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I'm an illustrator/ fine artist/ professor of arts. I'm currently working on 1000 drawings and selling them for 100$ each. You can see more work on

www.fawnfruits.com

To purchase a drawing, email me at

fawnfruits@gmail.com

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Wednesday, Nov 19, 2008 1:34AM / Standard Entry

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Biggest Fawn Fruits Fan

Monday, Nov 10, 2008 6:11AM / Standard Entry

Marco is amazing... He's got 13 pieces! here is a simple email I got from him.

Hi Daniel :-)

great to hear! I am very happy that one again I could purchase my favorite pieces...In my personla opinion I chose your best three for some time :-))but thats only my humble opinon.

Let me see... I got 9 plus 1 skatedeck (from ISM) and the new three, makes 13 Daniel Lim /Fawnfruits pieces...could already put together a small exhibition in Germany :-)... maybe I am your biggest German fan?

Thanks again and I know I am repeating myself but keep upwith your great work.. trying to motivate you further by busily
buying your art.

Short antidote:
Everyone who comes into my flat here in Germany only calls them the ANGELS on my walls. By the way the most loved pieces
hanging on my walls (since I alsways ask the people) seem to be 069 Love is a striped Shirt & 068 Hey July Just Smile

Good night, thanks & kind regards,
Marco Petrick

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Monday, Nov 10, 2008 5:36AM / Standard Entry

