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I always admired those hand-painted signs outside the barbershops, so I made my own. Actually, you look like you need a fresh new hairstyle yourself. I can hook you up

This is part of a series of postcards that I have been creating to mail to my mom everyday. She is in assisted living about 3 hours away so I can’t see her every day. I mail her the postcards to give her something to look forward to.

Watercolor doodle of my favorite create

Small sketch in graphite using a mechanical pencil

The monsters we create A collection of creatures born from our impact and existance on Earth. This is a work in progress project, it doesn't yet have a name, but the story becomes more clear every day. Soon I will have more details about it, until then take care, this runner is taking a real shape and it's after you. He is the money maker, the greedy, the selfish buyer of unnecessary things with money he doesn't have. Sounds familyar? 7x7 cm linoprint © Maria ! Balan, 2018

Part of a tattoo project on going to build on a portfolio. Also art therapy in the later night owl hours when the mind wants to sketch but not to think :) A perfect subject here reflects that balance and time of peace

Brushpen and Inktense on sketchbook. She

Drawn with fineliners, made on A3 paper size.

I dug up this rock while hiking the Negev desert in Israel last year. It’s sharp and kinda chalky and it feels like it has stories to tell when you look deep into its lines and layers.

Fruits have insecurities too. From the series "Forlorn Fruits"

Drawn with fininer

Just making lines.

I had to edit about 60 corporate headhsots at work. Ended up doodling out about 10 of these on the back of a contact sheet during a meeting!

Don’t cry over spilled milk unless you are Mr. Milk of course.