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Illustartors – Instagram favourites
Read MoreA few months ago I mentioned 5 illustrators whose work I look at every now and then. There are some others, however, whom I only follow on Instagram – either because they have amazing style, or they take beautiful photos of their work, or simply because I’m into a certain medium. In this post I […]
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Love illustrated – Philippa Rice: Soppy
Read MoreWell, now that I’m so much into Valentine’s Day I might as well top it with a bit more sweetness – and I am talking literally, as Philippa Rice’s book called ‘Soppy’ can hardly be described other than sweet. Philippa is a UK-based illustrator who recorded every-day life with her boyfriend in the illustrations of […]
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Behind the scenes #3 – A visit to the art school
Read MoreTo put it simple, I am not a great fan of art classes in institutional circumstances. I have had some really bad experiences at university and during those years I was simply incapable of creating any form of art, it all started once I was left well alone and I could paint at home whatever […]
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Last-minute Christmas present ideas for creatives
Read MoreI quite enjoy looking at my family members’ face expression when I answer the question ‘what would you like for Christmas?’. I usually start chanting a long monologue about different brands of brushes, papers and notebooks, and during this time there is a spectecular change in their attitude: first they are happily smiling because I […]
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Book review – In and out of the garden
Read MoreI came across this treasure of a book in a second-hand bookshop in Germany (along with the coffee mark on the front). I don’t speak (much) German, but this was hardly a drawback: for one thing, the book is in English, for another, you don’t really need to know any language, or to know how […]
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5 illustrators I follow
Read MoreThere are so many talented illustrators out there that often I feel very small and feel like giving up the whole thing, but there all those others, who make me want to grab my equipment and start creating right away instead. I’m now sharing a list of some of my favourite artists and why I […]
