Visual Alchemy & Artifacts of Remembrance
Today I came across this beautiful Photography Challenge “A Photo A Week Challenge” hosted by Nancy Merrill Photography the theme of this week is “Hands” and I loved to participate with one of my photos! The hands in the photo are my own featuring one of my jewelry design the Rose Quartz Dome Ring.
Wish you a great week!
©Copyright Carolina Russo – yesterdayafter.com
This week the Photo Challenge at The Daily Post is “Look Up” it’s all about spending some time during your day to look up and see what there is above you!
On the Daily Post I found these words to be very true in our busy daily life “Going about our day, we often don’t pay attention to what’s directly above us. We’re more likely to focus on what’s in front of us rather than what’s overhead”.
I am an artist and I love to look at the sky, the movement of the clouds, the changing lights and amazing colors during the day until the sunset. If you paint then you know that you will never look at the sky the same way you did before. During my day I always spend few minutes looking up! I find it to be very calming and I get great inspirations for my paintings and photography!
My Photo was taken during a hike and at sunset I was overwhelmed from such beauty all over above me!
Wish you all a great week!
©Copyright Carolina Russo – yesterdayafter.com
– Hummingbird –
Day #8 World Watercolor Month
This is Day #8 of the World Watercolor Month
Today I loved to paint a blue Hummingbird it is such a small and beautiful bird I see them every day just outside the backyard. I love to paint birds it bring so much happiness to see the bird you’re able to paint on paper! Today I am also joining Laura, that each month on the 8th she host the Draw a Bird Day on her beautiful blog at createarteveryday.com
‘Hummingbirds are New World birds that onstitute the family Trochilidae. They are among the smallest of birds, most species measuring in the 7.5–13 cm range”. Wikipedia
Details about my watercolor:
watercolor outlined with black and blue ink pen. I used French Artists Watercolors Sennelier l’Aguarelle 12 demi-godets half-pans travel metal box and Pigma Micron Black ink #005 and a Blue Pilot Pen G-2 07. Painted over a Watercolor cold press 140 lb sketchbook!
Visit my World Watercolor Month Gallery
On this page there is my Gallery starting on July 1st to display all my daily paintings for the July World Watercolor Month Collection 2016!
SALE: All my 31 watercolors paintings for this unique first year World Watercolor Month Collection are for sale in Limited Edition of only 1/31 numbered and hand signed Prints. In this first edition would be only 31 Prints size 8 x 10″ of each painting.
Prints are made on order for the special price of $35 + shipping, payment accepted via PayPal contact me to order purchases can be made here on the Blog.
to help children !
15% Proceeds will be donated to The Dreaming Zebra Foundation to help children ! <3
#WorldWatercolorMonth
Enjoy this great month!
©Copyright Carolina Russo – yesterdayafter.com
– Girl With Koi –
Day #7 World Watercolor Month
This is Day #7 of the World Watercolor Month today I was debating deciding what to paint. I also wanted to paint something different and combine a girl face with an animal, I love to do that lately. Today painting is titled “Girl With Koi” I love the Japanese Koi fish their colors are beautiful. I was inspired to combine a Koi and a colorful and glamourous girl together in a vortex of blue water.
” Koi or more specifically nishikigoi, are ornamental varieties of domesticated common carp that are kept for decorative purposes in outdoor koi ponds or water gardens. Koi varieties are distinguished by coloration, patterning, and scalation. Wikipedia
Details about my watercolor:
watercolor outlined with black and blue ink pen. I used French Artists Watercolors Sennelier l’Aguarelle 12 demi-godets half-pans travel metal box and Pigma Micron Black ink #005 and a Blue Pilot Pen G-2 07. Painted over a Watercolor cold press 140 lb 7.5 in x 9 in paper pad!
Visit my World Watercolor Month Gallery
On this page there is my Gallery starting on July 1st to display all my daily paintings for the July World Watercolor Month Collection 2016!
SALE: All my 31 watercolors paintings for this unique first year World Watercolor Month Collection are for sale in Limited Edition of only 1/31 numbered and hand signed Prints. In this first edition would be only 31 Prints size 8 x 10″ of each painting.
Prints are made on order for the special price of $35 + shipping, payment accepted via PayPal contact me to order purchases can be made here on the Blog.
to help children !
15% Proceeds will be donated to The Dreaming Zebra Foundation to help children ! <3
#WorldWatercolorMonth
Enjoy this great month!
©Copyright Carolina Russo – yesterdayafter.com
– Bloodflowers –
Day #6 World Watercolor Month
This is Day#6 of the World Watercolor Month today is another call from nature I was inspired to paint this imagery flower and I enjoyed the creation while painting I was listening the album “Bloodflowers” from The Cure one of my favorite bands. The beautiful music inspired my painting and the title! I painted without any photo reference so it was all in my mind I don’t even know if this flower really exist in nature but I know there are some similar ones!
Details about my watercolor:
watercolor outlined with black ink pen. I used French Artists Watercolors Sennelier l’Aguarelle 12 demi-godets half-pans travel metal box and Pigma Micron Black ink #005 . Painted over a mixed media Sketchbook!
