This hardcover coffee table book showcases all the whimsical illustrations from professional book illustrator Lee White.
Hey guys,
For those of you who have never seen me paint, I uploaded a very sped up video to my kickstarter page that shows me painting a cat in a doorway. I'll be slowing that down and narrating it and may include that one as a bonus video download.
Here it is if you want to see it:
Whoo-hooo! we made it! We have hit 100% funding and so this book is a done deal. We will now be adding the stretch goals, etc. so keep sharing the project.
I appreciate your support throughout this campaign! It wouldn't be possible without you!
Hi guys,
I'm so excited to announce that we are SO close to funding. We are currently at 87% which is about $1500 away from hitting the first funding goal. After that, I'm adding the stretch goals such as a dust jacket, custom end papers, and even a deckled edge (which I think is the coolest thing ever).
So if I could ask you to share this link on your social media when you get a chance, I certainly would appreciate it. : )
Here's the link (shortened to make it easy to paste, etc): goo.gl/2pMi3M
Let me know if you have any questions at all or feel free to just say hi anytime!
Cheers,
Lee
Hey guys! We made it to the halfway point after only 5 days! Pretty sweet! We are definitely on track to fund!
However, the second and third week are particularly slow for kickstarters. So if you wouldn't mind sharing this project on your social media I would appreciate it. My goal is to reach funding by the mid-point of the campaign. Then I can start adding on cool stretch goals, etc. for the project!
As always, feel free to contact me if you have any questions at all.
Thanks again for your support!
Lee
On a sunny day about 16 years ago my TV died. That seemingly small event turned out to be a life changing moment for me. A moment that would lead to me illustrating over 20 books, teaching college classes, and making a career out of illustration.
I didn’t have enough money to buy a new TV, so I had to think about how to fill my spare time. I thought about doing a series of photographs, but there was always something “weird” about the shots I wanted to do. A hazy idea of a character in the scene. The photographs never achieved what I had in my head. I had an inner “voice” pushing me to make certain kinds of images (this would later become my “style” I guess.)
So I thought I would do some paintings. I had never really drawn or painted anything before. I went to the local art store and bought the basic acrylic paints and cheap canvases like everyone starts with. And I painted. I did one, then two, and then a bunch. I did around 30 or so paintings within a month or two. Yes, they were ugly and raw as I had never taken a painting class before. But I enjoyed the process and people were responding to them.
So I decided to send the paintings to the Art Center College of Design. To my surprise, they gave me a scholarship! We packed up and moved to Pasadena CA. And now I was a full time art student. I thought to myself on the first day “ how in the heck did I get here?.” I was sitting next to some of the best artists in the country. People would talk about what art they liked or didn’t like or their techniques. I had none of this. I said “I don’t know” a lot during that period.
Four years later I graduated with honors in illustration and got my first book right out of school. When telling this story it might sound like it was easy, but I assure you it wasn’t. There were doubts and failures along the way. But overall it has been a really fun career and one that wouldn’t have been possible if that TV never broke.