a little place to call my own (art and fashion blog)

It's time or another Fashion Illustration Friday. If you like my fashion illustrations, you're in the right place. I've started this regular feature on my blog in 2013  so basically almost a decade ago. Over the years I've shared a fair number of my fashion illustrations. I've always enjoyed making fashion illustrations and had some really fun experiences thanks to this little hobby of mine. I'm happy that fashion illustration is a part of my blog journey. In fact, I think opening and having a fashion blog is what inspired me to experiment with my fashion illustration style- and well my art style in general.   Today I'll share with you a single fashion illustration. I actually sketched this one today. As you may see, I illustrated one of my own outfits. I really enjoyed wearing this rock chic outfit back in January and I wore a similar version of it in February as well.  Scroll bellow for more information. ABOUT THE PAINTING PROCESS- THE MAKING OF A FASHION...

In this post, we shall examine Maria Callas' style secrets. Maria Callas was a legendary opera signer, nicknamed 'La Divina'. Considered one of the most important and renowned opera singers of the twentieth century, Maria Callas's artistic and style legacy continues to inspire. Her stage life was relatively short, but her influence on opera was enormous. Maria Callas died in her early fifties from a heart attack,  after battling dermatomyosis (a rare illness that affects the muscles) for years. CALLAS COULD PERHAPS BE BEST DESCRIBED AS AN ARTIST OF THE WORLD  We could perhaps describe Callas as a citizen of the world. This Greek American singer was celebrated not only in her native countries (USA & Greece), but in Italy, France and England. Callas spoke four languages fluently. Maria Callas was intelligent, eloquent and well spoken.  During her life, she was considered a style icon. It is her style that we shall examine in this post.  I would describe her st...

In this post, I'll share a book review for  Maigret and the Dosser ( also translated as   Maigret and the Bum / Maigret and the Tramp ). Published in 1963, this novel's title gives away the plot- detective Julies Maigret takes on the mystery of an attempted murder of a bum. If you are looking for a short crime novel, look no further.    Maigret and the Dosser ( Maigret et le Clochard)   is  a detective novel by a prolific Belgian writer George Simenon. You know, calling Simenon prolific would be somewhat of an understatement (one needs to add an adverb before the prolific adjective). George Simenon was an extremely prolific writer who wrote around four hundred and fifty novels. Many of Simenon's best known works feature detective Maigret.  In fact, Simenon wrote seventy-five novels and twenty- eight short stories featuring Julies Maigret. As you might know, many classical crime writers wrote numerous novels with the same detective protagonist. It could...