Welcome to the Garage!

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I am Lu, a 29 years old artist, better known as Lyly Kanda for over a decade.

I started my art journey as a kid, drawing an insane amount of horses and characters primarily inspired by pop culture. Even if now, I draw more than just horses, pop culture is still prevalent in my inspiration sources. (and I still enjoy drawing horses)

I focused more seriously on my art when I started my studies. While pursuing an education in the Microbiology Research field, I started volunteering. From one-time events to 2 full years of volunteering, those experiences helped me see the diversity of the world. I discovered new ways of seeing the world and met so many inspirational people.

It was more or less at the same period that I entered some RPG (Role Play Games) forums with amazing artists on them. It was the beginning of Internet friendships and I met inspiring people on them. They played a role in how I am now challenging my artistic ideas and how I see my art. This period of my life helped me learn the basics of drawing and develop my own style.

I since have discovered the power of alcohol markers and they are my favourite medium ever, but I always use mixed media, to create unique pieces and illustrations. I also work digitally, more on the character illustration side of my art.

Now based in Northern Ireland, I started to reflect on myself and decided to start a professional career path. From prints to custom commissions, I would love to bring my artistic vision to you!

I am still learning every day to improve my art, myself, to be better. And I hope to meet and bring people along the way!