Napkin drawings
One-of-a-kind, signed, multimedia pen work on whatever napkin was handy.
About John
A child who never stopped doodling.
John Lee is a self-described obsessed createaholic, a multimedia artist in North Carolina who has been drawing since he was six and simply never put the pen down.
A self-described obsessed createaholic in North Carolina, drawing since he was six.
doodling since age 6
Since age six
The pen never went down.
John started drawing at six and kept going: in margins, on scraps, on whatever was within reach. Somewhere along the way the doodles grew up into something people wanted to keep.
[Where John grew up, his first drawing memory, the moment he knew this was his thing. Two or three sentences in his words make this section sing.]
He works without a single style or medium, and without rules. If it holds ink or paint, it’s fair game.
Every single morning
“I wake up every day and say to myself: you’re an incredible creator, now CREATE!!!”
Painted river rocks
Smooth stones from the river, painted until they’re someone’s new favorite thing.
Digital prints
Drawn on screen with the same scribbly hand, made for walls and gifts.
coming soon!
Illustrated children’s books
Stories with crows in them, naturally. In the works now.
In three words
How John describes the work
Pensive.
adj. lost in thought, on purpose
Crows watching from the edge of the field. Quiet pieces that look back at you.
Playful.
adj. a red hat on a crow
Knit caps, borrowed flowers, a crow reading to an owl. Nothing too serious.
Whimsical.
adj. mushrooms the size of chairs
Little worlds that feel like the middle of a story you want to know more about.
The crows
Why so many crows?
John draws all kinds of subjects, but he keeps coming back to birds, and to crows above all.
See the crows in the Gallery“Their superior intellect, their size, crows and ravens, color, movement and personality and intuitive nature. The freedom of flight is mesmerizing.”
Field notes
What he hopes you’ll feel.
Joy, a smile, a wow.
- Based in
- North Carolina
- Drawing since
- Age six
- Coming next
- Illustrated children’s books
- Works in
- Pen on napkins, paint on river rocks, digital drawing, and soon books
- Style
- No single style, no single medium, no rules
- Favorite subject
- Crows (and the occasional owl)
- Signs his work
Take a piece home.
Browse the originals, or ask John to make something just for you.