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Travel with My Art #54: Maslinica bay, island Hvar Croatia

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Hello dear readers and welcome to my 54th Travel art post! In this post, I'll share another seascape painting created for my 'Travel With My Art' series (one of the most fun series on my blog if I may say so myself). This time I'll take you to Maslinica bay in Stari Grad (island Hvar, Croatia).  The medium for this painting is acrylics paints on canvas. I used one of my own videos as a reference.   I have been working on this Maslinica seascape for six months if not more. Yes, it really took me that long! The reasons why this painting took such a long time to finish are numerous.  First of all, I was working with different art supplies than I'm used to.  So, I spent a lot of time trying to get the feel of these different paints and canvases. I tend to do all my art shopping in Michelangelo gallery in Mostar, so this was a change for sure, and I had to wing many things.  There isn't a really specialized art supplies shop on island Hvar (at least that I know...
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Summer 2026 - Ivana's Alphabet

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Hello dear readers! For the last day of Summer, I have prepared my Summer alphabet. Well, actually it took me so long to write it that I actually published it on the first day of Autumn.  I know that for some of you Summer ended some time ago, but for me the end of Summer was yesterday. Apparently, there is more than one way to calculate the last day of Summer. The last day of Summer depends on whether you use an astronomical or metrological calendar. Meteorologically, Summer ends on the last day of August. The three warmest months being June, July and August. Culturally, the Summer ends on 31st August for most people. September usually means the start of the school year, and the end of Summer vacations.  Astronomically, the Summer ends of the 22nd or 23rd of September. Moreover, the Mediterranean climate is a bit different that the continental one. Perhaps that is why I personally opt for the astronomical option when it comes to measuring seasons. For some of us (living in th...
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