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MUSHROOMS #WorldWatercolorGroup

November 20, 2016 Carolina Russo

– MUSHROOMS –

Today following November watercolor prompt list is “MUSHROOMS” I am joining whenever I can doodlewash for November Adventure!
I was very happy to paint this one, because I love mushrooms not just to look at their colors and beautiful shapes, there are so many kinds I love to look at some wonderful botanical illustrations. Mushrooms are a very beautiful subject for nature inspired watercolor paintings. My painting has the colors of the Fall Season. I directly painted with the watercolors without previously tracing with pencil, I just painted the shapes straight on the paper. I combined the mushrooms with leaves and acorns. I loved the after washes ink drawing, like in a second layer I created the leaves and the acorns.

Editable mushrooms also are filled with lots of nutrients and are a great source of vitamins and minerals very good for our health in a daily diet. I eat them a lot and mostly raw in a variety of salads and also I love to eat the big Portobello Mushrooms. I used to cook them in many delicious ways, but right now that I follow a raw vegetarian-vegan diet, the big Portobello ones are amazing raw topped with some avocados, chopped tomatoes, hummus and more there are lots of tasty options for a wonderful Mushroom sandwich! ❤

Details about my watercolors:
watercolors are outlined with black, brown and white ink pens. I used French Artists Watercolors Sennelier l’Aguarelle 12 demi-godets half-pans travel metal box Ink pens used Pigma Micron Black ink #05 and Brown ink #01, white Uni-ball Signo gel pen and a black ink Pentel Prera fountain pen fine nib . I painted over a handmade watercolor paper pad cold press 140 lb size 7.5 x 9 inches!

All my watercolors are available for Pre-Order in Limited Edition Art Prints

Please follow me on Instagram account dedicated to my Art! @carolinarussoart

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Enjoy November Adventure! Keep painting ❤

Thank You!

©Copyright Carolina Russo – yesterdayafter.com

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BEETS #WorldWatercolorGroup

November 17, 2016 Carolina Russo

– BEETS! –

Today according to Charlie prompt list is “BEETS” I am joining in at doodlewash for this day of November Adventure!
I like beets they have many health benefits? They are delicious and very pigmented their intense color is beautiful. It was nice to paint this today. I did it first thing in the morning to make sure I could grab the time to paint.

Details about my watercolors:
watercolors are outlined with black , white ink pens. I used French Artists Watercolors Sennelier l’Aguarelle 12 demi-godets half-pans travel metal box Ink pens Pigma Micron Black ink #05 and a Pentel Prera fountain pen fine nib . I painted over a handmade watercolor paper pad cold press 140 lb size 7.5 x 9 inches!

All my watercolors are available for Pre-Order in Limited Edition Art Prints

I have a second Instagram account dedicated to my Art please follow me there! @carolinarussoart

#WorldWatercolorGroup

Enjoy November Adventure! Keep painting ❤

Thank You!

©Copyright Carolina Russo – yesterdayafter.com

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Cupcakes #WorldWatercolorGroup

November 10, 2016November 11, 2016 Carolina Russo

– CUPCAKES! –

Today according to Charlie prompt list is “Cupcakes” I am joining in at doodlewash for this day of November Adventure!
Who doesn’t love cupcakes? They are delicious and often very colorful. I loved to paint this today. You can’t really see but there is a touch of gold around her hair framing the face and a little touch on the cupcake! I wanted to try a new Gelly gold pen by Sakura (Japan) and actually I like it! Llooks beautiful for little touch of gold. The color of the gold is very nice!

Details about my watercolors:
watercolors are outlined with black , white ink pens and a gold gel pen. I used French Artists Watercolors Sennelier l’Aguarelle 12 demi-godets half-pans travel metal box Ink pens Pigma Micron Black ink #02 and Pentel Prera fountain pen fine nib and Gold Gellly Roll by Sakura I painted over a Mixed Media Sketchbook!

Avaiable in Limited Edition Art Prints

I have a second Instagram account dedicated to my Art please follow me there! @carolinarussoart

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Enjoy November Adventure!

Thank You!

