[New Goat] - Renae De Liz!!

by Ray Dillon | (9230 Reads)

Hi, all!

Wow. It has been quite some time since we've seen a new Goat pass through the gates. We decided to hold off on taking in new creators to focus on the creators we have, but this lady could not be ignored.



Renae De Liz more commonly known as "naenae."

I originally saw her work over a year ago on the Digital Webbing forums where it immediately struck me as vibrant and lively. I decided to keep an eye on her, as did a lot of the community. Over that year I watched her work grow and progress, and started realizing that it was only a matter of time before she was ready for Goatdom.

Jon Dahl (who'd already become good friends with her), Jeremy Fiest, and I ended up going to the San Diego Con with her in 2005 where I realized that not only did she have great artwork, but also a great personality. While there, we both met with the heads of the TOPPS Card Company about doing the Lord of the Rings: Evolution sketch cards.

Long story short, we both got the job and worked on a majority of them together. She's become a great friend to just about all of us here and is a perfect addition to GGS.

So, Renae, we welcome you aboard. You're now officially a GOAT!!

A teensy bit about her:

• She's a self-taught artist who has a flare for making her characters live and breath.
• She's the mother of an adorable 3-year old boy named Tycen.
• She got into comics from her love of Sonic and hopes to draw it one day.
• She was born in Alaska, lived in California, and now resides in Oregon.

Renae on the web:

• Golden Goat page: http://Renae.GoldenGoatStudios.com
• DeviantArt site: http://renaedeliz.deviantart.com/
• MySpace page: http://www.myspace.com/renaedeliz
• LOTR sketch cards: http://www.lotrsketchcards.com/deliz.html



Here she is doing what she loves to do:



Here's a whole bunch of Goats from her visit to Salina, KS:



(Left to right: John Robert Johnson, Jeremy K. Fiest, Renae De Liz, Ray Dillon, Tracy Westley (not a Goat, but dating one) and Brent Engstrom)

And here is a small collection of some of her brilliant artwork:













Again, we're so happy and excited to have you aboard, Renae.

WELCOME!!!!

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Ray Dillon . Artist . Writer . President
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