I've set up about how I've found a quick new way of doing digital art: Check out Work in Progress: Dreadmire Chronicles.
I'm not doing tours anymore (thank goodness), owing to the fact I'm now into the third trimester of my pregnancy. Which means I now have time (and energy) for art again--and there's already a queue! If you're curious and interested in having a picture done by me...contact me quick! I'll be trying to fit you in between August and mid-October, when I'll be due. After that, who knows what my life will be like!
7 Jun 2009: On Vacation!
I am away June 8th to 11th. Behave!
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Janet Chui paints, programs, and shows people around Singapore heritage and WWII sites when she isn't at her desk. The random quotes below come from Blue Green Planet, an environmental e-card site. Janet lists her personal and business practices on this page. Her Healthy Green Artists column can be found at EMG-Zine. She also cofounded Two Cranes Press, and edited and illustrated A Field Guide to Surreal Botany.
The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others. - Gandhi
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This can't be said enough times: xkcd is BRILLIANT. http://xkcd.com/712/ 10 Mar 2010, 17:23:05
Now we have to vacate due to the noise and my work just doubled. I'm not sorry for your loss when you play shitty music at 10,000 decibels. 10 Mar 2010, 10:48:35
Whoever this VIP who just died, the idiot family didn't even register with the town council. The whole circus should just be tossed out 10 Mar 2010, 10:46:39
Bloody neighbourhood funeral is keeping baby awake and making her throw tantrums. I HATE these shitty loud Chinese funerals. HATE them. 10 Mar 2010, 10:33:38
Going to lie down again. I should be up again in 20 minutes though, if our little human clock continues to be accurate. 7 Mar 2010, 03:41:08
Up at 3am because the baby keeps waking up every hour, making noise, then going back to sleep. I didn't know she was a cuckoo clock. 7 Mar 2010, 03:24:41
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Janet's Latest Bookmarks
Susan Piver: The Macmillan vs. Amazon Throwdown Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:40:59 +0000
BBC News - Why do people often vote against their own interests? Sat, 30 Jan 2010 19:20:17 +0000
Summary: 'Cause they're stupid.
Why Atheists Don't Turn to Religion When Faced with Death or Disaster | Belief | AlterNet Sat, 30 Jan 2010 08:09:40 +0000
Safer Alternatives to Bisphenol A (BPA) — Oregon Environmental Council Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:21:23 +0000
Watch This: 70-Minute Video Review of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace | /Film Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:33:59 +0000
Dark and hilarious, but wonderfully insightful. Art from adversity makes a lot of sense.
The BEAST 15 Most Heinous Climate Villains | The Beast Sat, 02 Jan 2010 23:22:48 +0000
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