CHRISTINE RHEE

‪Excited & honored to share I am a 2nd Quarter Illustrator of the Future winner! Special thanks to @brucebrenneise pushing me to apply. Extra thanks to my mentors at Smarter Art School @rebecca_leveille_guay, @scottmfischer, @gregthings & IMC for completely upclassing my work. 😊❤️‬ #art #illustratorsofthefuture #writersofthefuture #illustrationcontest #illustration

‪Excited & honored to share I am a 2nd Quarter Illustrator of the Future winner! Special thanks to @brucebrenneise pushing me to apply. Extra thanks to my mentors at Smarter Art School @rebecca_leveille_guay, @scottmfischer, @gregthings & IMC for completely upclassing my work. 😊❤️‬ #art #illustratorsofthefuture #writersofthefuture #illustrationcontest #illustration

‪Excited & honored to share I am a 2nd Quarter Illustrator of the Future winner! Special thanks to @brucebrenneise pushing me to apply. Extra thanks to my mentors at Smarter Art School @rebecca_leveille_guay, @scottmfischer, @gregthings & IMC for completely upclassing my work. 😊❤️‬ #art #illustratorsofthefuture #writersofthefuture #illustrationcontest #illustration

“Shim Chung.” 2nd piece that got into @infected_by_art vol 6 this year! I’m so honored to be included with so many great artists and beautiful art! Thank you so much! . I’m so excited that people are enjoying the images inspired by Korean myths and folklore. I’m so happy to be able to share them this way! . . . #art🎨 #artlife #infectedbyart #graphite #pencil #drawing #digitalcolor #photoshop #shimchung #korean #myth #folklore #fantasy #underwater #seagod #fish #dragon #sfartist #koreanartist #instaartist (at San Francisco, California)

“Gumiho.” 1 of 2 pieces that got into @infected_by_art vol 6 this year! I’m so honored to be included with so many great artists and beautiful art! Thank you so much! . . . #art🎨 #artlife #infectedbyart #graphite #pencil #drawing #gumiho #korean #kitsune #fox #myth #folklore #fantasy #transformation #sfartist #koreanartist #instaart (at San Francisco, California)

Let us not be afraid to dare and dream. ❤️ . We are raised to fear failing and falling. But “falling” is a necessary part of growing! This piece is a reminder that falling is growth. Embrace falling as part of flight! Embrace taking chances and being alive. 😊 . Operation Gaia is a fundraising auction by the @changelingartist For the @audubonsociety 🐤🐦🐧! This piece was made for the “flight” prompt. A hand-embellished print will be available at the auction next month! Check out the details on the @changelingartist page. 😊 . . . #operationgaia #flight #feathers #wings #flying #falling #serene #embrace #growth #dawn #beginning #beautiful #face #strongwoman #brave #art🎨 #painting #graphite #drawing #originalart #acrylagouache (at San Francisco, California)

Forgot to share this earlier! One of the first sketches of the year. More experimentation with graphite and water. 😊 . . . #graphite #water #brush #experiment #blackandwhite #art #portrait #drawing #kickingoff2018 #artpractice #sfartist #instaartist (at San Francisco, California)

Pondering color for this piece! Hmmm... ⠀ .⠀ There will be a charity auction with @operationgaia in February to support birds and the Audubon society!⠀ .⠀ Check out the project on tumblr to see different artists’ response to weekly prompts!⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ #wip #art🎨 #operationgaia #flight #audubonsociety #charityauction #birds #feathers #dream #reverseicarus #followyourdreams #falling #daretodream #innerpeace #embracetheprocess #imaginativerealism #pencil #drawing #originalart #pencildrawing #artistoninstagram #sfartist (at San Francisco, California)

Sisters’ hair day! 💇🏻‍♀️💇🏻‍♀️ So thankful for my lovely sister! She’s strong, wise, and inspiring beyond her years. Love her to bits. She’s in rose gold 💖 and I’m in turquoise and blue 💙💚(kinda hard to see in this light, but it feels like the ocean!) . . . #haircolor #hairstyles #sisterlocks #sisterslove #sisters❤️ #hairday #rosegoldhair #turquoisehair #bluehair #artistlife

