Sketches

 

 I find drawing is the best thing I can do whenever I'm feeling a bit down, lost in my thoughts or stressed. It calms me down and makes my mind focus on something else, in the lines, details, light and shadows of the image I'm replicating. It releases all the negative thoughts, for me it's a way of experiencing freedom.

Hope you had a lovely Easter, mine felt like mini-holidays! :)

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Pens and brushes

 

 Hey! Who was going to tell me that I would go back to using a brush? But here I am, tempted again by the use of colour. I had to buy watercolour pencils for the Interior Decoration course and those are the ones I have used to paint this. The quality is a bit shitty and the box only has 12 colours, but they are OK for some basic colouring.

 I'm not sure I dare to paint this one..I think it looks fine like this, don't you?

 And this is my dining table/desk full of stuff, as always! And yes, I used an espresso cup for watering the brush (not sure my boyfriend is going to be happy when he reads this).

 Drawing of the Week #1

 

Would she...?

Would She live here?

This is the first one of the series. I will upload every now and then a drawing of a girl with the "matching" house decoration. I will paint the drawing and then try to find the perfect place for her. I thought it would be a good exercise for me to start thinking about colour moodboards...and also a good excuse to learn how to paint in Photoshop! What do you think? Do you like it?

Rings and allergies

Attempt to draw a hand

On February I noticed the weather was getting warmer (yay!) and it was time to rescue my beloved rings and say goodbye to my gloves (athough it's March and I still wear them sometimes). Well after having a look at them I thought it was time to buy at least a new one, as I haven't added any to my collection since...mmm... maybe 3 or 4 years ago!! I have to say I always find myself spending a little fortune on a ring because I'm allergic to any cheap metal, so it has to be silver, gold plated, white gold or whatever is expensive!
It has taken me weeks to find one that has a big stone (but lets me move my fingers, very important) and that doesn't clash too much with my other rings. I found it in Ottoman Hands, in Topshop Oxford Street. It's handmade with semi precious stones and in gold plated bronze. And it looks Egyptian or something old. Good.

Trying to draw something

First drawing after a very, very long time...those years at Fine Arts seem so far away! But this one was done from a photograph...no merit in that.

Btw, I bought my MAC lipstick at last! I went for Craving, an Amplified Creme Lipstick, after half an hour trying to decide. Luckily I wasn't in one of their small stores, but in Selfridges, so I hope they didn't notice me!!
Craving is a pinky-plum lipstick although in my lips it looks a little bit red. I highly recommend it. Very creamy (my boyfriend is not very happy about the marks on his cheeks!) and is vanilla scented.

Hope you are having a nice weekend!