Title: 0068 Hey July Just Smile Medium: Color Pencil, Acrylic Price: $100 Size: 9" by 12" Date: 07-18-08 Title: 0067 Gladys Eye Medium: Color Pencil, Pastel, Acrylic Price: $100 Size: 9" by 12" Date: 07-17-08 Title: 0066 My Way Medium: Color Pencil, Acrylic Price: Sold to Julius Wiedemann Size: 12" by 14" Date: 06-04-08 Title: 0065 Staru Medium: Color Pencil, Pastel, Acrylic Price: $100 Size: 9" by 12" Date: 06-04-08 Title: 0064 My Pink Medium: Color Pencil, Acrylic Price: Sold to Julius Wiedemann Size: 9" by 12" Date: 06-04-08 Title: 0063 Snow Joy Medium: Color Pencil, Acrylic Price: Sold to Joy Sandalang Size: 7.5" by 10" Date: 04-21-08 Title: 0062 Margaux Medium: Acrylic Price: $100 Size: 11" by 14" Date: 01-02-08 Title: 0061 Miss Corrie Medium: Color Pencil, Pastel, Acrylic Price: Sold to Simon Ward Size: 11" by 14" Date: 04-07-08 Title: 0060 Sunny Snows Medium: Color Pencil, Pastel, Acrylic Price: Sold to Hyori Lee Size: 11" by 14" Date: 03-01-08 Title: 0059 Hear My Cry Medium: Color Pencil, Pastel Price: Sold to Bryce Takahara Size: 9" by 12" Date: 03-10-08 Title: 0058 Dreamer Medium: Color Pencil, Acrylic Price: Sold to Jennifer Oh Size: 11" by 14" Date: 02-19-08 Title: 0057 Unfinished Medium: Color Pencil, Pastel, Acrylic Price: Sold to Deanna Nikaido Size: 11" by 14" Date: 02-19-08 Title: 0056 Secret Friend Medium: Color Pencil, Pastel, Acrylic Price: Sold to Taylor Seidler Size: 11" by 14" Date: 02-18-08 Title: 0055 Feels Strange Medium: Color Pencil, Pastel, Acrylic Price: $100 Size: 11" by 14" Date: 02-15-08 Title: 0054 Wake Medium: Color Pencil, Pastel, Acrylic Price: Sold to Julius Wiedemann Size: 11" by 14" Date: 01-24-08 Title: 0053 Sonmi Medium: Color Pencil, Pastel, Acrylic Price: Sold to Sold Size: 11" by 14" Date: 01-22-08 Title: 0052 Eve Medium: Color Pencil, Pastel, Acrylic Price: Sold to Jenny Jung Size: 11" by 14" Date: 01-18-08 Title: 0051 Little Nemo Medium: Color Pencil, Pastel, Acrylic, Gouache Price: Sold to David Fishman Size: 11" by 14" Date: 01-03-08 Title: 0050 One and Only Medium: Color Pencil, Pastel, Acrylic Price: Sold to Hye Young Kim Size: 11" by 14" Date: 01-02-08 Title: 0049 Crissy Cries Medium: Color Pencil, Pastel Price: Sold to Christina Conway Size: 11" by 14" Date: 12-31-07 Title: 0048 Pony Snows Medium: Color Pencil, Pastel Price: Sold to John Lee Size: 11" by 14" Date: 12-19-07 Title: 0047 Sweeter Medium: Color Pencil, Pastel Price: Sold to Tak Toyoshima Size: 11" by 14" Date: 12-18-07 Title: 0046 Blew Medium: Color Pencil, Pastel Price: Sold to Christian Clayton Size: 11" by 14" Date: 12-10-07 Title: 0045 Flow Medium: Color Pencil, Pastel Framed Price: Sold to Eunice Kim Size: 11" by 14" Date: 12-10-07 Title: 0044 I Heart Medium: Color Pencil, Pastel, Acrylic, Gouache Price: Sold to Mark Murphy Size: 11" by 14" Date: 11-27-2007 Title: 0043 FLutterfly Medium: Color Pencil, Pastel, Acrylic, Gouache Price: Sold to Jenny Jung Size: 11" by 14" Date: 11-26-2007 Title: 0042 Black Cherry Medium: Color Pencil, Pastel, Acrylic, Gouache Price: Sold to Richard Keyes Size: 11" by 14" Date: 11-26-2007 Title: 0041 Silence Medium: Color Pencil, Pastel, Acrylic, Gouache Price: Sold To Willum Conolly Size: 11" by 14" Date: 11-21-2007 Title: 0040 Katie Snows Medium: Color Pencil, Pastel, Acrylic, Gouache Price: Sold to Patrick Murphy Size: 14" by 17" Date: 11-21-2007 Title: 0039 Starla Medium: Color Pencil, Pastel, Acrylic, Gouache Price: Sold To Lee Jung Eun Size: 11" by 14" Date: 11-20-2007 Title: 0038 Suicide Reborn Medium: Color Pencil, Pastel, Acrylic, Gouache Price: Sold to Aaron Smith Size: 11" by 14" Date: 11-16-2007 Title: 0037 Trust Medium: Color Pencil, Pastel, Acrylic, Gouache Price: Sold to Simon Ward Size: 11" by 14" Date: 11-13-2007 Title: 0036 Lifted Medium: Acrylic, Gouache Price: Sold To John Paik Size: 11" by 14" Date: 11-13-2007 Title: 0035 Kiwi's Picture Medium: Color Pencil, Pastel, Acrylic, Gouache Price: Sold To Eunice Lee Size: 11" by 14" Date: 11-10-2007 Title: 0034 leve Medium: Color Pencil, Pastel, Acrylic, Gouache Price: Sold To Kimberly Ng Size: 11" by 14" Date: 11-09-2007 Title: 0033 