My #2017bestnine! You sure all love those kitties! 😽I should probably shake up cover images for sharing multiple images too. 😆 . This year was exciting artistically and personally! Some great things like IlluxCon, shows with @sketchpadgallery and Borderlands Books, getting into some annuals, our first home, my sister pursuing her passion in med school, wonderful memories with friends and family! Some not so great things like allergy shot reactions, my sister in a pretty serious car accident (boo!) relatively unscathed (yay!), etc. ⠀ . Thanks for coming along for the ride, with your words of support & encouragement. There's so much to learn in this journey of being an artist and living our lives fully. I'm so blessed for my family, friends, and mentors. YOU are my inspiration. Here's to 2018! . . . #bestnine2017 #love #inspiration #reflection #art #2017 #learning #sfartist #thankfulforyou #illustration

Chocolate and Art is starting soon! A portion of the profits will go to Artists For Trauma and you can enjoy great live music, some cool art, and yummy chocolate! Tonight and tomorrow night from 8pm-2am for all you night owls! . . . #chocolateandartshow #chocolateandartshowsf #chocolateandartsf #chocolateandart #artshow #thingstodoinsf #artevent #artlife #sfart #sfartist #gallery #art #fineart #illustration #traditionalart #graphite #pencil #drawing #chocolate #artlover #love #myths (at SOMArts Cultural Center)

Chocolate and Art is starting soon! A portion of the profits will go to Artists For Trauma and you can enjoy great live music, some cool art, and yummy chocolate! Tonight and tomorrow night from 8pm-2am for all you night owls! . . . #chocolateandartshow #chocolateandartshowsf #chocolateandartsf #chocolateandart #artshow #thingstodoinsf #artevent #artlife #sfart #sfartist #gallery #art #fineart #illustration #traditionalart #graphite #pencil #drawing #chocolate #artlover #love #myths (at SOMArts Cultural Center)

Celebrate a Meowy Holidays with some great art and goodies at @sketchpadgallery this Saturday and Sunday! I'll have some prints and smaller originals. :) . For more details: https://www.facebook.com/events/1654796881243968 . . . #art #artevent #sfartist #sfshow #sfholidayshopping #originalart #illustration #gallery #prints #catlover #cat #meow #meowshow #holidayshopping #instagood #instaartist #artgram (at Sketchpad Gallery)

I wanted to capture that feeling of the peace you feel from doing something you know is right, even if it’s scary. 😊 . . . #wip #process #pencil #graphite #drawing #faith #curiosity #brave #peace #feathers #icarus #reverseicarus #face #artgram #instaarts #traditionalart #originalartwork (at San Francisco, California)

Thanks, Matt, for showing us around Lucas Film today! .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ #artlife #artfriends #lucas #lucasfilm #studiovisit #beautifulday #yoda #javvathehutt #inspirational (at Lucasfilm)

Back to the drawing board. 😊⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ #wip #process #art #graphite #pencil #drawing #pencildrawing #graphitedrawing #icarus #reverseicarus #myths #falling #dreams #embraceyourdreams #brave #embrace #peace #feathers #wings #flight #strongwomen #beautiful (at San Francisco, California)

So humbled and moved to be included in Illustration West 56! Last year I got 0 pieces in. This year I got 5! 😮 Just goes to show you need to apply apply apply. Thank you so much to the judges, @societyofillustratorsla, friends, family, & “like”rs! You’re the best!!! ❤️❤️❤️⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ #art #illustration #sila #illustrationwest #illustrationwest56 #societyofillustratorsla #artlife #painting #digitalpainting #graphite #pencil #pencildrawing #fineart #artist #artistsoninstagram #illustrator #imaginativerealism #cat #dream #sea #fox #gumiho #kitsune #sentinel #strongwomen (at San Francisco, California)