©Copyright Carolina Russo – yesterdayafter.com

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Cappuccino Day #WorldWatercolorGroup

November 8, 2016 Carolina Russo

Day #23 WorldWatercolor Month - Love Coffee - ©Carolina Russo — – Love Coffee – ©Carolina Russo

– CAPPUCCINO Day! –

Today I love to celebrate the Cappuccino Day and I am joining Charlie at doodlewash for this day of November Adventure!
I haven’t made a new watercolor because I am still recovering from InkTober lol 😉 kidding! I love this one very much. I painted it on last July for the wonderful #WorldWatercolorMonth I remember that was a very loved painting. So I decided to repost it as much I wanted to paint a new one!
I was born in Italy how I cannot love coffee and cappuccino, nonetheless espresso and all the kinds! It’s always time for a cup of coffee! 🙂
Today I had to celebrate while sipping a wonderful cup with all of you! ❤

Details about my watercolors:
watercolors are outlined with black , Blue, Brown and white 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 Pentel Prera fountain pen fine nib I painted over a Mixed Media Sketchbook!

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Enjoy November Adventure!

Thank You!

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Night And Day…

September 29, 2016February 15, 2017 Carolina Russo

Day and Night - Original Watercolor ©Carolina Russo — Night And Day – Original Watercolor ©Carolina Russo

Today I like to debut here and introduce you my latest watercolor painting the title is “Night And Day” she is another creature from my “Mystic World Collection” I also wrote a poem to tell her beautiful story.

Night And Day

When the sun rise
she emits powerful rays of sunshine,
joy and merriment
sending warm feelings of love through the light

and a breeze
move the petals of a sunflower sending sunshine to the world.

When is twilight
she brings glowing light from the sky when
her other half is below the horizon
her rays of sunshine become refraction and scattering
she emits rays of love into a universal light
illuminating the Earth until dusk
she blows stars in the wind welcoming the night.

©Carolina Russo

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Details about my watercolor:
watercolor painting is outlined with a black fountain ink pen. I used French Artists Watercolors Sennelier l’Aguarelle 12 demi-godets half-pans travel metal box and a Pilot Prera Pen fine nib, black ink, painted over a large size 11 x 8.5″ Mixed Media Sketchbook!

For more of my watercolor paintings and sketches visit my Galleries here and here

All my watercolors paintings are available for sale in Limited Edition Art Prints heavyweight matte paper made to order.
This painting “Night And Day” is now available as Limited Edition Art Print size 8×10 you can purchase her on my Blog or on my Etsy Shop “CarolinaRussoArt”

For order or for any more question please contact me ❤

Wish you a wonderful day or a goodnight!

Thank You!

©Carolina Russo – yesterdayafter.com

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September 23 I Celebrate…

September 23, 2016September 23, 2016 Carolina Russo

zodiac_sign__libra_by_yuhon-d38mt66 — Zodiac Sign: LIBRA ©Yuhon – Deviant Art

This year 2016
the Autumnal Equinox falls on September 22
it was yesterday! I wish you all a wonderful Fall Season!
Today is September 23 the Zodiac turn in Libra sign and….is…

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Me!!!

⊱✿

“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“

A Wild Sunflower - Original Watercolor ©Carolina Russo — A Wild Sunflower – Original Watercolor ©Carolina Russo

Thank You!

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A Wild Sunflower #WorldWatercolorGroup

September 16, 2016September 16, 2016 Carolina Russo

The Season is changing and so the colors in nature we are getting close to the Autumnal equinox 2016, which would be on September 22.
The Fall season will bring us new enjoyable things of different kinds during the transition from Summer to Winter. Here in California I wont feel much that transition which I would love it!
Yesterday I was inspired to paint a Sunflower thinking to the beautiful nature in the wilderness. I wanted to paint in autumnal colors and add some character to the composition.
I painted the sunflower directly with the watercolors without trace it with pencil before. I loved letting the water flow and blend with the colors. This time I also wanted to create a different effect leaving some of the leafs in white and just outline them with the black ink pen, the white leafs are the only thing that I traced in pencil I really like how it turned out and I hope that you do too let me know your impressions! ❤

Details about my doodlewash:
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 #01 and a Blue Pentel ink pen. Painted over a cold press 140 lb watercolor paper pad size 7.5 x 9 inches!

With this watercolor I am also joining Charlie at doodlewash for #WorldWatercolorGroup

All my watercolors are available for Sale in Limited Edition Prints for more info to order contact me.

Have a great day!

