New paint, pencils and neocolors

Finally, after almost a year, I could revisit some art stores! Up north, we have some hobby shops and home interior/building stores that sell a few things like paint or basic...

Folktale week 2023

My first-ever folktale week is a fact! It's been hectic, fun, and somewhat stressful. Folk what? Folktale Week is a week-long art challenge in which a story comes to life, guided by 7...

More fungi fun

After a sketchbook session that was all about mushrooms, these fascinating fungi kept haunting me at night- but in the best way possible. While almost falling asleep, I suddenly had...

October sketches

Another month flew by. Blink once and it's autumn, blink twice and we've arrived in winter wonderland. October has been a busy month that started with tons of energy, but as the...

Gouache in pans? An experiment

In last month's sketchbook overview, I mentioned my renewed interest in gouache paint, which I had not used since high school. My first choice has always been acrylic paint with...

September sketchbook(s)

The seasons are changing, and the earth gets ready to hibernate, but September was bursting with colorful sketchbook explorations, challenges, and new connections. I'm uploading the images, and I don't know...

Endangered! Sketchbook challenge week 3

it's the 3rd week of the Endangered Sketchbook challenge and we traveled to the Tibetan Plateau. Tibetan Rosefinch: Birds are hard! Yamdrok lake: Przewalski’s Horse: I think my last horse drawing was when I...

Endangered! Sketchbook challenge week 2

It's week 2 of the #septembersketchendangered (you can check the hashtag on Insta to see more participants) with TJ Marston and this week we visited the most Northern and Southern...

Endangered! Sketchbook challenge week 1

This month, TJ Marston hosts a sketchbook challenge with 'Endangered' as the theme. I couldn't let that one slip! In the first week, we traveled across the Great Plains of North...

Inside my sketchbook (August 2023)

Wow, now that I have photographed all my sketchbooks (that I can show at least), I can clearly see that this month was very productive and I feel growth in...