Snowy Forest

Watercolour on Clairefontaine 

mixed media paper. 

I really like this painting! 

This paper is not exactly made for this use

but it works REALLY well! 

I am following the Christams theme 

for this painting. 

I used a little bit of salt on the background. 

That is  very interesting techique!

So, what do you think???

Halloween 2018 Project 3: The pumpkins

I know this is something

some people do every year.

But that was my first time

carving a pumpkin.

I must admit

it was really fun!

I will definitely do that again!

So, what do you think of my pumpkins?

Halloween 2018 Project 2: The candle synthesis

I fell upon a lot of videos with instructions 

on how to make floating candles. 

They were mostly the kind of candles 

we know from the Harry Potter movies. 

I thought that that was a fantastic idea. 

Only, I didn't want to make them fly!

So I build up the candles 

and i created this little synthesis. 

I also made the Charon. 

I used toilet paper rolls, a kitchen tawel roll 

and lot of hot glue for the candles. 

Then i painted them with white acrylic. 

I used cornstartch , water and black paint 

to paint some tissue fabric 

and then i covered the skeleton with it. 
I added LED candles 
to create an impression of flames. 

So, what do you think???

Halloween 2018 Project 1: The candle holder

I really loved the idea of making

a candle holder with a Halloween theme.

This was the first thing i made.

The bats and the skulls 

are made with molds. 

The rest, I shaped with free hand. 

I used Fimo clay for this project. 

What do you think???

Sleepy Bunny

This painting was a surprise for me.

I still look at it and

i can't believe i made this.

I have a feeling that it is

one of those digital posters...

Maybe i'm just foolish... 

So, my sleepy bunny is painted 

with ink, watercolours 

and watercolour pencils. 

What do you think???

The Pearl

Ink and watercolours 

on mixed media paper. 

I really love the colours on this painting.

I didn't expect it to come out like this. 

But i am really pleased with it!

What do you think???

Sleepy Kitty

This is one of my favourite drawings. 

It is made with ink and watercolours 

on mixed media paper. 

What do you think???

'Clematis' wishing card

This wishing card was made 

for a very special person! 

It was part of the gift i made 

for my best friend! 

The card is painted 

with watercolours and 

watercolour pencils. 

What do you think??? 

'Dreaming of Greece'

I really miss my country! 

I thought being away would be easy

but it is not! 

I am better than ever, 

but i miss my people, 

and that endless blue of Greece! 

So, i painted it! 

What do you think?

Bird nest

This painting is made on 

handmade cotton paper. 

It is a wonderful paper 

to use with watercolours. 

I used my Lukas 

watercolour set for this painting. 

What do you think?

The Jellyfish

I really miss the sea

and everything about it!

But i can't say that i miss Jellyfishes 

:-P

I thought it would be nice

to try and paint a Jellyfish.

I've never tried it before. 

I used Winsor & Newton ink 

and watercolours. 

What do you think?

Wine

This was just an experiment.

I wanted to try this new paper.

It is stone paper...

Yes, it is paper made of stone! 

It is a very interesting material 

to work with! 

It is heavier that anyone would expect 

even though it is quite thin 

and it is very flexible. 

It take more time to dry

and it smudges easily, 

so it must be used with care!

For this little painting I used 

Winsor & Newton ink and watercolours. 

What do you think?

Magnolia

This a wishing card. 

I painted the flower on it 

using watercolour pencils. 

I really love making wishing cards! 

What do you think?

Cornflowers

This painting is made on 

handmade cotton paper. 

I really love working with this paper. 

It reacts really nice 

with the watercolours! 

What do you think?

The Ostrich

Winsor & Newton ink on Clairefontaine paper. 

This is just a funny sketch. 

I really enjoyed making it! 

This is one of my first sketches 

on this brown paper. 

What do you think?

Little Cthulhu

I know, Cthulhu is

big and monstrous and scary...

But i like painting him as

small and cute!

My little Cthulhu is made with

ink, watercolours and watercolour pencils. 

What do you think???

Dreamy Daffodil

Most people would paint

a Daffodil from the front side.

I chose the back side.

This is something we 

do not see very often. 

So, i though: 'why not?

Let's paint a Daffodil 

fasing the night sky!

Who knows what the flower is dreaming of?'

My Daffodil is made with 

watercolours and watercolour pencols.

What do you think?

Inky love

This little squid was 

so much fun to paint! 

I think it was the point of 

no return for me. 

I really loved using the ink in this way

and i kept doing that. 

