Leanne Biank
Scribble: Leanne Biank
By Rob Brink
SG Magazine February 2005
Leanne Biank is a dear friend of mine and the best damn artist I know. I pitched her to SG magazine and they liked her work so much that they decided to let me write a feature on her. Here's the story as it ran in SG:
“When I first learned to talk, I told my mom that I hated coloring books and that I wanted a blank piece of paper to make my own lines,” says Biank.
She's been an artist ever since. Biank may be only 20, but her art is wise. Her pieces manage to convey a maturity beyond her years while maintaining a modern and youthful energy.
Snowboarding for seven years, skateboarding for eight, and having just picked up a surfboard for the first time last summer, Biank will tell you that hitting a rail perfectly on her snowboard or skating at FDR with her friends are her favorite feelings. She finds her inspiration in the passionate people around her and in her childhood memories, her favorite stage of the process being the initial sketching because “It's the fun part where the ideas are made." The New Jersey native currently attends the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. Once finished with school, she aspires to work with a skateboard or snowboard company, designing graphics or as an art director.
(2) responses to: Leanne Biank
matt said:
your story was great,cuz it reminds me of my childhood,cuz i wrote in all of the books in walgreens and wal-mart,cuz i wanted all the books in the world to be marked in,ive been drawing since i was like 3 years old,but my main hobbie is sk8boarding,cuz im involved in sk8 activities all-around Cali,most of my friends are sk8-rs,and my girlfriends into sk8-rs(JACKPOT!).well i really liked the story,but i need to do my homework,cant talk no more,later homie.
Cynthia Biank McDougall said:
I wonder if you are a Biank related to the Panabianca's ? Our family has alot of artistic talent, me and my sister's and now my daughter who wants to attend New York School of Art and Graphic Design.
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