Lyrika Van Vliet
Lyrika Van Vliet is a self taught teen artist from Austin TX. She explores and adapts to different forms of mediums including color pencils drawings, graphite sketches, oil and watercolor paintings, oil pastels, as well as digital art. Lyrika has a particular interest in drawing portraits that convey emotion and depth as well as a love for creating art inspired from that of nature and animals. Lyrika has been drawing and painting from a very young age with many of her earlier memories being writing and illustrating books during her childhood.
Brushes with Cancer Volunteer Artist 2023- Healing through Artwork
At fifteen years old, Lyrika was selected to be an artist in the 2023 Brushes with Cancer fundraising program, a unique program sponsored by Twist Out Cancer, that pairs Artist with individuals touched by cancer to create meaningful pieces of art that reflect their journey. At this time, Lyrika was the first ever teen to be selected as a volunteer artist. To learn more about this program visit https://www.twistoutcancer.org/
Article on Artist and Inspiration:
A Search for Connection Leads to Brushes with Cancer - Twist Out Cancer
Brushes with Cancer-Artist 2023
“The Blossom of A Wish”
Lyrika Van Vliet, 2023
Artist Portfolio
“Pick My Brain”
Graphite pencil
“Ava”
Oil paint on wood, A painting of her grandmother’s bird
“A Girl and her Lamb”
Colored pencil
Graphite Drawings
Lyrika loves experimenting with different styles, however the shading and depth achievable by a simple lead pencil definitely never gets old for her. A good base pencil drawing is how most all of Lyrikas pieces start out and sometimes leaving it the way it is just feels right. Lyrika often plays around with the almost tattoo styled works when it comes to working with a pencil.
Sketch to Final Oil Pastel Portrait
As one of Lyrika’s favorite mediums, colored pencils are used in many of her more realistic styles of art. Lyrika enjoys the process of layering colored pencils in ways that will make the artwork pop and blend together in satisfying ways that bring life to the drawing. Lighting and shadow incorporated into the mix of colors is also a fun task for Lyrika.
Colored Pencil
Digital Work
Much of Lyrika’s experimental styles began digitally, the unlimited possibilities and freeness that digital artwork has to offer is definitely a joy to work with to her. Lyrika enjoys all sorts of digital art styles, including realism, and semi realism with more of a japanese retro anime style.
