Bianca Lesaca

Scenes of Home 🪴

Some homey Christmas things with my old camera. 🎄

Congratulations, Eleonor! This is gorgeous work!!!!

Happy selfie post journaling and painting. Been reading The Artist's Way and really enjoying the Morning Pages exercise. Struggling to consistently apply it during the work week though, as the commute requires me to be up at sunless hours. 😩

Little totem doodles, automatic soothing drawings to help keep my art-brain active.

Found my way back to art after a few weeks on the job. I got pretty emotional about it — felt like a little homecoming.💕 The daily commute is tiring but it trains my ability to prioritize & focus on my needs. Also been reading The Artist's Way as I continue to reorient my creative approach.

All the things, all at once and just keeping it moving. #artvsartist #illustrationart #painting

Sometimes mom putters around my studio and s̶t̶e̶a̶l̶s̶ asks for art to keep. Mom privilege mandates that she gets first dibs. 😅

"Soft Mouth, Baby Fish" painting framed.

#abstractart #acrylicpainting

Q for artists: what's your most efficient way of tracking time for your work? Esp those with versatile mediums/styles?

I used to use Toggle but I often forget to turn it on/off as I work. A bit of time-blindness also happens. I honor deadlines but dunno how long certain pieces really take.🤔

Thank you! I'll see how this goes; very mindful that things can always change. I guess I've just entered my season of "i just need this to be unstressful & fun, plz" 😂

Work in progress on a couple of cute cookie thieves.🍪 Also went back to working on a pentablet after years of being on a pendisplay. I've missed the controlled experience and good posture. 😅

#illustration #romance #adventure #bookillustration

illustration of a ringmaster boy and his pet bunny sitting on a circular window into an empty theater.

isolated illustration of ringmaster boy and his pet bunny

old version of Impervious One from 2013

improvement notes

"The Impervious One" - glow up illustration of this album cover I made back in 2013.

I love going back to improve on concepts I enjoy. Apart for my portfolio, its true benefit is build my artistic confidence w visual evidence of growth. 🌷

#digitalillustration #illustration #ringmaster

I've finally done it! After 14yrs freelancing, upskilling & surviving the various levels of ronin illo-life, I'm starting 2024 w/ a proper job.The time is nigh! Very excited but also really hope I acclimate well. May my creative spirit receive the freedom & protection it needs.🌷

Oh that's a whole other can of worms.😩 I've hit a point of realizing the importance of protecting my art & creative spirit. How, for me, that means not pressuring my art to be the breadwinner. It's that hustle that's been prompting me to rush all these years & hurting me.

Thank you for sharing! I also dislike rushing art. Quality of work def suffers. Recently, I've taken it a step further by taking a break from client commissions. Realized performance dread triggers the impulse to rush towards a deadline. Perhaps my process & stamina have changed actually.🤔

Well. There's definitely a wide and deep chasm that was crossed there. 😅

But I'd say, figuration aside. My color and compositional arrangement are similar, no?

Absolutely gorgeous! Love the textures on the gold and her skin.

Oft repeated artist question (hope you don't mind), but how long does it usually take you to complete a full piece like this?

Just staved off a potential flu.😮‍💨Anytime my systems are down, my motivation for previously set goals dim & I worry I'll just wanna quit it all. Relieved that this is not the case yet. Mind + body just needed full, uninterrupted rest.

HP/MP sure looks REAL different in my late 30s. Shocking.

Been playing w resins on/off for a while now, but I recently joined a workshop to get a real foundation in it. Made my first mini river table and learned all about prep & post work. The possibilities are so exciting!

Digital Illustration of monkey and eagle in the middle of a fight

Close up of eagle illustration

Closeup of monkey illustration

🔖Post backlog: "Animal Metaphors" made during my jiujitsu era.

Recently watched my nephew compete and it made me miss sparring. Being real tho, I don't maintain that raging fire necessary for fight-sports. Sticking to climbing walls for now.

#illustration #martialarts #animalart

It really is great therapy! Just letting these flow out of my head for now.

A collection of abstract work in progress

A collection of abstract work in progress

A collection of abstract work in progress

Been feeling fatigued and distracted these past weeks. Grim world news, weighing career opportunities + irregular day routines are all contributory factors.

Abstract work has been a consistent balm during this time. I've not painted this much in and drawn so little. It's quite soothing.🌱

Work in progress drawing of two kids playing.

Process screenshot of a series of illustrations I'm working on centered on old Filipino games.

Video is up on my IG account! Shame Bluesky doesn't have video capacity yet.

#kidlit #illustration

Absolutely! I'm working on getting to that type of setup as well. Years of freelancing fatigued me and I'd like to just create without pressure too even for a little while. Hoping for good things!

PS: Glad to see your work!

photo of a corner interior with artworks, plants, and home decor.

Island Home - artwork on 3 planks.

Scenes from an Island Home — 4 x 47in. acrylic and oil on palochina wood. Made this painting for a client who sorely missed the Philippines. Hoping this brings some tropical warmth to her new home in the UK!

Those are the goals! ✨ Congratulations!

Cover art for PAHIRAM published by Adarna House. Features a little girl carrying various arts & crafts materials.

Illustration of a little flower boy waking up from sleep; big yellow eyes glow in the background behind him.

Illustration of a Fire Tiger and the artist with a rabbit mask in a corner of a temple. Behind them is a Bhutanese wall with a mural of The 3 Poisons and the road to Nirvana.

Cover illustration for Ang Tsinelas ni Inoy, about a boy who enters a topsy turvy land. This is an audition piece for Ang-INK.

A day late but hey there, #PortfolioDay! I'm Bianca, an illustrator from 🇵🇭

I work on picture books (interiors & covers), comics, and concept art. My work encompasses a lot of mystery, magic & adventure.

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Open for work! I'm rep'd by @takahashiperry.bsky.social of KT Literary. 🌞

Inspirational! I ordered a copy and it's on its way to me! 💕

Illustration of Ringmaster boy with black bunny friend.

WIP of another glow-up I'm working on in between canvas paintings. 😊 This one features my guard-bunny, March. 🥕

#ringmaster #bunny #digitalillustration #friendship #animalfriend #art #workinprogress #characterart

Illustration fanart of Pan's Labyrinth. Featuring The Faun with the knife and a nervous Ophelia carrying her infant brother.

Close up of a nervous Ophelia

Close up of the knife with Faun, princess and prince motif

Original version of the illustration made in 2015

"The Sacrifice" from Pan's Labyrinth

#darkfantasy #illustration #fanart #fantasyhorror #eerie

Illustration for "Ang Tsinelas ni Inoy", about a boy who falls into a topsy-turvy world. He receives instructions from a golden cockroach in order to escape.

A Sampaguita vendor daydreaming on a traffic block. Acrylic and oil painting on canvas. Private collection.

When I'm not drawing or painting, I'm climbing walls. Here's me starting a 6b grade route on autobelay in our local gym.

Hello, everybody! I'm Bianca - illustrator & painter from 🇵🇭. I work in picture books, and make personal paintings.

Over a decade in and still trying to figure out this independent art life. Hoping to hold an exhibit soon & author my own kidlit book someday. 🌱