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Illustration – Friends

August 21, 2015August 21, 2015 Carolina Russo | Sa’Reyah

Yesterday I wanted to use my new French Sennelier Watercolor!

So I needed to create something!

I love Illustration, and sometimes I like drawing cute characters a little bit out of my ordinary watercolor paintings and sketches. Creativity it is something that there are no words to describe it! Inspiration can come from anything and often start with something to ends with something totally different from what was inside your mind it is a very fascinating and abstract process, that’s how I call it! While I was thinking what to begin with to start my drawing, the word “Friends” came up to my mind I don’t know why, at the same time I was on my Pinterest pinning things for my boards and I came across some cute dolls. I was captured by their nice faces and big eyes and instantly I felt the wish to draw them. I quickly made my sketch, when the word “Friends” came back to mind again and that was it!!! It was perfect for my new illustration. I am going to dedicate this drawing to all the amazing Bloggers Friends I found here on WP community. :-)

Some technical details: I quickly sketched first with a pencil #2 HB few light lines just to give me an idea to the two figures and the flower. For this Illustration I was excited to use my new Sennelier watercolor. I love Sennellier their watercolors are beautiful and very pigmented rich and luminous honey-based. I purchased this metal travel box on Amazon it is small and easy to carry almost the size of an iPhone it can fit anywhere.

This Watercolor set is inspired by the bright and lively palette of Southern France. Each set contains 12 half pans of top quality French Artists Watercolor and two built-in palettes within a compact and sturdy metal case. Reformulated with an increased honey content gives each watercolor incomparable brilliance and luminosity while acting as a preservative to extend the paints longevity.
I love the fluidity of the colors a little goes a long way. I am very happy how my illustration turned out. I gave the finish touch going over with a black ink Pigma Micron pen 0.3 to finish and shade.

Art, Challenge

Challenge – In Thy Future

August 19, 2015August 19, 2015 Carolina Russo | Sa’Reyah

Today I have been nominated for this interesting challenge from Anne Murray thank you so much Anne and best wishes for your new book!

Rules:
• Thank the bloggers who nominated you. Thank you!!
• Link back to the challenge creator, Dreams and Movie Screens so she can track your progress.
• Share 5 things about your future (jobs, kids, marriage, travel etc). Then one day you can look back and find out how psychic you really are.
• Tag 5 bloggers and put them up to the challenge.

5 things about my future are:

1 Be always healthy and strong in order to be the best mother for my daughter.
2 Share my Art with the world and create happiness with it.
3 Go to visit my parents and family in Italy, we haven’t seen each other in awhile.
4 Be able to get an awesome camera to take my Photography to the next level!
5 See the success of my business and live in a house near the ocean ;-)

My 5 nominees are:

Souldiergirl
Wafflemethis
Reflection of the Heart
Sue Vincent
Robert Goldstein

Art, Events, Featured, Messages to readers

And Featured is…

August 15, 2015August 15, 2015 Carolina Russo | Sa’Reyah

Amaranthine by Joleene Naylor

And today FEATURED is…. Joleene Naylor she would be on my sidebar widget for this week!

I always love to meet and greet new Artists sharing their work of art and their beautiful words!

It is getting very difficult every week to choose just one of you!
When I made my first Feature post I was thinking to do this only once a month, but from that first time I did this every week!

This is the week # 8

(Please Joleene grab this Badge and post it somewhere on your Blog! ;-)

Here once again thank you for the participation to this “Meet and Greet” session!!!
During this weeks I have been able to discover many new awesome Blogs!

How you can be Featured here?
Stay Connected! Follow here and on my other social media be active!
You never know…maybe next week I choose YOU!

Today I am very pleased to introduce Joleene Naylor we follow each other Blogs from quite awhile, she is a wonderful presence in the Blogsphere from long time. Joleene is a writer and illustrator of her books a paranormal fantasy series Amaranthine

Clash of Legends, the seventh and the latest book in the Amaranthine series
visit her websites for more…

Surely many of you already know her Blog, but if you don’t, then please stop by there!

Have a wonderful weekend you all!

-CR

Art, Digital Art, Nature, One of a kind, Photography

Digital Art – When Nature Meets Humans – Portrait #3

August 12, 2015February 3, 2016 Carolina Russo | Sa’Reyah

When Nature Meet Humans - Portrait #3 Silver Wave — When Nature Meet Humans – Portrait #3 Silver Wave

“WHEN NATURE MEET HUMANS” Digital Portraits Collection
Portrait #3 – Silver Wave –

