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NEW! Watch me draw in time-lapse videos of my nude figure drawings set to music at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVIU085J1U6NBk4CuB851wA !
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Hello, and welcome to my art gallery!

Drawing is my forté, but painting is my passion. I graduated from Art Center College of Design with honors in Illustration, and learned how to turn paint, pencil and pixels into emotion, movement and perspective. I'm proud of my artistic lineage, which is traceable to Leonardo da Vinci via master/apprentice relationships, and I enjoy mentoring and inspiring new artists.

I began selling my paintings at the age of 14, and my work decorated the walls of local banks and neighborhood businesses. As an illustrator and art director, I worked on several Disney TV shows and produced over 100 record album covers, including "Frank Sinatra - Radio Years" and NWA's "Straight Outta Compton", which was named one of the 25 best album covers of all time by Digital Arts Magazine. During my career, I've earned six RIAA Gold and Platinum Albums, a Hollywood Reporter Key Art Award for ad design for the film "Dumb and Dumber", and numerous other awards and accolades. I also received the rare honor of having my work proudly displayed in the Smithsonian Institution as part of its Priority Records' "The California Raisins" exhibit!

For the past few summers, I traveled to Wellfleet, Massachusetts, a town in Cape Cod, to capture the area's natural beauty and familiar landmarks on canvas. As a featured artist in an upscale local gallery, I had the opportunity to meet many local art aficionados and other artists, and happily, many of my paintings now adorn the walls of local residents' and tourists' homes.

Thank you for visiting my gallery, and I hope you enjoy my work as much as I enjoyed creating it!

Smiles!
-Helane