Capturing Essence: Intuitive Watercolors, Fine Art, Illustrations, and Reiki-Infused Creations
Happy New Year! 🌟🎉
As we step into this bright new year, I want to thank you for being a part of my journey. May 2025 bring you abundant joy, creativity, and inspiration. Let’s continue to grow, create, and share the beauty of art and life together.
Wishing you a year filled with love, success, and endless possibilities. Cheers to new beginnings and exciting adventures ahead!
✨ Happy New Year 2025! ✨
With gratitude and creativity
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I’m excited to share with you a unique creation that holds a special place in my heart. A black and white ink drawing crafted on a stunning piece of Eucalyptus tree bark. This project has been a wonderful journey, one that has pushed my creativity to new heights and deepened my appreciation for the natural world.
The Beauty of Natural Canvases
Exploring the textures and contours of natural materials is a fascinating endeavor. Each piece of bark, leaf, or stone carries its own ancient history and character and working with these materials requires a different kind of artistic sensitivity. The Eucalyptus bark, with its rich texture and intricate patterns, offers a unique challenge and an unparalleled canvas. It demands attention to detail and a thoughtful approach, as the natural grooves and lines guide the flow of the ink, shaping the artwork in unexpected and delightful ways.
The Magic of Transformation
There’s something truly magical about transforming a piece of nature into a work of art. When I first laid eyes on this piece of Eucalyptus bark, I saw beyond its surface, I saw potential. The process of turning this raw, natural element into an intriguing ink drawing was both challenging and rewarding. Each stroke of ink brought out the hidden beauty of the bark, revealing a symbiosis between nature and artistry. This transformation speaks to the deeper connection we can have with the natural world, where art becomes a bridge that connects us to the environment around us.
Challenging Creativity
I love challenging myself with unusual canvases, and nature always provides the best inspiration. Traditional canvases are wonderful, but there’s a unique thrill in venturing beyond the conventional. Nature’s canvases are unpredictable and demand a heightened level of creativity and adaptability. They teach us to embrace imperfections and find beauty in the irregular. This process not only enhances my artistic skills but also enriches my perspective on life and art.
A Tribute to Nature
Every detail in this piece reflects my admiration for the natural world and the beauty and energy it holds. The delicate lines and intricate designs aim to capture the essence of the Eucalyptus bark and the soul of the tree, celebrating its natural elegance. This artwork is one of my tribute to nature’s artistry, showcasing its ability to inspire and sustain our creative spirits.
Bringing Nature’s Wonder to You
I hope this artwork brings a touch of that wonder into your day. It’s a reminder of the beauty that surrounds us and the endless possibilities that lie in the most unexpected places. As you look at this piece, may you feel the same sense of awe and appreciation for nature that I felt while creating it. What do you feel when you look at it? Write a comment I love to know!
Thank you for joining me on this artistic journey. Stay inspired, and never stop exploring the beauty around you. ❤️
Have a wonderful weekend!
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Wishing you all a Wonderful Happy New Year 2024!
Let’s bring some positive energy of change in our World!
May this year be filled with Love, Peace, Truth
and never stop Dreaming,
all the changes are starting first within us!
>> Credits Image: found on Pinterest
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♥️ The month of July left and it took my Dad, my Papa’ with him!
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Wish you all a Wonderful and Happy New Year!
New Year
The time is flowing away
rain drops are slowly falling like tears
new beginning the New Year
Haiku 5.7.5 ©Carolina Russo
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Time ago I came across this beautiful and intense short film by Charles Eisenstein and I love to share it with you here. If you haven’t seen it already please take ten minutes of your day and watch it. It’s very powerful it will touch your heart and emotions! ❤
“You Are Not Alone”
I wish you all a great 2/22/2022
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Hello everyone,
I hope you all had a great start of the year!
I know lately I have been pretty quiet and didn’t post here on the Blog as much I’d like to. I took a break to recharge my creativity. I didn’t know how to feel in this beginning of the year, there is so much going on in the world.
Today post is about the release of my new watercolor painting with the title Tears In The Fire this is my first painting of the 2020 and it is very special to me.
I feel so much sadness for the heartbreaking situation affecting Australia from months under the catastrophic wildfires that is destroying, animals, wildlife, natural habitats, and people. Sidney University experts estimated that over 1 billion of animals has tragically perished it’s heartbreaking!
