Maple Tree

Hello there!

A friend of mine had an idea for a picture the other day :D (I like ideas so keep them coming people!) and well-it was a tree....I already warned her that it would be kind of abstract so uhm-here you go...

I first planned on doing just an ink drawing and I think I will still do that sometime....sometime when I have lots of time for the leaves! :P

xoxo Alex

Christmas Card Mania!

Ho Ho Ho folks!
Christmas is coming up so I thought it was time for a "Special" :D
I always love this time of year because you can make so many awesome Christmas cards-yes some people bake batches of cookies-I make batches of christmas cards...:P
These are the first 2 batches, one in more blue-ish colors and one more red/pink-ish...

 Some pointers on christmas card making:
-as for glue, when you use the liquid one it is easier to apply it with an old brush so it is spread out evenly-this is especially important when you're using very thin paper
-I really do recommend making christmas cards in batches because for example for these 10 cards I used 3 square origami sheets and 2 big Din-A 4 sheets of patterned paper-for the last ones I just used scraps!
-and most importantly of all-SEND THEm! :D Everyone loves opening a beautiful card and be reminded of how much they mean to you!
So all you people out there-be aware-the cards are coming :P

xoxo Alex

Clock in Canterbury+150th anniversary

Hi there everyone!
I was looking through the photos on my laptop and I stumbled upon a photo of a clock in Canterbury, where we were for a class trip and I thought it would make a nice sketch/painting/drawing-whatever you want to call this ^^

hehee-I hope you like it!

xoxo Alex
PS: It is our 150th anniversary!! Thank you for all your support so far and I hope we will keep this up for a long time!

Random Watercolor Shapes

Hi there!
In our art class we are doing abstract art at the moment so I thought I would do some extra homework :D Anyway-this is what came out-very abstract but I love the colors!

I guess you could interpret lots of feelings and emotions into this (the theory part of our art class :P) but I'm just gonna leave it at "random water color shapes"

xoxo Alex

Miss Dior inspired watercolor painting

Hi! 

I must say after watching this awesome video, I was inspired to draw in watercolors again and this was the result! :D

xoxo Alex

Black n white face

“Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth.”
― Pablo Picasso

yes-I'm feeling quite philosophical today-so bear with me and we'll see about that inspirational monday post tomorow....maybe :D

xoxo Alex

Rose

Hi! I promised yesterday that there will be some dresses on here in the next few days and I PROMISE they will-but first I really wanted to share this with all of you. I just finished it today after working on it the last few days.
The background behind it was basically that I said I suck at working with water colors-so I have to practise. So I chose my imagine and started working.
First I sketched the outline with a pencil. To help me with the proportions I drew a grid on both my drawing paper and the photo I was copying from (a very useful technique I learned from my amazing art teacher). Then I started coloring with the watercolors. Probably the most important thing I learned is that it is all about the amount of water you take. If there is not enough on the paper, the colors won't blend and you'll have lots of sharp edges. If you have to much everything will start getting blury and the colors will go all over the place.
And as with everything-it is all a matter of practise :D
xoxo Alex