Sketchbook blog

In January 2020, I sent off another series of hand painted ornaments to Artomat . Each wooden round is cut from either maple or oak wood. Every ornament has an original watercolor flower,  a vintage stamp (usually international),  and an inspiring word or phrase because these are from my Little Inspirations series:  floral fun + an inspiring word. I hope you enjoy these little delights.

First Ever Tiny Sketchbook This winter, I have filled a very small sketchbook through a project with the Brooklyn Art Library . My tiny sketchbook will join many others from The Sketchbook Project .  I dedicated the book to my family. I chose the themes of nature and travel for the entire book (around 32 pages). Each two-page spread features a natural subject and an exotic stamp. The first 8 pages are full of mostly flowers. First, I drew the flower in pencil and then covered the drawing in ink. Instead of painting the flower in color, I kept the image black and white. Then I would select a vintage foreign stamp whose hue represents the typical coloring of the subject, or at least part of the subject. I really enjoyed pairing the stamps with the natural subjects. I bought the vintage stamps on Ebay.  They were a really fun find. At intervals, I would insert a famous quote about nature.  P...