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Travel Memories #WorldWatercolorGroup

September 10, 2016 Carolina Russo

Travel From Italy To USA - Original Watercolor ©Carolina Russo — Travel From Italy To USA – Original Watercolor ©Carolina Russo

Today my watercolor illustration is for #SeptemberAdventure I am playing along with Charlie at doodlewash for the theme of this month which is “Travel Memories”. This post put together several of the inspiring prompts and ideas that Charlie listed for the 30 days of painting. This beautiful September is a month dear to me because my Birthday is coming up sometime soon.
My watercolor today is about travels. In my past years I have been travelling around Europe visiting beautiful places and creating great memories in my life. Today my illustration doesn’t just bring back my travelling memories but is especially in memory of the day I traveled from the other side of the ocean where is my country Italy to USA. I already mentioned in another post that last August 22nd has been 14 years that I live here in California. My illustration is a way to remember that long day I traveled from Naples my City, via London to Los Angeles, it took approximately 20 hour it was an adventure for sure! 😉

Details about my doodlewash:
watercolor is outlined with black, blue and brown ink pens. I used French Artists Watercolors Sennelier l’Aguarelle 12 demi-godets half-pans travel metal box and Pigma Micron Black and Brown ink #01 and a Blue Pentel ink pen. Painted over a Mixed Media Sketchbook!

If you like to join Charlie visit him on the Blog doodlewash for more of #SeptemberAdventure #WorldWatercolorGroup

Happy Doodles!

Thank You!

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White Dove #DrawABirdDay #WorldWatercolorGroup

September 8, 2016September 8, 2016 Carolina Russo

White Dove - Original Watercolor © Carolina Russo — White Dove – Original Watercolor © Carolina Russo

Today I like to share with you my new watercolor, I made it last night before go to bed and it made me happy. I love the white Dove is such a beautiful bird and it became a great symbol of love and peace. It is rare to see them but each time I see one flying in the sky I stop everything just to admire her beauty and feelings that she brings. Yesterday I was pinning on my boards on Pinterest and I came across a lovely photo of a Dove that inspired me to paint as soon I saw it. I had that urge to paint it right at that moment! If you paint or sketch or also if you write or create any kind of things then you know what that feeling is and means, it was just late before go to bed not really a time to paint but I didn’t wanted to miss that magic moment of inspiration that strike you unexpected so I did! I actually made it pretty quickly and I like it 😉 there is a beautiful quote that I want to share with you today and is from an Italian artist from Tuscany he was trained under the influence of Giotto is part of the Art history, long time ago we are talking of the year 1390! Is dear to me because is from an artist that contribute to the beautiful art in my native country Italy. But no matter the long time passed the words of this artist are very inspiring and motivating today! I wrote this quote on the first page of one of my sketchbooks I can read it all the time and will keep motivate and inspiring me.

“DAY AFTER DAY
NEVER FAIL TO DRAW SOMETHING
WHICH, HOWEVER LITTLE IT MAY BE,
WILL YET IN THE END BE MUCH”

Cennino Cennini
c. 1390

Today I am also very happy to join my friend Laura with my “White Dove” this painting is my entry for the monthly Draw-a-Bird Day, a lovely event that Laura kindly host on her Blog Create Art Everyday! #DrawABirdDay

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 #01. Painted on watercolor paper Cold Press 140 lb fine grain size 7.5 x 9 inches!

This was the photo that inspired me I loved to see the movement of the flying Dove!

I am also joining Charlie at doodlewash for #WorldWatercolorGroup not following September theme list!

Wish you a wonderful day or night and…don’t let the inspiration go away!
Happy Doodles!

Thank You!

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“Azur” a creature from a Mystic World!

August 31, 2016August 31, 2016 Carolina Russo

Today I like to introduce you my latest watercolor painting and creation she is Azur a creature from a Mystic World, she comes from a place where everything is beautiful and peaceful like a dream. A place of art where creativity and fantasy lead the way to a life of freedom and happiness. Azur beside to be alive in a watercolor painting she could be the main character in an illustrated story or a beautiful character in a computer game or more… The beautiful part is… that she can be whatever I create her to be! 😉

I often enjoy to paint completely out schemes and let my creativity flow like a river while holding my brushes and pens. I enjoy to create whimsical and ethereal faces or figures that seems to come out of a fairytale or dreamy world bringing happiness and joy.
This is Azur’s Mystic Portrait next would be nice to see her in full figure! What do you think? I love your comments ❤

Azur_2 — Azur a creature from a mystic world ©Carolina Russo

Details about my watercolor:
watercolors paintings are often outlined with different colors ink pens. I used French Artists Watercolors Sennelier l’Aguarelle 12 demi-godets half-pans travel metal box and Pigma Micron pens in Black, Blue and Red ink #01 painted over a Mixed Media Sketchbook!
For more of my watercolor paintings and sketches visit my Galleries here and here All my watercolors paintings are for sale in Limited Edition Prints made to order if you would like one or for more information please contact me ❤

Wish you a wonderful day or a goodnight!

Thank You!