Jenny Tan Art Lab

Welcome to the Jenny Tan Art Lab.

I’m Jenny, a scientist and cartoonist. I investigate complex ideas and create art to help make sense of it all. I’m on a mission to understand my inner characters and feelings as I embark on a creative journey from scientific writing to fantasy writing. I aim to share my story with curious people on their own creative journey. I’m currently working on my first graphic novel. Along the way, I’m making comics to show the messy path I’m taking to make my dreams come true.

Stay up-to-date with what’s happening in the art lab by following me on Instagram or Substack.

Hallo!

Follow the journey

Day 11: Badass - Loved my recent chat with my friend and clarity coach @_lynnmull. So excited for making progress on my dreams with a clearer vision! One prompt that I took away, “How can I show up as a badass?” This has permeated my writ
Day 10: Discovering Giant Robot - How could it be that only now I’m discovering Giant Robot (@giantrobot)? My little Asian American inner child is so happy. - Daily comics note: I’m so happy to be making comics regularly again! Though it
Day 9: My Brain at Odds 🧠 - I’ve been listening to Martha Beck’s (@themarthabeck) conversation on the We Can Do Hard Things podcast (@glennondoyle). So enlightening. And it’s inspiring so many comic ideas!!! - I have been going way
Day 8 Insight and Brave Step - Of the many habits I’m trying to build and bolster, a daily meditation practice has been the most moving. I highly recommend the meditation visualizations from @wejustwill on @insighttimer! - After today’s m
O to contemplate the curve of an egret’s neck… - This is Day 7. Today, I’m letting this serve as my art for the 2 daily projects I’m doing: #gentlecomicshabit with @sophieyanow and #30daysofdrawing with @wendymac and the #dra
2024: My first #artvsartist post!
Meet My Inner Hermit - There’s a part of me that loves hiding away in a cozy corner. There are many parts of me trying to grow and stretch outside of my comfort zone. Super confusing. - Maybe I just need to name (and decorate!) this betweeny pl
All the Excuses - The first fifteen minutes of my day were filled with all of the reasons not to start. And yet, there was a little voice that kept saying, do it anyway... I guess this also describes the last 15 years of my life… - So grateful
Synchronicity Saturday - The Universe is definitely nudging me. - Earlier this week I started drawing comics for a new series I’m working on. This project has me reflecting on past versions of myself. Until this moment I didn’t recognize
My Latest Graphic Novel Tracker - After the fun of a 30-ish day drawing challenge with the Inktober prompts, I’m adopting my own NaNoWriMo challenge for making progress on graphic novel! - To build up courage to post my book sketches here on IG