Visit my World Watercolor Month Gallery
On this page there is my Gallery starting on July 1st to display all my daily paintings for the July World Watercolor Month Collection 2016!
SALE: All my 31 watercolors paintings for this unique first year World Watercolor Month Collection are for sale in Limited Edition of only 1/31 numbered and hand signed Prints. In this first edition would be only 31 Prints size 8 x 10″ of each painting.
Prints are made on order for the special price of $35 + shipping, payment accepted via PayPal contact me to order purchases can be made here on the Blog.
to help children !
15% Proceeds will be donated to The Dreaming Zebra Foundation to help children ! <3
#WorldWatercolorMonth
Enjoy this great month!
©Copyright Carolina Russo – yesterdayafter.com
– Self Portrait –
Day #5 World Watercolor Month
This is Day#5 of the World Watercolor Month today I had no time to paint but still I want to post one of my watercolor and not miss the day. I decided then to post my “Self Portrait” ;-) the only self-portrait I ever made! I painted it in April for the National DNA Day. So, this is me! I guess the watercolor is pretty close to my profile photo! I like and enjoy to paint faces and lately I am painting often whimsical faces often with flowers and animals and experiment new ways doing it.
Details about my watercolor:
watercolor outlined with black and brown ink pens. I used French Artists Watercolors Sennelier l’Aguarelle 12 demi-godets half-pans travel metal box and Pigma Micron Black ink #005 and Brown #01. Painted over a mixed media Sketchbook!
Visit my World Watercolor Month Gallery
#WorldWatercolorMonth
Happy July wish you all a great month!
©Copyright Carolina Russo – yesterdayafter.com
– In The Woods –
Day #4 World Watercolor Month
This is Day#4 of the World Watercolor Month first of all I wish “Happy 4Th July” big celebration day here in USA!
For today watercolor I painted a landscape view that I titled “In The Woods” this time I painted pretty loose and without ink outline!
Details about my watercolor:
watercolor used French Artists Watercolors Sennelier l’Aguarelle 12 demi-godets half-pans travel metal box . Painted over a cold press 140lb watercolor paper pad!
Visit my World Watercolor Month Gallery
#WorldWatercolorMonth
Happy July wish you all a great month!
©Copyright Carolina Russo – yesterdayafter.com
– Lotus Flower –
Day #3 World Watercolor Month
This is Day#3 of the World Watercolor Month is a very late night post after a day out. I didn’t want to miss to post my third watercolor!
Details about my watercolor:
watercolor outlined with black ink pen. I used French Artists Watercolors Sennelier l’Aguarelle 12 demi-godets half-pans travel metal box and Pigma Micron Black ink #005. Painted over a mixed media Sketchbook!
Visit my World Watercolor Month Gallery
#WorldWatercolorMonth
Happy July wish you all a great month!
©Copyright Carolina Russo – yesterdayafter.com
– Sweet Swan –
Day 2 World Watercolor Month
This is the second day of the World Watercolor Month is very exciting to see how many artists around the world are participating, there are I guess already around more than two thousands members on the Facebook group so let’s keep up with this great challenge.
For today painting I decided to paint a beautiful and elegant creature a “Swan” I love the gentle sweetness that a swan has I always been fascinated by such beautiful creature. I titled this watercolor “Sweet Swan” it also remind me a beautiful song from my friend EWIAN with the same title “Sweet Swan” you can hear it here. I enjoy this challenge and I will do all my best to make the 31 days painting! Cross fingers! ;-)
Details about my watercolor:
watercolor outlined with black and blue ink pen. I used French Artists Watercolors Sennelier l’Aguarelle 12 demi-godets half-pans travel metal box and Pigma Micron Black ink #005 and a blue Pilot G-2 07. Painted over a mixed media Sketchbook!
Visit my World Watercolor Month Gallery
#WorldWatercolorMonth
Happy July wish you all a great month!
©Copyright Carolina Russo – yesterdayafter.com
Happening Now!!!
It’s July 1st and we have the start jump of a great event going on Worldwide!
A month of watercolors! A great challenge, 31 days 31 watercolor paintings! I am participating joining Charlie at Doodlewash and many other artists worldwide!
Charlie is the creator of this magical event and of “The World Watercolor Month” from now on each year in July will be celebrated! Yay thanks to Charlie!
This event will unite Artists around the World joining together this Ultimate Challenge! I am so happy and honored to participate and be part of this! This is the first year! You can learn all about it here!
July 1st – Miss Summer
For this first day of the World Watercolor Month I painted a girl adorned with flowers as symbol of this beautiful Season that is “Summer” I titled this watercolor “Miss Summer” I live in California and here it’s Summer right now! I know in other parts of the world is Winter but you can always enjoy memories of Summer!
Details about my doodlewash:
watercolor outlined with black ink pen. I used French Artists Watercolors Sennelier l’Aguarelle 12 demi-godets half-pans travel metal box and Pigma Micron Black ink #005 . Painted over a large 8.5 in x 11 in – 21.5 cm x 27.9 cm Pentalic Hardbound Sketchbook!
#WorldWatercolorMonth
Happy July wish you all a great month!
©Copyright Carolina Russo – yesterdayafter.com
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