ARTIST
Welcome to my ART Side of things!
Allow me to give you a bit of my artsy history of gently building a creative practice:
I’ve been an Artist from childhood.
Contour Drawing was a hobby for many years, from fashion to faces mostly.
I discovered watercolor painting in 2011 and created a body of work that pleases me.
I discovered art journaling at the same time. It has changed and morphed over the years, but right now, my main focus is working with gouache, inks, oil and water soluble pastel crayon. My favorite textures I work with are fabric, collage, embellishments and stamping.
I like to keep it simple and yet complex: a true paradox!
The easier the better, yet I love a challenge at the same time.
I like to PLAY and get in the zone. It makes me very happy.
Allow me to give you a bit of my artsy history of gently building a creative practice:
I’ve been an Artist from childhood.
Contour Drawing was a hobby for many years, from fashion to faces mostly.
I discovered watercolor painting in 2011 and created a body of work that pleases me.
I discovered art journaling at the same time. It has changed and morphed over the years, but right now, my main focus is working with gouache, inks, oil and water soluble pastel crayon. My favorite textures I work with are fabric, collage, embellishments and stamping.
I like to keep it simple and yet complex: a true paradox!
The easier the better, yet I love a challenge at the same time.
I like to PLAY and get in the zone. It makes me very happy.
For as long as I can remember, I have always been fascinated with illustration.
I used to look for fashion examples in the newspaper when I was a kid.
Now, I love combining Hand Lettering with cartoon-based illustration which I do daily in my sketchbook journal.
Back in 2019, I learned how to create a cartoon from the ground up. This was a deeply satisfying adventure for me. I incorporated that cartoon approach as an illustration of my experience daily, which included drawing what I wore from my wardrobe each day. So FUN!
I continue to enjoy illustrating my daily fashion choices and the main activities of my day.
I used to look for fashion examples in the newspaper when I was a kid.
Now, I love combining Hand Lettering with cartoon-based illustration which I do daily in my sketchbook journal.
Back in 2019, I learned how to create a cartoon from the ground up. This was a deeply satisfying adventure for me. I incorporated that cartoon approach as an illustration of my experience daily, which included drawing what I wore from my wardrobe each day. So FUN!
I continue to enjoy illustrating my daily fashion choices and the main activities of my day.
Once I learned how to draw myself in cartoon form, I decided to try my hand at combining fashion illustration and cartoon together in 2021. Then in 2022, I decided to get Back to the Basics with Black and White and started to do just pen sketching which has been fun, starting with shape and shadow and also using line rather than contour.
My main tools of my cartooning and illustrating trade started with watercolor markers and India ink pens, but in 2022 I decided to change things up and work with colored pencil and pastel crayons, both water-soluable and non water-soluable. And also back to just black pen sketching. In 2024 I added NeoColor 1 Pastel crayons to my art supplies and have enjoyed adding even more definitive detail to my illustrations. I love the solid coverage they provide.
One of things I love the most about my ART Life is being able to express myself in a myriad of ways. I just find it so satisfying since it gives me space to experiment and just have FUN. It really is all about self care. What are you gently creating?
My main tools of my cartooning and illustrating trade started with watercolor markers and India ink pens, but in 2022 I decided to change things up and work with colored pencil and pastel crayons, both water-soluable and non water-soluable. And also back to just black pen sketching. In 2024 I added NeoColor 1 Pastel crayons to my art supplies and have enjoyed adding even more definitive detail to my illustrations. I love the solid coverage they provide.
One of things I love the most about my ART Life is being able to express myself in a myriad of ways. I just find it so satisfying since it gives me space to experiment and just have FUN. It really is all about self care. What are you gently creating?