I gave the title Tears In The Fire because I can only imagine how much, tears, pain and suffering these beautiful animals are going through. My painting is dedicated to the wonderful Koalas 🐨 and to all the rescuers that are helping and caring daily for them to heal painful burnt paws and injuries and to all the other animals in desperate need of care surviving this horrific fire.
I hope that my painting can rise awareness and give a tiny contribution to support the wonderful Koalas and wildlife victims in this terrible time for them. I love all the animals and now they needs our help, together we can make a little difference in their recovery. Since I was a child I dream to one day being able to hold a lovely Koala in my arms! I hope I will one day! ♥️
Prints of my painting are now available for purchase as Open Edition signed and hand enhanced in size 5×7 and 8×10 inches please visit my >> ETSY Shop
Fundraiser for Australia Koalas Rescue Bushfire relief I will donate 70% of the proceeds from the sale of this print! (The 30% left would be for supplies to make the prints I wont make any profit!).
🖤 DONATIONS WILL GO TO:
I have decided to split the 70% between two great not for profit organizations they are doing an amazing job to save Koalas and wildlife animals and will continue to do so.
🖤 50% goes to Port Stephens Koalas NSW – Australia
🖤 20% goes to WIRES Wildlife Rescue
NOTE: Each print is “Hand Enhanced” with inks is like a semi original you don’t receive just a normal print but it has my hand work on it!
Print is signed and printed one by one in studio by me on a beautiful paper, and looks great framed, the one in the photo below is mine I had to have it on my wall!
Prints are unframed but ready for you to add one.
Thank you in advance to anyone that decide to purchase this print your support for the cause is precious. I need your help or I can’t do this by myself! 🖤
So far only one print sold thanks to Christiane a wonderful soul in Germany!
❤ Details about my painting:
Watercolor painting, Ink drawing is outlined with ink pens. Fountain pen Pilot Prera fine nib. Ink pens used PIGMA Micron Black ink #01 and 03, Micron dark red ink #1, Alvin Draft/Matic #03 Limited Edition Pink Mab Graves Pencil. I used French Artists Watercolors Sennelier l’Aguarelle, Pentel Aqua Brush – I painted on Bee Paper for watercolor 140lb, 100% cotton, cold pressed.
Please visit my ETSY Shop if you would love to have a print of my painting and join me to help save these magnificent creatures!
❤ Feel free to contact me if you have any question Contact
For more of what I am up to daily, follow me on Instagram @carolinarussoart
To all my friends and followers in Australia please be safe!
Have a great weekend everyone I will post updates, always thank you for sharing ❤
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A special thanks goes to my dear friend Erika Kind for loving my art and for this beautiful post! ❤
“I wish to myself a wonderful Birthday fulfilled with joy, happiness, light and love,
creating the journeys of my life one step at the time doing what I love,
with a never-ending creativity that will always
speak to others through my heart and soul“
– Carolina
Wish you all a great week!
©Copyright Carolina Russo – yesterdayafter.com
Today is a very special day for me!
The submission of my new poem “Magic” has been accepted and Published!
Is a long time that I haven’t posted here my new writings, I have been focusing primary on my Art, watercolor paintings and illustrations but I did write once in a while when words suddenly appeared in my mind.
I am so happy to have my poem “Magic ” first Published on Spillwords.com one of my favorite online platform and Literary Press, sorry I haven’t submitted much lately. I am honored to be listed as one of their collaborative Authors for the English Literature category. I always love to submit my poetry there!
Spillwords.com is an online Press
home for all that live and breathe words, spilled or inspired, through literature of every genre, from writers and poets of every walk of life”.
❤ Here you can read my New Poem: MAGIC
The poem is Illustrated with a combination of my watercolor paintings, you will recognize my image since is used as the header of my Blog and I think fit my poem greatly. I love to see them both published together. My illustration is now available as Limited Edition Print in my Shop.
You can read all my poems published on my Spillwords Author Page Carolina Russo
I want to thank the editor for accepting my submission and publish my work. Thank you so much!
Please If you have the time head over Spillwords.com check it out is a very interesting press where a variety of authors share their work you can have some good reading and the opportunity to submit your work too!
Thank you for reading,
let me know if you like my poem, does it speaks to you in any way?
Your comments are loved!
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