Today is time for another digital creation that I want to share with you, it’s another new Portrait added to this Collection. This is Portrait #3 Silver Wave.
This is a a black and white portrait created with black and white photos only. While editing I was able to archive a magical golden lighting creating beautiful shades it is lovely how it turned out I am very happy with it. This was a great experiment to work on.
I like to continually evolve with my Art and creativity. From years I love to work in Digital finding new ways of visualize and learn while experimenting. I like to work with photos, manipulating images of any kind. I often post my Digital Art . I made a new gallery for the “Nature Meet Humans Portraits Collection” you can see it here. When I am not working on my Jewelry Designs, and when I am not holding a pencil or a brush, I love to go Digital and Photoshop is my ally. I am using Photoshop from years, for me there are not other software to really compare with, I am so amazed all the time of what I am able to create with it.
I am very excited and inspired to work on this Collection of Artistic and one of a kind Digital Portraits, thanks to all of you for leaving me great feedback and comments. I really appreciate all the encouragement. This portrait it is the #3 of this Collection, I gave it the title “Silver Wave” and to create it I used 2 beautiful photos found over internet on Pinterest the images used are not my own Photography (I apologize but haven’t found any names to give Credits).

I came with this idea to mix nature with humans and create a unique and very different kind of portraits…let’s say very unusual portraits with all my experience, Art and soul into it.

If you’re interested in purchase a custom and unique portrait like this one using your own personal photos, I can create your personal and unique custom Digital Art Portrait, for info and details please contact me.

As always I love to know your opinion!

-CR

Important Note: I respect all the Rights and Copyrights. Credits for the photos used to create this portrait goes to their owners. The finished portrait created as result of blending and layering the photos used it is my Digital Artwork and has my Copyright© Carolina Russo.
Please do not use this image on websites, blogs or any other media without my explicit permission.

Art, Etsy, Jewelry Design, Life, My Paintings, Nature, One of a kind, Photography, Uncategorized, Watercolors, Wired Jewelry

Jewels from the ocean…

August 11, 2015August 11, 2015 Carolina Russo | Sa’Reyah

The Ocean had always a meaning and great connection in my life and Art . This is a post I wrote a while ago…

Carolina Russo |Sa'Reyah

Godly Sunset

When I was in Italy I grow up in a city on the Mediterranean sea, I could see it from my window at home. I have been always fascinated by the changing colors during the four seasons. The sea is an element that is intimately linked with my life and identity. My watercolor paintings and Illustrations are very often inspired from beautiful seascapes, the movement and reflection of the water. I love the dramatic light of oceans in storm, beautiful beaches and sunsets, including boats and harbours, ocean waves and rocky outcrops, misty landscapes, as well as beautiful underwaters fauna and flora. I love to search and look for natural found objects on the shore. There are many fascinating pieces, natural treasures that I collect.

Each piece bring me unique inspirations knowing they had many years, maybe thousands of years of underwater life before I found them, and…

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Art, Digital Art

Digital Art – Abstract Dream

August 10, 2015August 10, 2015 Carolina Russo | Sa’Reyah

Abstract Dream

Where am I?
Walking into the deep blue of this abstract dream
leaving traces of my being
where am I going?

-CR

Art, Events, Featured, Life, Photography

Today FEATURED for the week is….

August 8, 2015August 10, 2015 Carolina Russo | Sa’Reyah

Australia Sidney - VIVID Randomness 2015 - Photography Lignum Draco© — Australia Sidney – VIVID 2015 – Photography Lignum Draco©

Etcetera Etcetera Etcetera……

And today FEATURED is.…. Lignum Draco
would be on my sidebar for the week #7!

Etcetera Etcetera Etcetera

… about nothing in particular, because
“Candid photography is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get”.
Photography by Lignum Draco, “The Wood Dragon” since 2013.

Hello everyone today FEATURED on YesterdayAfter is Australian Photographer Lignum Draco and his Blog Etcetera Etcetera Etcetera I am very honoured this week to introduce his wonderful Photography here to all of you. When you visit his Blog you feel to be travelling in Australia! :-)
My passion for photography lead me to discovered Draco few months ago I was amazed by his incredible monochrome street photography, and all his work. He describe himself as shy but he has a great personality, we have been connected since then. I am an “Amateur” in photography I am always very inspired to see the work of others that I admire and I like to share it.
Draco is not new to be Featured, he has been in other great places, also Featured on WordPress Freshly Pressed for his wonderful Street Photography. Every year he witness and photograph a great Artistic Event “VIVID” that takes place in Sydney, on his Blog you can see all that beauty!

Now I suggest you to enjoy the visit pretending to walk around Sydney through the eyes of Lignum Draco

Have a wonderful weekend you all…

-CR

If you have been Featured here…
Please grab this and post it somewhere on your Blog! Thanks ;-)

Art, Digital Art, Photography

Digital Portrait #2 – When Nature Meets Humans

August 5, 2015February 3, 2016 Carolina Russo | Sa’Reyah

– Launching “WHEN NATURE MEET HUMANS” Digital Portraits #2 –

Today I am showcasing my second Portrait, this creation is part of my new Digital Portraits Collection “When Nature Meets Humans” and this is Portrait #2 – Souls

I also made a new gallery check the drop down menu Digital Portraits where I will post all the Portraits for this unique Collection.

