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05/09/2026

26/10/2025

Quinces are in season and I am excited to draw them and cook them. I was lucky to be gifted two big bags of these sweet perfumed fruits and am fully enjoying turning them into sweet wonders. Some glasses of this deliciousness are going to friends and neighbours, as small gestures of appreciation.

I drew this using water soluble graphite pencils and watercolour by

14/07/2025

Don't you like be making swatch cards for every new palette? I do, but don't want to measure every time to make sure it fits. So I design a template that I can use over and over. I have many downloadable templates in my Etsy shop if you, like me, want to get straight to painting your swatch cards.

I experience every day is a canvas waiting to be painted with inspiration. 🌅 It’s often the simplest moments that ignite my creativity: a cozy cup of coffee, the sunlight coming through the window, or the vibrant flowers in a vase. These small details remind me that art is everywhere, just waiting for me to notice.

I pause and appreciate the beauty around me. Whether it’s the texture of a fabric or the delightful chaos of my workspace, these elements can profoundly influence my artistic journey. Each detail, no matter how insignificant, plays a role in shaping my art. 🌼

What sparks your creativity? What are your everyday inspirations? Let’s appreciate the beauty of daily life together. 💖

30/05/2025

What do you need to enjoy a good reading or creative session? For me, it's some good light, a good book or something to paint. Simple. The most difficult thing is sometimes to find the moment.

Roman Szmal watercolour on Fabriano Artistico paper, using Borciani and Bonazzi filbert and round brushes. Last touches with Faber Castell Polychromos pencils.

29/05/2025

A cup of coffee or tea, plus watercolours and that is all I need to enjoy a moment.

Painting helps me be present, in the moment, focus on the colours and let myself enjoy observing paint do its thing on paper.

What do you do to relax?

I painted this with Maimeri Blu watercolours on Hahnemühle Única paper.

28/05/2025

Cherry Blossoms came and went but it's a joy to see them every year 🌸

I painted the background wet on wet, added watercolour and finished the details with coloured pencils. I love the texture the pencils added. Do you use pencils over watercolours?

Watercolour on cotton paper, using Roman Szmal new Urban Sketchers set and Faber Castell Polychromos pencils

02/05/2025

Empanadas were the best on all trips we undertook as a family with the caravan. (See my previous post)

My mother made them and they were delicious. The filling was mostly ground beef and chicken. Portable. Good to meat hot or cold.

Nowadays, I make them myself according to her recipe and they are the perfect comfort food.

Have you tried sometime?

This is a quick sketch from 2024, for the prompt . Yes, it's been that long since I last posted. 🙈

Sketches with India ink and coloured with Koh-i-Noor wood less pencils, on a square Royal Talents Art Creation sketchbook.

02/05/2025

My family liked going on trips with a caravan. It was blue & white. The car was orange. Good complementary colour combo. You could see the car miles away 🙈. We went through Patagonia all the way down to the glaciers, all the way up to Iguazú Falls and all the way north to Salta and the North East of Argentina. It was fantastic to experience nature and landscapes. The best way to learn geography.

This is a quick sketch from the prompt , back in October 2024.

Drawn with fountain pen inks and china ink.

28/11/2024

SUN 🌞 Inktober Day 9. Here in gold calligraphy ink, reflecting how much I love seeing it shine. Background in fountain pen by .ink "Walk over Vistula"

I enjoy seeing the sun and being outside -albeit covered in SPF50, as I quickly turn into a lobster 🦞 when exposed to it for longer periods of time.

This was a spontaneous sketch, even if small I feel it has the power of sunlight.

For Inktober 2024 I used Royal Talens Art Creations notebook (12x12 cm) which takes ink very well.

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27/11/2024

Passport Inktober Day 7. I have two. One from the country I was born in, another one thanks to my ancestors.

Nationality is a random occurrence for everyone. Nobody has control over where they are born. For many of us, that can be a restriction or an advantage. I had to work hard to get my family's nationality acknowledged. It changed my life and made.me appreciate their troubles and efforts behind their migration journey in search for a better life. Over a century after them, I went on the same path as they did. And I am ever more grateful.

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