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And The Featured of the Month is…

April 9, 2016April 10, 2016 Carolina Russo

And FEATURED is… Andy Smart!

YesterdayAfter Featured of the Month April 2016

Hello everyone during last 30 days I came across lots of beautiful, interesting and inspiring Blogs and I made my pick for the month of April. I choose between all the wonderful Bloggers that left their Blog links at our weekly event Meet and Greet Fridays!

This month is about exploring life travelling and discovering China!

Today I am very pleased and honored to introduce you my new Featured of the Month and featured is…Author Andy Smart and his Blog Just Turn Left same title goes to his great book!

I discovered Andy only about a month ago we came across each other Blogs and we followed and stayed connected. Andy has a very friendly and great personality he seems that friend that you knew all life long and it is fun to engage with. Andy has a great Blog dedicated to his life change, his journey going from UK to China. The Blog is filled with his beautiful street photography, travelling experiences, advice, suggestions and daily life happening, he always bring me a good laugh while reading his posts! Andy is a Writer, Teacher, Traveler and I add Explorer too, he is the Author of the book “Just Turn Left at the Mountain multi-entry trials meandering across Chinese borders”

“In 2005 Andy Smart opted for a life change and hit the road; a truly amazing three year journey across China, South East Asia, South Korea and Mongolia. After finally setting roots down in Beijing he finally found the time to write about the adventure. Andy writes with humor in mind so if you want something to put a smile on your face then grab ‘Just Turn Left at the Mountain, multi-entry trials meandering across Chinese borders’. In his down to earth streetwise style Andy writes with the sole intention of making his readers laugh out loud and brighten up their day.”

Andy also developed his own TEFL teaching and living in China.

I hope that you all enjoyed this Feature and to know more please visit Andy Smart Blog!

(Please Andy grab this Badge and post it somewhere on your Blog!)

How to be Featured on YesterdayAfter?

Stay Connected! Participate to the Meet and Greet Fridays weekly event leaving your Blog link, Follow here and on my other social media be active! Inspire!
You never know…maybe next Month I will choose YOU!

You can follow Andy at:

Blog > justurnleft.com
Twitter > @AndySmart01
Facebook> Just Turn Left at the Mountain

Amazon> Just Turn Left at the Mountain – 1st edition.
Book 5 Stars Reviews! 😉

Have a wonderful week you all…
Congratulations to Andy for be the Featured of the Month April 2016
Stay tuned for the next month feature!!!

-Carolina

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Art, Illustration, Life, Watercolors

Illustration – Friends

August 21, 2015August 21, 2015 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.

Art, Events, Featured, Messages to readers

And Featured is…

August 15, 2015August 15, 2015 Carolina Russo

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!