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This is my first attempt at using India Ink. Couldn’t help but get painterly with it. Looking for to more practice!

Gouache and watercolor on paper.

schmincke watercolours and fineliner on sketching paper

Painting the sky, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYW3SRP6ZOU

Queen inspired by the nicotiana alata flower (which is called Night's Queen in Romanian) and the Greater Death Shead Hawkmoth which feeds with the flowers nectar.

I was painting the bird I saw after a Sunday stroll on the waterfront.

handstyle + color treatment

Had a wonderful morning at Perry Lake painting this scene from the harbor. The soothing harbor sounds and a flock of pelicans taking a rest on their way to Texas were my companions. Swipe for a few detail shots. Also... a bonus fly for your nature enjoyment.

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (Toki o kakeru shôjo) is one of my favorite anime movies. I really like all Mamoru Hosoda's anime. Can't wait for his new stuff!

Sketchbook: Blobs and Leaves.

Trying on this illustrative style with bold contrasting colors. Unfinished, but I like it, so I decided to share.

...initially was going to replace the spiders meal for a banana (referring to the piece #Comedian created by artist #Maurizio_Cattelan)...but just could not do it. Had some good conversation about the concept, so hope it leads to more. Instead, it has lead me to explore some other ideas.

Everybody's Searching For A Place To Belong

Whew! Baby yoda was fun to draw and gave me an excuse to get familiar with some of these brushes. The original sketch had a special guest, so you might see this one pop up again in the future. Hope you like him! .

acrylic paint, ink spray, hand carved stencil, pencil drawing

A rock i made for MCRocks hiding (with origami alien on top). I miss rock painting, but no room for more where i live. I have rocks all over my little home. So happy for the DA site which inspired me to just keep doodling!

From post-it note to canvas. Quarantine life has got me taking some of my old doodles and turning them into paintings.

Tracer from Overwatch fanart

My first digital painting. doodling portraits

check out all my works on instagram @olenkarka

This was a bird study for a painting. The customer loved it so much that they wanted the drawing instead. That suits me fine. In the end it is what the customer wants that really counts.

Watercolor sketch of coffee and donut on blue plate.

A rainbow fantasy tree drawn with a black ink pen and coloured with Caran d'Ache Neocolor II watersoluble crayons.

Following the daily painting challenge with Lisa Congdon over at CreativeBug though I haven't quite managed to keep up daily. Still, it's wonderful picking the brush up again and splashing around with paint!

Big-eared Brown Bat (Histiotus macrotus). Hybrid technique (digital enhanced watercolor). This species has large dark ears. The dorsal hairs are strongly bicolored, with black or dark brown bases and yellow tips. Some authors consider that H. macrotus is distributed only in Chile and Argentina. More like this on IG: https://www.instagram.com/camilojulianc/

A few drawings/paintings from my class this week. I like to work alongside my students.