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"The arts are the rain forests of society. They produce the oxygen of
freedom, and they are the early warning system when freedom is in danger."
                                                                            - June Wayne, artist/lithographer

I've been drawing since elementary school. I started with dinosaurs and moved onto doing WWF wrestling stars (yes, back then, it was called the World Wrestling Federation). By junior high, I drew a lot of your typical teen boy stuff from Dragonballz and Marvel Comic superheroes to Mortal Kombat characters. I stopped drawing for a few years into high school. However, as various things happened in my life, I developed a taste for tribal and psychedelic art. The samples here are special because before I did any of these, I usually replicated other artists' work. But these are all freehand designs that got on paper straight from my head, which is impressive, considering how many brain cells I was losing from all the partying I did during those days. NOTE: Please wait for the images to load completely

Aliens, Psychedelic, Rave, etc.
Graphic designs, Flyers, Miscellaneous

Tribal Dragon and Yin-Yang Dragon
To draw these two dragons, I was inspired by my teen exeriences as a receptionist at a tattoo
parlor which featured dozens of Oriental and tribal designs. The Chinese character means dragon.

 
© September 1997

NOTE: A number of people have emailed me requesting permission to use my work
for various purposes. As long as you're not selling the designs, I don't mind what you
do with them. But links and photos would be appreciated. For example, if you're planning
to use my design as a tattoo or business logo, I would love for you to send me an image
of the final product so I can post it on this page. Here are samples from other site visitors.


My buddy Mike and I at a rave in Oakland during the fall of 1999.
Earlier that year, he had gotten my yin-yang dragon design tattooed
on him. The Chinese characters that accompany the design mean
vampire. He was one of those gothic ravers, a.k.a gravers. Yeah,
I know, we were certainly a bunch of freaks back in those days.

Tribal Rose & Butterfly
This piece was also inspired by my tattoo job experience. There were a lot of roses and tribal designs
at the shop, but no tribal rose designs! So I thought I'd give it a try. This one was very easy to draw.


© September 1997 







Feel free to email me at lesliu@gmail.com for questions or feedback.

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