Sylvia Snows Medium: Color Pencil, Pastel, Acrylic, Gouache Price:Sold To Noelia Chung Size: 11" by 14" Date: 11-09-2007 Title: 0032 Still The Same Medium: Color Pencil, Pastel, Acrylic, Gouache Price: Sold To Jenn Park Size: 11" by 14" Date: 11-08-2007 Title: 0031 So Nice Out Medium: Color Pencil, Pastel, Acrylic, Gouache Price: Sold to Simon Ward Size: 11" by 14" Date: 11-08-2007 Title: 0030 Sweets Medium: Color Pencil, Pastel, Acrylic, Gouache Price: Sold to Andrea Kim Size: 11" by 14" Date: 11-02-2007 Title: 0029 Hey Alice Medium: Color Pencil, Pastel Price: Sold to SImon Ward Size: 11" by 14" Date: 11-01-2007 Title: 0028 Never A Dream Medium: Color Pencil, Pastel, Acrylic, Gouache Price: Sold Size: 11" by 14" Date: 11-01-2007 Title: 0027 In Love Medium: Color Pencil, Pastel, Acrylic, Gouache Price: Sold to Jimmy Lee Size: 11" by 14" Date: 10-30-2007 Title: 0026 My Jane Medium: Color Pencil, Pastel, Acrylic, Gouache Price: Sold to David Fishman Size: 11" by 14" Date: 10-30-2007 Title: 0025 Blossom Medium: Color Pencil, Pastel, Acrylic, Gouache Price: Sold to DVA Size: 11" by 14" Date: 10-30-2007 Title: 0024 Nothing Like Your Love Medium: Color Pencil, Pastel, Acrylic, Gouache Price: Sold to Robert Clayton Size: 11" by 14" Date: 10-29-2007 Title: 0023 Sunny Daze Medium: Color Pencil, Pastel, Price: Sold to DVA Size: 11" by 14" Date: 10-28-2007 Title:0022 Love Love Size: 11" by 14" Medium: Colorpencil, pastel, acrylic, gouache Price: Sold to Joe Creedon Date: 10-26-2007 Title:0021 Under My Thoughts Size: 11" by 14" Medium: Colorpencil, pastel Price: Sold To Lily Han Date: 10-25-2007 Title:0020 Keve Size: 11" by 14" Medium: Colorpencil, pastel Price: Sold to Jennifer Ahn Date: 10-24-2007 Title:0019 Bright and Early Size: 11" by 14" Medium: Colorpencil, pastel Price: Sold to Manhut Sechan Date: 10-23-2007 Title:0018 Still Size: 11" by 14" Medium: Colorppencil, Acrylic, Pastel, Gouache Price: Sold to Elizabeth Jung Date: 10-23-2007 Title:0017 Rebecca and I Size: 11" by 14" Medium: Colorppencil, Acrylic, Pastel, Gouache Price: Sold to Rebecca Fielding Date: 10-23-2007 Title:0016 Mercy Remains Size: 11" by 14" Medium: Colorppencil, Acrylic, Pastel, Gouache Price: Sold To Helen Kim Date: 10-22-2007 Title:0015 Young Size: 11" by 14" Medium: Colorppencil, Acrylic, Pastel, Gouache Price: Sold To Julius Wiedemann Date: 10-19-2007 Title:0014 O Oliver Size: 11" by 14" Medium: Colorppencil, Acrylic, Pastel, Gouache Price: Sold to Mahmut Sencan Date: 10-19-2007 Title:0013 Makes Me Smile Size: 11" by 14" Medium: Colorppencil, Acrylic, Pastel, Gouache Price: Sold to Gary Pressman Date: 10-18-2007 Title:0012 You Give Me Size: 11" by 14" Medium: Colorppencil, Acrylic, Pastel, Gouache Price: Sold To Julius Wiedemann Date: 10-17-2007 Title:0011 Love Storm Size: 11" by 14" Medium: Colorppencil, Acrylic, Gouache Price: Sold To Anne Satizyk Date: 10-17-2007 Title:0010 Beautiful Mystery Size: 11" by 14" Medium: Colorppencil, Acrylic, Gouache Price: Sold To Julius Wiedemann Date: 10-16-2007 Title:0009 Clairemine Size: 11" by 14" Medium: Colorppencil, Pastel Price: Sold to Allison Date: 10-16-2007 Title:0008 Hey June Size: 11" by 14" Medium: Colorppencil, Pastel, gouache, acrylic Price: Sold To Hilary Glime Date: 10-15-2007 Title:0007 Like Suicide Size: 11" by 14" Medium: Colorppencil, Pastel, gouache, acrylic Price: Sold to Chris Ucis Date: 10-12-2007 Title:0006 Reiland Size: 11" by 14" Medium: Colorppencil, Pastel, gouache, acrylic Price: Sold to Martin Beard Date: 10-11-2007 Title:0005 So Very Special Size: 11" by 14" Medium: Colorppencil, Pastel, gouache, acrylic Price: Sold to Michele O'neill Date: 10-11-2007 Title: 0004 Luna Size: 11" by 14" Medium: Colorppencil, Pastel, gouache Price: Sold To Julius Wiedemann Date: 10-10-2007 Title: 0003 Sunny Bear Size: 11" by 14" Medium: Colorppencil, Pastel, gouache Price: Sold Elizabeth Jung Date: 10-10-2007 Title: 0002 Laia Price: Sold to Deanna Nikaido Medium: colorpencil, pastel Size: 11" by 14" year: 10-09-2007 Title: 0001 Kindai Price: Sold To Thibault Medium: colorpencil, pastel, gouache Size: 11" by 14" year: 10-08-2007

