Brian "beee" Bello is a Los Angeles-based artist, illustrator, and designer blending hip hop culture, obscure 80s cartoons, comic books, and his Filipino heritage into colorful, nostalgia-driven work. For more than 25 years he's created artwork, branding, and illustrations for clients ranging from Madonna to Mary J. Blige, live-painted at San Diego Comic-Con, exhibited at DesignerCon, and drawn covers for Kid Heroes' Deep Fried Universe. The name "Inna2nd" comes from his artist alias, "beee Tha 2nd Lettah" — despite popular belief, it does not mean your artwork will be finished "in a second." He's trying, though. Since 2015, he's also hidden original artwork around the world as part of his ongoing #FreeBeeeFriday project, turning sidewalks and street corners into temporary galleries.
Exhibitions & Live Painting
- San Diego Comic-Con — Live Painting & Art Show, 2023–present
- DesignerCon — Art Show exhibitor, 2019; Art Contest winner, 2010
- Gallery exhibition, San Diego, 2026
- Artist loft exhibition & pillar murals, Long Beach
- Group exhibition, comic book shop, Burbank
- Secret Walls live-painting battles, 2017 & 2018
- Little Tokyo mural, 2020
- Prado Music Academy — three-room mural commission, 2022
Comic Covers & Publications
- Giant Size Lumpia #2 — cover + 6 interior pages, 2025
- The Legendary Lumpia Squad #3 — 23 interior pages, 2024
- The Legendary Lumpia Squad #1 Refried Edition — cover, 2024
- Mix-Mix #2 — variant cover, 2023
- The Ones and Twos #1 — DJ Icy Ice variant cover, 2025
- Lumpia with a Vengeance TPB — exclusive wraparound cover, 2023
- Doug Marcaida's Lineage #1 — variant cover, 2026
- Eraserheads: Combo on the Run #1 — LA Comic Con exclusive variant, 2025
- Lettering & logo assist, Low Orbit (Gutter Punks story), Image Comics, 2007
Selected Clients
Madonna, Toni Basil, Miley Cyrus, Kwamé, Wayne Brady, the Groovaloos, Iluminate, Debbie Reynolds Legacy Dance Studio, and others.
Media
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