Art Materials Shopping

Yesterday, I went shopping for more art materials. I got several small square canvasses, watercolors, brushes, gesso paint, pens, colored pencils, papers and a nice artist blank book for my journal. Aside from the Watercolor Moleskine Book , I also write daily in my journal. And of course, I have this Blog.

My favorite art supply store is Pearl Paint in New York City. Not only is it the biggest art store but is close to Chinatown where I can eat at my favorite Vietnamese restaurant called Nha Trahn. You should try their spring rolls--it's to die for!

Sunday Inspirations 2 ( Victoria Vusova)

I came across Victoria Vusovas blog : http://vusova.blogspot.com/
I really admire her artwork and stories of juggling her life as an artist and mother.

Sunday Inspirations 1 (Vanessa Brantley Newton)

I am delighted to visit Vanessa Brantley Newton blog; http://oohlaladesignstudio.blogspot.com/
a former Phlebotomist turned Illustrator. She is the illustrator of the Ruby Booker series.

Illustration Friday

This is my entry for Illustration Friday topic " Flawed"

Collage art-"Paper Cloth Doll" series

A Little Girl with Ribbon: I made this by drawing and then inking the girl image and then coloring it with watercolor and markers then I cut pieces of scrap cloths and ribbons, sewing them directly to the paper and then gluing it to the girl ( its fun making this --makes me feel like an 8 year old again---playing with paper dolls !!)

Bali, Indonesia

Some sketches from the Island of Bali, Indonesia 2007

This was a sketch from my favorite cafe called Three Monkey Cafe in Ubud.

An early morning walk through the rice terraces.

In front of my breakfast table..

Inspiration

From reading this entry from http://bluelawbyanna.blogspot.com/ I finally took out a DIY craft I did awhile ago but never did anything out of it. I love doing things with my hands like sewing, crafting, drawing , printing and painting and I actually thought of creating a separate site for my crafts and possibly sell it online--so here is one of a few I've crafted.

The cover is a digital print of an original illustration I made of a Balinese folktale. I used it as a cover for a handmade blank book with small pocket inside tied with natural fiber rope. I used non-toxic glue and materials.

In My Art Room

This is where I draw, doodle, paint, print and make a lot of mess

( although you don't see the mess now, of course)

A Wonderful Blog from Anna, my niece

A family of writers:

Footsteps in the Snow

Today is a beautiful snowy day. Come take a walk with me.

I like days like these--I want to stay in my artroom forever, drawing, painting and doing all sorts of fun stuff. I am creatively cocooning and doodling.

In My Art Room