The ink works perfectly 

with the watercolours. 

I use Winsor and Newton inkk 

which is waterproof and 

then i can paint all over it!

So, what do you think???

Moon Cry

So, i wanted to try that yellow paper 

people use with white chalk or ink. 

I am not able to do what artist are doing 

with this paper... 

But i did the best i could. 

I hope it is good! 

My wolf is made with ink (black and white). 

What do you think?

Guilty rabbit

My little sister called this one 

'the farty' 

It was a tempting name :-P 

But the rabbit was supposed 

to look guilty... 

My little rabbit is made with 

ink and watercolour pencils. 

What do you think???

Ice cream love

I really love ice cream! 

It is one of my favorite desserts! 

So I thought about painting it :-P 

I used ink and watercolour pencils. 

The background is made with 

transparent watercolours. 

What do you think???

Full moon view

This is another one picture 

made just with ink. 

I really like using the ink! 

What do you think???

The Swan

This is my first picture i made 

completely just with ink.

My boyfriend got the inks for me 

so i thought I should give it a try. 

What do you think???

Little mouse

This is a picture i am really proud of!

I never had any training in arts, so

most of the complicated pictures

are really difficult for me.

I tend to prefer simple pictures. 

This one was a little bit challenging for me. 

But i did it! 

My little mouse is made with 

ink and watercolour pencils. 

What do you think???

Checkadee II

This bird is my second attempt

to paint a Chickadee in ink.

I do not like it as much as the first one... 

But it is not so bad... 

What do you think???

Checkadee

This little bird was

my first attempt to use ink.

I really like it but

it has a smudge on its belly. 

It is coloured with watercolours. 

So, what do you think???

'Wolpertinger'

A wolpertinger (also called wolperdinger or woiperdinger) 
is a mythological hybrid animalthat is said to inhabit 
the alpine forests of Bavaria in Germany. 
They are often characterised as being mischievous.

It has a body comprising various animal parts —

 generally wings, antlers, tails and fangs, 

all attached to the body of a small mammal. 

The most widespread description 

portrays the Wolpertinger as having 

the head of a rabbit, the body of a squirrel, 

the antlers of a deer, and the wings 

and occasionally the legs of a pheasant.

Well, my Wolpertinger does not

look exactly like that,

but it is quite close.

My boyfriend, which is a German,

recognised it immediately! 

So I am ok with my version of it! 

My Wolpertinger is made with 

ink and watercolours on 

watercolour paper. 

What do you think???

'Forget me not'

I really love this painting! 

This painting is made on 

a Hahnemühle watercolour postcard. 

The flowers are painted with watercolour pencils, 

the 'Albrecht Dürer' line by Faber-Castell.

Those are some really amazing tools to use! 

I really love the fact that 

now i have access to those tools!

So, what do you think of my 'Forget me not'?

'The Crane'

This painting was more of a experiment.

The Crane was sketched with ink.

Then i made everything wet

and i left the ink to create the shadows. 

I painted it afterwards.

This was an interesting technique, 

but it takes the right tools. 

So this is not for me right now... 

But it was fun painting this picture! 

So, what do you think???

'Goldfishes'

I always wanted a Goldfish... 

Looks like now i have two!!! :-P 

My Goldfishes are painted 

on Hahnemühle 250gr aquarelle paper

with Lukas watercolours. 

I also used some metalic watercolours 

but i am not very happy with them. 

What do you think???

'Lilacs'

Now, you know how much i love Lilacs.

This is an effort of mine 

to paint Lilacs with watercolours. 

The painting is not as good as i wanted it to be, 

but it is not really that bad, is it?

'Plumerias'

I never painted a Plumeria before. 

Nor i knew what this flower was.

I just followed instruction from a video

about watercolour painting. 

I really love the colours! 

But, if i paint this flower again, 

i'll try to make it better. 

The background is painted with 

watercolour pencils.

I really love the Albrecht Dürer line 

from Faber Castell.

They are amazing!!!

So, what do you think?

'View from the valley'

A landscape in watercolours. 

I keep trying new things. 

I think i should not try them all together, 

but i just can't help it!!! 

I just like it!!!

So, what do you think of this painting?

'Hummingbird'

I really love this painting!

It is inspired by someone really dear to me!

This is my first watercolour hummingbird. 

What do you think?

'Tulipes'

Tulips in watercolour.

That's my first time using this technique.

It's wet on dry and i just had to

spread the colour and let it faint on the edges.

What do you think?