My garden

One thing I love to draw/paint/ look at/ roll around in.. if I could , are flowers. I am obsessed and when I don't know what to paint, thats pretty much where I start. Sad part is, every time I've ever tried to grow a plant or care for one growing up; It always died. I always thought I was cursed and did not have the "mano buena" like my mom would say. Pretty much, I didn't have the "magic touch" that is required to be able to keep beautiful healthy plants. So I was always afraid to plant any in fear that they would not last long.

Of course I did not think that my childhood bedrooms in NYC with tiny windows and little sunlight had anything to do with it. I know better now and have actually set up some plants in my new studio. Crossing my fingers! Below, a snap of my dream flower garden I've painted over and over.

-Wendy

Creative Space Update

It's coming along! My studio -part 2 is second space I decided to create for my bigger projects where I'll need more room. It's a little space which is closer to nature and where I get to chase bunnies around just outside the city. So far, I have yet to set up my easel so the canvases are just all over the place. For now, I've started in a small corner of the room and I'm excited with how it's coming along!

-Wendy

New Art Supplies

One of my favorite places to wander around is at Blick in NYC. Especially their Soho location which is huge! Theres always something new that I want to get. Who can have enough brushes or watercolors? I don't get excited about shopping for clothes and shoes, but put me inside an art supply store and I'll be there a few hours. I couldn't wait to get home and play with new paints.  This time I tried out a few new colors from Holbein "Irodori" Antique Watercolors.

-Wendy

Sketchbook Saturday

its a rainy day in NYC today. I'm visiting parents so of course I watched a movie and just doodled in my sketchbook. This time it was "Frida" which I <3 and I guess you could say set the tone for these sketchbook pages. 

-Wendy

Shibori and other goodies at TAC

More Textile Arts Center projects! I can spend entire days in this place. I have made it a personal mission to make time to just play. Get my hands dirty with no specific project in mind. This is something we stop doing as adults even though its where the most fun and best ideas can happen.  This time around it was all about experimenting with Shibori and awesome dyeing techniques. This was so much fun, I tried ice dyeing and other cool stuff.

playing with color

Shibori

Ice Dyeing

All my goodies at home and some artwork I created inspired by my dyeing experiments

-Wendy

New Journal

I've always kept journals growing up. Actually, there are a few from my teenage years still living in a closet that I told myself I would burn someday because they are so silly. For some reason, I stopped keeping journals as an adult. I had forgotten how good it feels to jot down thoughts and dreams on paper. So I treated myself to a beautiful grown up journal. October has been a hectic month with lots of changes and decision making and this little guy has helped me sort out my thoughts.

I challenged myself to pour out my thoughts every day first thing. After doing so,I can start my day with a clear mind and clean slate. Harder said than done but I'm getting better at it. Some days when I don't feel like writing a little friend from last night's dream will sneak in and make a cameo appearance. With that said, here's a journal glimpse.

-Wendy

Inktober

So I discovered Inktober, halfway through October. Inktober is pretty much a monthly challenge of doing one ink drawing/ Illustration a day for the whole month of October. There was no way I was going to catch up but nonetheless I joined in on the fun. Because, why not? I had not idea what to start with and was just looking at a blank page, so this happened.

-Wendy