Flowers on my Sketchbook

Lately I have been looking at flowers and flower photos a lot... May be I'm trying to keep them in my mind and in my sketchbook before the winter comes (Autumn is starting here soon!).

I love flowers but I don't like gardening, I think I'm lazy and I don't like the texture of earth, instead I go around other people's gardens admiring their dedication and hard work.

I have trouble cutting them as well, I feel they belong to their plants, don't get me wrong, I think they look beautiful in vases and they complete any decoration, but I just can't cut them! I just like to look at them, their colors, their textures, I like to smell them and touch them... I also like to see photos, drawings and paintings... and best of all I love to capture them on my sketchbook.

Copic Markers

 I have had these Copic Markers for a while but haven't use them much. I haven't work with any type of markers before and to be honest I don't quite know how to use them.

I have read a lot about how wonderful these Copic Markers are and seen great art journalers like Anna Denise and Kathrin Jebsen-Marwedel using them, so I decided to give them a try.

I started by doing a color chart (left) and coloring the little mandala ruberstamp on the right.

Then I colored the mandala (below) which a drew with a Copic Multiliner. 

Because these markers are alcohol based they bleed through the back of the page, I got the beautiful image (next page below). Then I added little details.

I love the bright vivid colors and the fact that the coloring is "even" with no lines.

I know there are lots of things you can do with them but I'm just a beginner. I will be playing with them and trying new things. Any suggestions?

Art Journaling. New Daler-Rowney sketchbook.

 I recently started this new sketchbook for my art journaling. 

It is a Daler-Rowney Ebony Sketchbook. It is 148 x 130 cm and has unperforated 150gsm acid-free paper suitable for paper collage, ink and light watercolor washes which are my favorite mediums. 

So far I'm liking it. I like its size and format, its paper and the fact that opens completely flat.

Here are my first pages.

Two painted pebbles using different tools.

These pebbles are a little bit bigger from the others I have done. This time I am using a dip pen with Hunt 512 nib and  Dr.Ph.Martin's White Bombay ink.

Find some of my painted pebbles for sale here

Beautiful Moth.

I just reopened my Etsy Shop with this beautiful new print. 

Later today and tomorrow I will be adding some of my painted pebbles.

Hello again!

 I arrived from my six week vacation last Friday. I had a great time with family and friends and didn't have much time for sketching... or art making... I was craving a little bit and finally yesterday I was able to sit down to do some line work. you can see a detail view here. I will probably add some watercolor later.