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Watercolor sketch for an acrylic painting I’m about to start. I messed some of the elements up but it’s so nice to have some kind of expectation as to what I want it to look like instead of painting blindly.

This creation of mine is Adeline. She is from Paris,France in the year 1838. Made with watercolors (Jazperstardust, Rublev,Daniel Smith, etc...) and a bit of pencil (just the outline). Made her on my new Arches watercolor paper.

Layered paint and liquified to create the effect.

I like the notion of Poison Ivy from Batman being a sort of vengeful Mother Earth. I sometimes wish Mother Earth would give us the smackdown. We deserve it.

Random thought generating lines on paper.

really getting into sketching with value, trying to learn different ways to use value

Art studio moments

Had a coffee break made even sweeter when this lil' cutie came by!

Doodles made during meetings when I had markers at my desk

12 x 12" Original Abstract Acrylic Painting on Gallery Canvas. Resin finished. 2018

Another print I did for a convention

Ink on scratchboard.

Plein-Air 1 hour painting.

... this watercolor was part of a project with the theme of letting go & embracing the new...you can see the completed image on my Instagram...❤

"We rise by lifting others" spread in my bullet journal drawn in response to a challenge over at Instagram.

Been doing a spell of healthy eatin lately

Sure, I went to a lot of witch burnings as a teen, but I learned what gettin roasted REALLY means in my 30s

I painted HP Lovecraft and Edgar Allan Poe in order to spook up Halloween. I'll probably do Stephen King, too, at some point, and maybe Shirley Jackson. Anyone have any other favorite horror novelists?

Inktober 3: Tiny Dragon BBQ

check out my works on instagram @olenkarka

Acrylic on Moleskine sketchbook paper.

Watercolor with pen and ink koi

Its a skull that its also I guess a fish tank with an octupus inside and some weird stuff haha

Mother Nature (and fun jungle-y textiles)-inspired work!

Sometimes I like to challenge myself and draw something completely different and full of details.... this was a bit tedious :) but I am glad I did this, it was a great workout for the brain!

Flowers in watercolor