This month (as opposed to the last) I found a lot to choose from, both art-wise and photo-wise, so here’s an eclectic mix – plus our artist of the month. Enjoy! :)
Tag: sketchbook
In theory, I’ve had a newsletter since some time in 2023, but I’ve only ever sent one out 😅. Now, after focusing on finding illustration work in the children’s publishing industry (without success yet but with some encouraging signs 😊), I’m intending to also make more art for the “general public”, so I think it makes sense to revive (or, really, start) this “Letter from the studio”!
Some months back I was uninspired and filled this sketchbook page with random watercolour strokes – a trick some artists recommend against “fear of the blank page”. It didn’t work 🥲 (not for the first time, so maybe that trick’s not for me 😅). In this case I especially disliked the colours – too cold, […]
I was entranced by the shapes of the slowly drying vine and sepals on this tomato :) Untypically, I followed my impulse to sketch it 😊️ I hesitated between a simple linework and adding colour, so I thought I’d do the latter but document the former in case the colouring went awry 😁️. Also, the […]
What I like about this technique is that it combines randomness and your taste.
This is how it goes!
I’m planning on taking part in Gallery Nucleus’ classic open submission show, ‘Power in Numbers’, again this year (my piece from 2021 is still available, by the way ;)). As I’ve been thinking about (and thumbnailing a bit) remotely folk-tale-inspired pieces with animals (and humans, probably women) for a 2024 calendar, I thought I could […]
Inspired by a K-pop music video, this sketchbook painting also happens to come at the perfect time for the “Mermay” social media challenge :)
…and what I learned from a daily drawing prompt list, even though I only did 6 in a row and a few more that I liked 😊️
I did not expect it to take that long, but at least I made something cute :)
The resistance was even stronger than last time 😅️ So obviously I’m proud I went, though I’m not so happy with the result this time…