Thank you to all of you that commented to my last post. I really love to know your opinion which I value immensely, it means a lot to me. I am very happy that you like my Concept for this new idea I am launching.
At this moment I am really inspired creating this Collection of Artistic and one of a kind Digital Portraits, this portrait it is the #2. In my last post I explained that while creating Portrait #1 I used photos found on internet on Pinterest some of them were photos from professional photographers like the model I used for the Portrait “Proud”. This time I used one of “YOU” here from the WP community. I am quite sure that many of you will probably recognize her soon, especially if you are a follower of her beautiful Blog. She is SOULDIERGIRL I love her and her photography she is one of my dear friends here on the blogosphere. I used 3 of her own photos from her Blog and one of mine (the water stream). I loved very much to create this portrait and I really like how it turned out.
This time I didn’t wanted to use a Model or Professional Photos, but Souldiergirl has great photos and you can see what I have been able to create to make this portrait.

I came with this Concept to mix nature with humans and create a unique and very different kind of photo portraits…let’s say that I like the idea to create very unusual portraits filled with all my inspiration, experience, art and soul like in all my unique creations.

If you’re interested eventually in purchasing a custom and unique portrait like this one using your own personal photos or not, I can create your personal and unique portrait. For info and details please contact me.

As always I love your comments!

-CR

Note: I respect all the Rights and Copyrights. Credits for the photos used to create this portrait goes to their owners. The finished portrait created as result of blending and layering the photos used it is my own Digital Artwork and has my Copyright© Carolina Russo.
Please do not use this image on websites, blogs or any other media without my explicit permission.

Art, Digital Art, Digital Unique Portraits, One of a kind, Photography

Digital Art – When Nature Meets Humans

August 2, 2015February 3, 2016 Carolina Russo | Sa’Reyah

Digital Portrait - When Nature Meet Humans - — Digital Portraits – When Nature Meet Humans – #1 Copyright© Carolina Russo

Launching
A Digital Art Portraits Collection

“WHEN NATURE MEETS HUMANS”

Portrait #1 – Proud –

Today I want to share with you what I have been working on and launching something new.
I like to continually evolve with my Art and creativity. From years I love to work in Digital finding new ways of visualize and learn while experimenting. I like to work with photos, manipulating images of any kind, my followers already knows and if you look at this Blog, there are many images over my menu pages that I create to customize the look of the theme I use here on WordPress like the “Header” which is a collage of many images layered together. Often I post my work created in Digital Art and I am going soon to make a new gallery. When I am not working on my Jewelry Collections, and when I am not holding a pencil or a brush, I love to go Digital and Photoshop is one of my ally. I am using Photoshop from years, for me there are not other software to really compare with.
At this moment I am very inspired on creating an evolving Collection of Artistic one of a kind Digital Portraits with the title of “When Nature Meets Humans” this portrait “Proud” it is the #1 of this Collection and to create it I used 6 photos found over internet on Pinterest so all the images used are not my own Photography (I haven’t found any photographer name to give Credits).

I came up with the idea to mix nature with humans and create a unique and very different kind of portraits…let’s say very unusual portraits with all my experience, Art and soul into it and I love it.

If you’re interested in purchase a custom and unique portrait like this one using your own personal photos, I can create your personal and unique portrait, for info and details please contact me.

As always I love your comments!

-CR

Note: I respect all the Rights and Copyrights. Credits for the photos used to create this portrait goes to their owners. The finished portrait created as result of blending and layering the photos used it is my Digital Artwork and has my Copyright© Carolina Russo.
Please do not use this image on websites, blogs or any other media without my explicit permission.

Art, Life, Seasons, Sketch Book, Watercolors

Drawing Summer in my Sketch Book…

July 28, 2015 Carolina Russo | Sa’Reyah

One afternoon during this week, I was in the drawing mode!

So I decided that since we are in the middle of Summer, I should be drawing something in my Sketch Book in regard to this beautiful and loved Season…bringing up happy feelings, relaxing time and lovely days on the beach…
This Sketch show I think pretty much what Summer can give us…the beautiful ocean, colorful flowers, sands and palms trees especially here where I am in California there are lots of palm trees not really on the beach but all over around!

To go a bit into the details, I quickly sketched first with a pencil few very light lines just to give me an idea. I rarely sketch anything when I work on my watercolor paintings. In this sketch I used watercolor pencils and then blended with Aqua Flow water brushes, the result turned out pretty nice! I went over with a black ink Pigma Micron pen 0.3 to finish.

I hope that you enjoyed this and I wish you all a wonderful and magic SUMMER!

-CR