Spring Garden Collab

Hey there! I thought I'd drop in to share a painting I did in collaboration with some other artists on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CMpUlW6hUnX/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link I've found that Instagram collabs are a bit different than art collabs I've done in the past; instead of working on the same picture, the artists do their own interpretation of a common...

‘Stina’s Art Supply Review: Introduction

Welcome to another series I've been wanting to write for this blog! In an effort to organize my personal understanding and catalogue some of my most used art supplies, I will be reviewing different art products I have used. Each post will be organized by type (paints, paper, brushes, other tools, etc.) and will cover...

Art and Grief

This is the first of a series of personal essays about how art affects my experience of the world around me (and, conversely, how my experiences affect my art). This one in particular is quite lengthy and extremely personal. It is also much less polished than I would normally write---it is difficult to find the...

January and February Updates

Well, blog management isn't off to a great start this year, is it? XD We're already in the middle of February (!) and this is the first post of 2021. To be fair, the past month and a half have been a bit hectic for me, especially in regards to my life outside of my...

Goodbye, 2020

I was prepared to write this post last night, but as I was reviewing the redraws I had prepared, I decided that I wasn't satisfied with what I had made and redid it. As I was painting, I had a bit of an emotional meltdown (because guess what time of the month it is, haha),...

December Sketchbook Selections

Final Sketchbook Selections of the year! I managed to fill six (!) watercolor sketchbooks this year, which is huge for me, considering that I haven't completed a sketchbook for several years prior to 2020. It's been a good art year 🙂 This month, I participated in a couple of art challenges (weekly prompts, rather than...

November Sketchbook Selections (Huevember!)

It's the end of another month, so it's time to share what I've been putting in my sketchbook 🙂 This time I took the Huevember challenge, in which artists create with a different color (hue) each day for the whole month of November. It's been around for a few years now, but this is the...

October Sketchbook Selections (& A Note About Sketchbook Challenges)

Hello! It's been a couple of weeks since I've posted anything, so it almost feels strange to write up a blog post again. I hope you're all doing well! First things first--I realize I am quite tardy for our most recent sketchbook challenge. This past month I've been preoccupied with several other responsibilities, as well...

JaNanamation Sketchbook Challenge 16

Let’s go abstract again, shall we? 😉 This week, illustrate a color without using that color! So, what does that mean? I’ve always wondered what it would be like to describe a color to someone who was born blind. What words would you use? Do you talk about objects of that color? Emotions associated with...

Drawing Upside Down

Didn't get around to posting yesterday, but here is my upside-down drawing! I didn't know what to draw, so I just drew my dog again XD If you do any digital art, you might be familiar with the practice of mirroring your canvas every once in a while to check for accuracy. This exercise is...