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Big Painting in Progress

Tuesday, Oct 28, 2008 1:00AM / Standard Entry

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Works in Progress

Tuesday, Oct 21, 2008 3:27AM / Standard Entry

So yeah, I've been feeling down lately...just thinking about where my art is taking me. So instead of going off into a hole, I decided to do some faster drawings. I 5 sketchs in 3 hours. Pretty good considering I take 2-3 hours on each one.

Not sure whats going on with the geisai thing....If I do get picked, I'm ready to go all in. If not, I'm still ready to all in! Here are some works in progress.

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An interview from House of Cat

Fawn Fruits
House of Cat recently had the pleasure of interviewing Daniel Hyun Lim aka Fawn Fruits, a really talented, prolific artist know to many in the social media/creative universe. Daniel offered such thoughtful, open-hearted answers to the questions - it is my honor to share them with you.

Is Fawn Fruits another identity for you or a project or both or neither?
Fawn Fruits is the name that I give to the world of characters that I have created. Fawn, being my favorite animal, and fruits, taken from the fashion movement of the street kids in Japan. I liked the juxtaposition of both "peaceful" art and "Art on crack".

Will you explain your 1000 drawings project?
Sure, I first started my 1000 drawings as a rebellion to the gallery system. Being rejected from gallery directors left and right, I decided that it's really not about what sells, but what you love to draw. I love drawing portraits and this was my way of putting my work out to the masses. I have yet to show these 1000 drawings in a gallery setting, not sure if I even want to show them publicly. Luckily for me myspace and facebook have been my venue and I was my own curator. Lowering the cost of each drawing to $100 has enabled me to cultivate my work to the casual collectors.

I've read that your illustrations are a way of coping and expressing some darker aspects of your nature - yet they tend to bring joy and hope and humor. Can you talk more about this?
The most traumatic experience of my life happened at the start of my artistic career. My mother committed suicide when I was just barely out of High School. I had just been accepted to Art Center College of Design, ready to embark on this journey. Well, that being said, I had to take some detours in my educational course. After two years of searching for myself in Jr. College, I decided it was time to let go of the pain and pursue my life.

I channeled my fears, anger and resentment onto my own illustrations. That's when my work really flourished. With great mentors such as Rob Clayton, Alex Gross, Aaron Smith and Richard Keyes, I was able to make art that made a statement. It wasn't just a good looking illustration, it was a direct translation of my deepest feelings.

I'm a much happier person now. I've found my peace and I want to share it with people. I've been told by many people that there is a sense of calmness in my drawings. When the viewer can feel the exact feeling the artist makes, those are the best compliments any artist can receive.

Have you been drawing and creating characters your whole life?
I remember drawing dinosaurs since the age of 5. I really love drawing in a series. Here is a short list of some of the things I drew in an obsessive series: dinosaurs, zombies, vampires, girls, roaches, vespas, trees, robots, thai lettering, cities, billboards, meatball eyeballs, leaves, etc.

Your characters fit right in with contemporary culture, yet they seem to be on the outside of things...more relate-able than much of what we see. Who are these people to you?
Its funny that you noticed that but it's true. I intentionally detached myself from the going ons of this world. As an illustration instructor at Otis College of Design, I have to know what's what in illustration. I subscribe to giant robot, CMYK, Communication Arts, Juxtapoz and so on. I'm sort of, as my friend and mentor Nathan Ota puts it, a walking art encyclopedia. You can say I have a parent mentality when it comes to my drawings. I don't want them to be exposed to this world. Although they live in this world, their ideas and beliefs are not.

What are you currently working on // what are your future plans?
I'm taking things really slow. Although I tell my students to hustle and bustle, I'm doing the exact opposite. I like not being super famous. I'm ok with not seeing my drawings in converse ads. It'll be nice but I'm not really pursuing that. Right now, I'm just enjoying life. Not 15 minutes ago, I just buried my dog. Life is short to worry about trivial things. I'm spending time with my nephew, who I love dearly. I'm spending extra time with my students at Otis because I care for them. I'm spending the extra hour to talk to my girlfriend in NY, making sure she knows that I love her. That's what I'm working on right now.

My future plans? Well, marriage sounds pretty good.

Anything that you would like to add or comment on?
I'm all about helping other artists so if you have any questions or comments, feel free to email me fawnfruits@gmail.com

www.fawnfruits.com
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Occupation: Illustrator , Painter , Graphic Designer
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