New Fashion Illustration + Places To See Near Mostar

 Hi, there! Today I'm back with some new fashion drawings and location recommendations. First, I'll show you some new designs I've been working on and then I talk a bit about Planinica and Goranci. Both of these locations were featured on this blog often enough, but once more can't hurt, right? Besides, don't you love these views? I always loved mountain views. What about you?




This double fashion illustration portraying two ladies in mermaid gowns was a result of insomnia. Chronic paint makes it hard for me to get a good night sleep. Not getting any sleep makes my pain worse. Living with a severe autoimmune illness feels like a vicious circle at the best of times. I can't take pain killers because that will upset my already weaken digestive system (or what's left of it after the resection operation) and being in pain all the time makes it impossible for me to rest. Not to mention that I also have fever- all the time.  So, you can imagine how wonderful my life is. Not saying there aren't wonderful moments. What can we do? Millions of people live their lives with a chronic illness. Some days are harder than others. I guess we just have to fight on. Moving onto brighter subjects. I first sketched this design in pencil. I didn't use a reference. I just decided to draw two girls in stunning mermaid dresses. The design of the first dress was inspired by a church window (of all places). You know those beautiful stained glass church windows? I've always been fascinated by them and somehow they inspired me to make this creation. The second dress (the red one) was inspired by a mixture of things, partly by Renaissance gowns and partly by flamenco dresses. You can't beat that fiery red, I always say. Scroll down to see photographs of 'work in progress'. I used coloured pencils and markers to fill in the original pencil sketch.

Framed Print

Studio Pouches Friends

Another thing I drew that night when I had problem sleeping was this lady with curly hair. She is still unfinished as I'm not sure where to take it from here. Should I continue filling her in with a pencil or should I use coloured pencils? Should I use watercolours? I haven't decided what I should do yet.  Maybe I'll play with digital editing a bit. Maybe I'll stick with a regular pencil. Black and white does have its appeal. Speaking of which, I uploaded a new design to my redbubble shop, you can see it here. So, how do you like these fashion illustration? Do you think I'm going somewhere with this style?

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As I explained in my last post, my parents came to visit me and being a good host that I am, I took them to many lovely locations in vicinity of Mostar. So, where did I take my parents? To Goranci (a nearby village), Hum (a hills overlooking Mostar) and Planinica (another hills overlooking Mostar). 

PLANINICA- SPOTTING THE WILD HORSES

First we took them to Planinica. It's a hill overlooking Mostar city. I blogged about it a number of times. Anyway, when we got there, we were fortunate to spot some wild horses. As you may or may not know, Bosnia and Herzegovina is the home to some of the last European wild horses. I'm not sure these horses are completely wild, though. I'm positive about the ones in Livno region, they're officially listed and protected by law, but these ones seem to belong to semi-wild category. Still, you can't be sure just by seeing them. They do seem to wander on their own. Anyhow, if you want to see more of these horses you can visit this old post of mine. I hope their status will be resolved in the future.

Semi-wild horses (photo taken about a week ago)

Photograph taken at this location a few yeas ago

Are you interested in learning more about Planinica? You are welcome to check out old posts here, here, here, here and here. That's a lot of posts, isn't it? This place deserves it, though. I could probably find more if I really tried, but for now this is enough. Anyhow, Planinica is one of the hills that overlook Mostar. It is 862 meters tall. It offers fantastical views of Mostar city and the surrounding mountains and hills. If you ever visit Mostar, I do recommend visiting it. There is a mountain track, but you can also get there by car (whether rent a car or taxi). 

  Planinica offers amazing views of Mostar city.

Photograph taken a few years ago (same horses, though)

Another place we visited was Goranci, a small village in vicinity of Mostar. Because this place was featured on this blog so very often, I'll leave you with  a single photograph and a link to my old posts about Goranci and Planinica.





Interested in learning more about Goranci? Why you're welcomed to check out these posts.

1. Nature Park Goranci
2. Sights to see, places to visit (Goranci )
3. Goranci (photography post)
4. A day in the country (Goranci)
5. Cropped chic outfit in Goranci