I'm ready for the summer, can't wait for it to arrive soon enough, and I decided to start create a summer night painting of one of my favorite hang out location in New York City, Washington Square Park! Here is a look of the painting in progress.

24,000 Bluebells bloom this time of the year at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. I was mesmerized the 1st time I encountered this sea of bluebells in the garden. Since, I return to see them every spring, and take many more photo. Finally, I created this painting to express my gratitude toward this nature spectacular. This painting, and prints are to for your acquiring on my website http://www.chandlelee.com/shop/

Portrait of my Mom!

Last night, two of my painting was projected on a wall in Chinatown, Manhattan as part of the art protest rally organized by the ChinatownArtBrigade.org that reflect refuge, resilience & resistance from people across the globe fighting Trump’s racist, anti-immigrant, anti-Muslim agenda as well as those who are resisting gentrification. You can see the two paintings here: www.chandlelee.com/paintings

One thing I miss the most living in San Francisco was my backyard garden! Now living in Brooklyn, New York there is no space for gardening, I decided to sow 30+ packages of perennial flower seeds around the street tree planters up and down my block tonight! Hopefully the rain coming this weekend will help the seeds germinate fast and grow healthy! Can't wait to see the flowers this summer!

Last minutes notice, happening tonight, May 12! Just got an email from ChinatownArtBrigade.org that two of my paintings (see below) have been selected to be part of this art and protest event. Stop by!

What a beautiful spring day to usher in the weekend! Please come to enjoy the opening of the "Rites of Spring" art show opening tomorrow, May 13, Saturday at the Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition. FREE foods, drinks, and live music! More infomation at http://www.chandlelee.com

I felt that I was killed by the presidential election of 2016, but I refused to die and life must go on. Now we all must work and fight together to make the world better again. - oil on Canvas - 16"x20" This painting is currently on view at the "Rites of Spring" show at the Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition Gallery in Red Hook, Brooklyn. For more in for go to http://www.chandlelee.com or http://www.BWAC.org

The morning after the conclusion of the 2016 presidential election, like most people, I was shocked by the result! I created this painting to express my feelings of shock and dismay. - oil on Canvas - 16"x20" #deer #headlights #orange #painting #oilpainting

RITES of Spring - An Art Show after the Long, Dark Winter. Spring has sprung! Is the dark age our country has plunged into after the presidential election is about to brighten up? Many are confused and depressed by the ruptured of the current political and social climates. As an immigrant artist, the pervasive anti-immigrant and anti-equality sentiments seems especially dire and hopeless. It has profound effects on my artworks since the presidential election, three of these