Capturing Essence: Intuitive Watercolors, Fine Art, Illustrations, and Reiki-Infused Creations
Open your wings
When you overcome something
that was hurting you and your soul deeply
you learn a new way to express life
you are in another dimension
and you have a choice
you can turn something that was bad
into something good.
Open your wings to others
be free
and let your heart fly without fears
you could be an Angel to someone else.
-CR
Copyright© Carolina Russo
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.
Copyright© Carolina Russo
The Ocean had always a meaning and great connection in my life and Art . This is a post I wrote a while ago…
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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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 😉
Overwhelming beauty
The sunset light was approaching
the soft curved hills.
Evening was entering like a fierce painting
in the sky.
How amazing colors
in a new dimension that only
nature and someone above
has the power to create.
I felt that overwhelming presence
a strange feeling surrounded me,
all over like holding me
in a tight and breathtaking embrace
excitement and power for
something that I see unbelievable unreal
but truly real.
I am glad I was there
grabbing the drops of this
overwhelming beauty.
-CR
Photography and Poem Copyright© Carolina Russo
Yesterday evening I went for a walk on the hills…this walk was amazing!
I was at the right place at the right time. Just in time to see one of the most spectacular Sunset I have experienced here. California it is known for having amazing sunsets, but yesterday was something else. I couldn’t believe what was happening in a few minutes time frame. The photos I took with my phone are beautiful and I left them just as is. I didn’t edit with Photoshop or added any filters. I just added my signature I wanted to be able to share what was the sky was really this color was so intense and red that it was just so beautiful! I got inspired to write the poem “Overwhelming beauty” I hope you enjoy this and I wish you a wonderful day!
-CR
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
Copyright © Carolina Russo – yesterdayafter.com
When love is universal and can connect far away Soul Sisters without distance….Thank you Souldiergirl 🙂
I was having a hard time a few weeks back- being cut off from some people I really love for no particular reason- I fell into a slump- an unloved sad little slump. Poking around my favorite sites I saw a post by the lovely Carolina at yesterdayafter. If you don’t already know or haven’t seen (please please look) Carolina makes her own incredible jewelry. That night she had posted a Rose Quartz- did you know Rose quartz is termed the “love stone”? It’s also called the bohemian Ruby- hello! How awesome is that?!
We got to sharing about the healing properties it brings. Carolina is educated in all of this btw- she’s amazing. So she began to make me my own- she spent the week pouring soul love into this ring for me. It was not something cool I picked up at a random shop- this was made…
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Hello everyone I am very happy this week to FEATURE and introduce
Charles Okpere Iphy CELONA’S BLOG
It would be on my sidebar as Feature of the week.
Celona Charles is a great evolving writer, he truly loves what he does,
and creates beautiful Poetry for us all to enjoy.
He has a kindred and courageous soul.
He had the courage to expose himself out there, participating to the first reality show on the blogosphere
“The Lives we Live” A Reality Show hosted at The Neighborhood
He passed the first two eliminations and still there thanks to our precious support.
Please Keep up with the great community support, your help is precious and needed.
If you want to support him during the journeys of this new experience
leave comments mentioning his name on the show page and vote!
I am giving my support, I believe that helping others talented to get discovered is great!
Please give a visit to CELONA’S BLOG there is so much to read!
To everyone that has been Featured here on YesterdayAfter
I designed this image just for you! Please Feel free to grab it
and post it somewhere on your Blog a link back would be a plus!
Thank you
I wish you all a wonderful weekend!
– CR
Today I came across this Amazing Video!
If you haven’t seen it yet it worth the AMAZING 4 minutes!
Click the Video below and be ready to be amazed!
9 months in 4 minutes
This is why LOVE is unconditional, Love your Life…
Have a wonderful day!
-C
(Copyright© Video Credit goes to the Owners)
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