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A Gathering of the Tribe

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

Thank You!
Thank You!

©Copyright Carolina Russo – yesterdayafter.com

#WorldWatercolorGroup, Art, Creativity, motivational, My Paintings, Watercolors, Writings

My Inspiring Manifesto

Forest Goddess – Original Watercolor ©Carolina Russo

I have created a New Page for this Blog and it is dedicated to my motivational and inspiring “Manifesto” Do’s I personally use to inspire and prepare myself for my daily Creativity, Art and Life….I hope my motivational list will inspire you…

MANIFESTO

I hope that my creativity and Art shared on this Blog will motivate and inspire you during your artistic journey.  Share it with me here if you’re a beginner or not. Art is a wonderful and powerful form of expression that allow me to express myself through colors, shapes and forms while freely painting nature or faces that express feelings without words in hope to reach out many hearts and deepest souls. I love what I do, is my passion and is my life. I have discovered my artistic talent when I was a child and it never left me only improved over time. I love to  share all my creations in all the mediums I work with I enjoy to  share it with you and the rest of the world… let’s be inspired! ❤

These Are My Motivational Do’s:

Make time for your work daily
Enjoy the process fully
Allow yourself to explore techniques and styles
Allow yourself to do mistakes, you learn from them they are valuable to your artistic growth
Have an open mind
Be Perseverance
Be Patient
Be Positive
Be Inspired
Be Fearless
Be YOU
Where your focus goes energy flows like the colors that bleeds in the water
Set your Intentions before painting
Practice I AM Affirmations
Listen within you and shine your light
Smile when you’re stressed and leave your painting alone for awhile
Look around you for inspiration
Let the Universe and Nature inspire you there is not a greater Masterpiece for you to  get inspired from
Share your work and creativity in any medium you express yourself
Connect with other Artists
Help to inspire others especially beginners
Celebrate always when you’re happy! When your creations turn out as you wanted Be Happy!
Love every painting good or bad
Love your Art because it is YOU!

Never Give Up!

When you need encouraging and inspiring words you can always find this Page on my Blog! No matter if you’re an artist or not. I wrote this to be applied to anyone in need….

Anytime Check on the Blog menu for >> “Manifesto”

Thank You!

©Copyright Carolina Russo – yesterdayafter.com

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Art, Community, Creativity, Emotions, Events, Messages to readers, Milestones, Uncategorized, Writings

1000 Milestone And 2 Years Blog Anniversary!

Golden Sky – Photography ©Carolina Russo

Hello everyone,

today I am celebrating a special day for me, something that I would’ve imagined was ever possible! Two years ago I started this Blog in connection with the opening of my first Etsy shop for the launch of my Jewelry designs collections. Yes today is “YesterdayAfter two Years Blog Anniversary!” ❤ So much has happened during these two years lots of new experiences, lots of art,  lots of amazing connections only possible because this Blog. So much appreciation and encouragement I have received from all of you that follow me and so much encouragement I have the opportunity to give  to support, inspire and motivate others that crossed my path here, it is so beautiful! Having this Blog became part of daily life there is so much work behind it but I love every minute. This is my open window to the world, the opportunity to fly and share my art , my photography, my poetry and everything I am doing in all my creative ways.

Congratulations on getting 1,000 total follows on YesterdayAfter!
Your current tally is 1,004.

 

Two days ago I received from WordPress the message of this beautiful milestone of 1000 Follows today are already more. I cannot believe it! I would love to have all the 1000 in one place, it is lots of you and I truly want to thank you from the bottom of my heart, without you all this wouldn’t be possible! Thank you for taking your time whenever you stop here to see or read what I post,  thank you for leave me your beautiful comments and thank you for your amazing blogosphere friendship!
It is not about any number, I am very grateful for each one of you that from time to time showed a presence and that presence is telling me “I am here I like what you’re doing” this it is a great motivation for me and keep me going! I also want to thank everyone that purchased my creations supporting my art and my dream, it means the world to me since I am an independent full-time artist and will not be possible without your support! During the two years I have come across a wonderful group of artists and  together we are the “world watercolor group is nice to do challenges together, I have participated to beautiful worldwide art challenges like the World Watercolor Month, InkTober when I created my character ©Ylia and many more. I came across great Literary and Anthology Press and I had several of my poems and short stories published, also I have participated to Poets For Peace and have my poem “Peace” published in their Anthology. I am so happy about that.  Thank you to everyone that featured my Blog and interviewed me I am so grateful! I loved to Feature Blogs and inspiring people and once in a while lately I am interviewing other inspiring artists, bloggers, music composers I will keep doing this. As today I have more than 500 posts, 11.000 of comments and close to 50.000 views it’s amazing. I only mention these numbers to inspire new Bloggers that here great things are possible there are many of my blogger friends that have numbers way bigger than mine and I repeat is not about the numbers, but about your passion to love what you’re doing and that passion shows and shine out and that is what matter, love what you do no matter what if you have 1 follower or 50,000, keep spread love, shine your light and inspire others!

Stay connected and have a great weekend!

 

Thank You!

 Copyright ©Carolina Russo – yesterdayafter.com

 

 

Art, Creativity, Doodlewash, Drawings, Emotions, Illustration, My Paintings, Nature, Watercolors

#DoodlewashDinner at the Beach

Seashore - Original Watercolor ©Carolina Russo
Seashore – Original Watercolor ©Carolina Russo

Today to join Charlie for our “Doodlewash Dinner” I decided to bring the idea of the place where we will have our dinner! 😉
And I bring the beach to you! A dinner with a front view of the blue ocean…isn’t it great?

