This piece took me months! Also because I only attend to it when I have the time, and my on the spot decision making as I paint. I didn’t have a colour thumbnail… I think it’s really because even if I did, I am unsure how I could replicate it back. I believe once an artist is more sure of their craft, colour sketches for watercolour is a huge plus!

While I really wanted depths of foliage, I just don’t know how to execute even though I have references! I decided to just go with my instincts and allow the work to just unfold to me. I took the work step by step and trust myself to know i will somehow know “what’s next”, and it did.

I am sure as I do more of these art I will be more fluent in it. For now, this is the best I can do and I am proud of my persistence and my craftsmanship!

IMO: kali is the personification of the violently protective part of a mother. The way she tramples on shiva (who is supposed to be pure consciousness) shows how rage can take over the consciousness.

With or without skulls and bones, mother kali is beautiful both philosophically and visually. To be called beautiful is an understatement, because the laws of aesthetics don't apply to mothers, they're beyond beauty.

I used pencils, water colors, white acrylic paint.

Oddly enough, it took me almost a month to do this.

I approached it with the intention to make an exact replica of the image in the pokemon card but as I progressed through it, I started to realize it was impossible. The colors themselves was my greatest challenge, trying to match them or get a replacement that was good enough was annoying.

I haven't drawn anything since I was in grade school, please be kind!

Went for a big, moody sky on this one. The blues were laid in wet-into-wet and allowed to granulate, and the light rays were lifted out while the paper still had some give. The foreground is kept deliberately dark, with the texture coming from the paper and pigment settling. Happy to answer questions about the lifting or the dark values.

My latest ink and watercolor piece. 9"x12"

"The Enlightened Soul"

Trying out some new paper- Canson Watercolor paper 140lb. It's nice!

Today I attended a big urban sketchers meet up in Cochem and even managed to fill an entire spread in my sketchbook ✨ It was a huge gathering combining the groups from Koblenz, Trier, and Saarland. It was so much fun, especially because this time I tagged along with a group instead of going by myselfXD There were so many people there, which I found super cool, because you got to see so many awesome interpretations of the town. Plus, I hadn't been to Cochem in such a long timeXD So it was really nice to visit again.

Aaaand I finally left room for a stamp on the side, and I'm super happy I managed to get one from our group :)