Pumpkins, pumpkins, pumpkins everywhere; at the stores, as a costume owned by my neighbour’s 2-year-old daughter and my back garden. I'm not much of a gardener, I just like admiring the pretty flowers, planted by someone else. It's the month of Halloween, frolic scares and discounted novelty candy. So typically I’m paring October with an [...]
With darker days come darker shades. My colour palette has switched from soft, light pastels to strong, dark tones. After weeks of endlessly blogging about lifestyle and travel topics, I’ve finally posted my latest artwork. Mandala’s are a joy to create and colour. I’ve been doing this for over a year now and it's fair [...]
A couple of weeks ago London city became centre stage for anyone who enjoys a bit of history and architecture. 700 private buildings opened their doors to the public for the Open House event, that annually takes place for one weekend. Unfortunately, I hadn't planned ahead, so I was unable to see the peruse buildings. [...]
How is it already Autumn? For September's colour of the month, I’ve chosen a zesty autumnal shade to welcome the new season. Alongside the natural shift, a plethora of warm hues slowly begins to settle in place of summers blue horizon. September brought a blend of hot and cold days, with rain escorting us towards [...]
Many ginger and mint teas later I’m finally feeling better. And, with this flu-free news, I’d like to share my latest mandala; a bold colour palette, featuring three of my favourite shades. This took a lot longer to make as I got ill halfway through working on it. Nevertheless, after battling off the rusty feeling [...]
Missing the intricacy of finely detailed mandalas, I sat down with my trusted tool "the mouse" and got Photoshop up and running. Ready to begin hours of working, drinking hot chocolate and web browsing. Adding my template and guidelines to a blank page, I set the path layer and highlighted the pen tool. Zooming in [...]