Sorry no food from me today. I was thinking what to paint and since my time today is not much I decided that was a good idea to include the idea of a place and what is better than an ocean view. What do you think?

I like to share this watercolor painting a seascape that I made some time ago. I have the original here framed on the wall. I kept this one for myself and it is just in front of me on my desk! I love to look at it every day when I am seat at my computer. I purposely placed it there a bit high than my 24″ screen, because I feel that is a relaxing view to rest my eyes on it, the color palette is very delicate I feel peace when I look at it. I wanted to have an imaginary  open window on the ocean inside the room.

I also wanted one of my painting to be the inspirational motivator for my daily artworks and doodlewashes  or inspirer for other watercolor paintings it is a constant reminder to be creative and enjoy what I do. It is actually a great idea to try, surround yourself from your beautiful creations or choose a single one to focus on it, enjoy them every day and let them inspire you for more. ❤

Details about my doodlewash:
I used a basic watercolor palette Artist’s Loft Fundamental watercolor pan set  this pan set is considered for beginners but I enjoy use it for the variety of colors. The paper used is a Watercolor Cold Press  pad 140 lb size 11 x 15 inches.

With this I am  joining  Charlie at doodlewash  for a #DoodlewashDinner You are welcome to join with your doodlewash!
Tag your image #DoodlewashDinner.

 

#doodlewashaday #DoodlewashDinner

©Carolina Russo
©Carolina Russo

Happy Doodles!

©Copyright Carolina Russo – yesterdayafter.com

Art, Indie, Life, Milestones, Music, Reblog, Uncategorized

From Zero to 15’000 – Some Thoughts on Building Community…

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A wonderful post about Community from James Radcliffe, talking from the heart and soul just like his beautiful music! I wanted to share this because I can relate with it and because it is very motivational and inspiring!

Have a great Sunday!
-CR

Art, Digital Art, Emotions, Life, Messages to readers, Quotes

Shine

Light and Darkness

 

Bring out the light within you and shine upon all…

-CR

©Copyright Carolina Russo
Digital Art & Quote

Etsy, Events, Featured, Friendship, Life

And Futured is…

Krista Kemp

From Food Stamps to a Future…

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

 

My apologies for posting this not on Saturday like usual sorry but this week has been busy ❤  Thank you as always for participating to this weekly Meet and Greet event. I want to thank all of you and all the new Bloggers that left their links here and all the ones that started to Follow my Blog, some very interesting new Bloggers arrived here this weekend.

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<< (Please Krista grab this Badge and post it somewhere on your Blog! A reblog of this post would be great!

 

How can you be Featured on YesterdayAfter?
Stay Connected! Follow my Blog and on my other Social Media Facebook    Twitter    Pinterest
be active and like my FB Page!

 

 

Today I am very happy to introduce you with Krista Kemp she is a wonderful soul with a sunny smile, her great and friendly personality is the light behind her interesting and motivating Blog! Krista is always in motion and like to talk about the ways she changed her life overcoming with courage moments of struggles in her past. She is also a writer, with the passion for crafting things that she make and sell on Etsy.  Krista is a super-mom of four and she says on her About page  “I am a Jane of all trades, and a master to none…” she is a wonderful friend here on the blogosphere we follow each other from months. Congratulations for being featured here! ❤ 🙂

If you don’t know her Blog and want to have fun and great reading with a dose of very useful information please I suggest you to visit her Blog!

 

Have a great week preparing for the Holidays!

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© Copyright Carolina Russo

Featured, Life, Photography, Poems

And today FEATURED is…..Trini Lind

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Path of The Spirit

Hello everyone it is time to introduce the Featured I choose for  this week! ❤
As difficult is to choose one of you every week, I am proud of myself that I am able to handle and suggest for you every week great Bloggers and their amazing Blogs…

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

I always love to meet and greet new Artists sharing their work of art, their beautiful words or images! Trini it is a wonderful writer I love her Blog and her beautiful poems and posts! She also illustrate her post with her own beautiful Photography, especially from the amazing Norway her native country. Trini is a wonderful soul who believes in healing the world through Love and at this moment she is  experiencing her life in India where she is a freelance writer. I am so happy that I have connected with her! ❤

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A Reblog of this post would be a Plus ❤ 😉 –

Please visit TRINI LIND Blog and enjoy the wonderful vintage looking ride between
the enlightment of her words!

Once again thank you for the participation to this “Meet and Greet” session!!!
During those 14 weeks I have been able to discover many new awesome Blogs
and I can’t wait to share them with all of you!

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

Thank you always for sharing my Art!

-CR

Featured, Messages to readers, Nature, Photography

Let’s Meet and Greet! And Saturday a “New Featured”….

Ocean Whispers
– Ocean Whispers – Photo Carolina Russo©

Hello everyone,
I was just thinking to have an early Meet and Greet Session here!
Many of you my great and amazing followers already know and are participating to my weekly
“Saturday Featured Session”
It is already 3 weeks that after a Meet and Greet session, I choose every Saturday a Blog and Blogger to Feature, Introduce and expose here on YesterdayAfter for one week on my side bar in a Widget named:

You Are FEATURED! Great Blogs!
I am very thankful to all of you for the participation!
I love to share my space and success to highlight Blogs that I admire.
I love to give space,  introducing and helping new ones to expand their horizons and motivations.

Please if you want this chance don’t be shy and just leave a like,
leave a comment or a link to one of your post to the comments here below!!! 🙂

Saturday we will see who is next! Stay connected…

CR