Upcoming Shows

Here's the current list of upcoming shows:

The Market Wine Pour
June 27th, 12 to 6 pm
San Pedro Square in San Jose, CA

SF ZineFest
September 6th, 11 am to 5 pm
San Francisco County Fair Building in San Francisco, CA

Alternative Press Expo
October 3rd and 4th
San Jose Convention Center in San Jose, CA

More shows to be announced, once they are confirmed. Hope to see you!

Dim sum, week 4

Week 4 collection of dim sum.

Dim sum, week 3

Week 3 collection of dim sum.

Upcoming manga workshops for the summer

Contact the libraries directly about sign ups, if needed.

Manga Mania workshops in San Jose, CA
http://events.sjpl.org/search/events?search=Manga+Mania
June 4th, Thursday at 4 pm
Calabazas Branch Library
1230 South Blaney Avenue
San Jose, CA 95129

June 15th, Monday at 3:30 pm
Rose Garden Branch Library
1580 Naglee Avenue
San Jose, CA 95126

June 18th, Thursday at 2 pm
Pearl Avenue Branch Library
4270 Pearl Avenue
San Jose, CA 95136

July 9th, Thursday at 3:30 pm
Santa Teresa Branch Library
290 International Circle
San Jose, CA 95119

Manga Mania workshops in San Francisco, CA
June 22nd, Monday at 3 pm
Excelsior Branch Library
4400 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94112

July 16th, Thursday at 4 pm
Mission Branch Library
300 Bartlett Street
San Francisco, CA 94110

July 24th, Friday at 2 pm
West Portal Branch Library
190 Lenox Way
San Francisco, CA 94127

July 31st, Friday at 3 pm
Ortega Branch Library
3223 Ortega Street
San Francisco, CA 94122

Comic Jam workshop in San Francisco, CA
July 8th, Wednesday at 3 pm
Bayview Branch Library
5075 3rd Street
San Francisco, CA 94124

Dim sum, week 2

Week 2 collection of dim sum.

Dim Sum, week 1

Here's all the dim sum I've drawn in the past week.

Daily dim sum

Starting a new series of daily drawings featuring dim sum. First up, cha siu bao. Which do you prefer: steamed or baked? Follow along via the social media links to the right. I'll update the blog in batches.

Thanks from Big Wow Comicfest

My thanks to Sakura of America and everyone who came to the ‪manga‬ workshops at Big Wow ComicFest! Hope you leveled up your drawing skills. I enjoyed sharing my drawing tips with you all. Stay tuned for an update about manga workshops at San Jose and San Francisco libraries this summer.

Big Wow Comicfest! April 18-19

I'm tabling at the Big Wow Comicfest in Artist Alley, table 330. Come by for steampunk goodness, comics, and art prints! Don't forget that I'm also teaching two manga style workshops, one on each day of the show. Register now! Hope to you see there!

Manga workshops at Big Wow! ComicFest

I'm teaching two Sakura Color Products of America sponsored manga workshops at Big Wow! ComicFest, April 18th and 19th. Proceeds benefit the San Jose Public Library Foundation. I'm also exhibiting at Big Wow! ComicFest in Artist Alley, table AA 330. Check out the link for more info and how to register!

Happy Lunar New Year!

Happy New Year of the Goat! I will launch the next calendar Kickstarter later this fall. Check back for announcements and previews of the project here!

Steampunk Asian Zodiac 2015 Calendar

I completed the Steampunk Asian Zodiac 2015 Calendar and I have a limited number on hand after shipping out the Kickstarter rewards. Closed, the calender is 8.5x10.5 inches. Open, the calendar is 10.5x17 inches. It's $18 with USA domestic shipping and $38 for international shipping respectively. I've posted some of the illustrations below, but check out the link here to see all the art from the calendar. Email me at kl at karenluk dot net, if you're interested.

Cover:

January:

February:

March:

April:

Nanomango challenge comic

I've been posting comic layouts for the one-comic-a-day challenge for November, known as Nanomango. Here are the four pages from a single story - Not All Monsters. I'll do another post with the second story later.

Holiday Boutiques

I'm doing two holiday boutiques this month. The first one is November 1st and 2nd at Santa Teresa High School in San Jose, CA. Check out the flyer below for more information.

The second one is in Fremont, CA at the Nile's Veteran Hall and is sponsored by a local Girl Scout Troop. That's happening on November 29th. More details to follow later.

Site maintenance

My portfolio site is undergoing maintenance/upgrade, so certain pages like the Shop are not available right now. Apologies for the inconvenience!

Ox Reposed

Ox Reposed from my Steampunk Asian Zodiac 2015 Calendar.

Steam Chef

Here's the latest painting for the Steampunk Asian Zodiac 2015 Calendar: Steam Chef.

Still painting

I'm still working on the illustrations for the Steampunk Asian Zodiac 2015 Calendar. Here's the latest one: Monkey King. More to come soon!

Under 10 hours left!

My current Kickstarter, Steampunk Asian Zodiac 2015 Calendar, has less than 10 hours to go. Please check it out for my latest artwork. I'd appreciate your support!

10 days left!

10 days left to get the Steampunk Asian Zodiac 2015 Calendar! Ninja Fetch is the latest illustration.