For the 1st time EVER we had a Monarch Butterfly larva on 1 of our Milkweeds!!! So exciting!!! Here’s my Perpetual Journal art of it; read more on my latest blog post https://paulaborchardt.substack.com/p/butterfly-excitement-part-1
For the 1st time EVER we had a Monarch Butterfly larva on 1 of our Milkweeds!!! So exciting!!! Here’s my Perpetual Journal art of it; read more on my latest blog post https://paulaborchardt.substack.com/p/butterfly-excitement-part-1
I drew this in the sketchbook using blue acrylic ink and shimmering fountain pen ink. I think it was John Ruskin who said you need a bit of glitter or it's not real art. #sketchbook #drawing #MastoArt
Le chargé de com se lâche...
fait avec #Sketchbook sur mon téléphone (pour la partie "peinture") et #Affinity publisher (pour les titres, le logo et la mise en page).
Yeah.
While I have to wait in the car, I have fun with my sketchbook.....
Sorry for the lack of art. I've been spending more time offline since my laptop broke. I'm still working on art traditionally sparingly though. Here's a WIP from my sketchbook...
Just remember: there's always someone worse off than yourself
Have a better weekend
A random face from the sketchbook. Drawn with pencil and markers.
Tried out Kuretake Watercolors and not so sure I like them. I hoped they’d be more opaque than they are. Not sure if it’s these colors in the set or what. It’s been a while since I used watercolour too. Will have to play some more to see. Still it was so nice to sit outside on a cafe patio to paint.
#kuretake #watercolor #sketchbook #art
Painted a non-study this month. I'm not 100% happy with this work, but I keep improving.
Ouah je suis vidé j'ai accompagné les élèves en sortie de géologie sur le site du barrage de Malpasset, c'était sportif. Sept heures dehors au soleil avec trente gamins qui sont jamais sortis de la ville c’est une expérience.
Mais entre deux moments où je les empêchais d'essayer d'attraper/écraser/tripoter des araignées/des grenouilles/des chèvres, j'ai pu faire quelques croquis de terrain !
I found a ballpoint sketch concept I really love. It’s from my imagination combined with memory of a white Persian cat I had that was deaf, had one blue eye & one green eye, & broke every single piece of blue & white china I had on display.
I really like the feeling & composition, painted over with oil, and fine tuning the coloring. I like the simple shapes. This sketch is very small.
From postage stamps to jetliner specifications to items he packed for the journey, José Naranja’s sketchbooks capture minute details of numerous international trips.
https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/04/jose-naranja-travel-notebooks/
Sketching in Marken, Netherlands
#watercolor #watercoulours #aquarelle #bruxelles #art #illustration #sketch #sketchbook
Feeling absolute ADHD although not diagnosed (the process started but it’s so cumbersome I’m not sure I’ll make it) overwhelmed with every aspect of my life but still trying to sort things up/out. Starting with sleep. I have 2 more mins before I fail on this one (going to bed before midnight) #mastoart #watercolour #sketchbook
Magnolia We spent the easter weekend with friends and I had a lot of time to do nothing and to fill some sketchbook pages
The next day after this sunny moment, the magnolia lost almost all flowers - I love how you can capture beauty like this with your sketchbook
#art #illustration #sketch #sketchbook #bloom #flowers #plants #gardening #redink #inkart #lineart #inspiredbynature