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

It has been a while since I published a book review here, hasn't it? This is probably due to the fact that I have opened a special blog reserved just for book reviews. Still, I think it is not a bad idea to share an occasional book review & recommendation here as well. Alright, maybe it is not even that, maybe I just can't shut up about books no matter what. Anyhow, I recommended quite a few classics to you in the past and now it is time for another one. Hero of Our Tim e  (  Герой нашего времени)  was written by Mikhail Lermontov, a notable Russian writer and poet.  Published in 1840, this novel has a Byronic hero (some would say anti-hero) for its protagonist.  Hero Of Our Time   is a novel that I wanted to read since forever but it was not until last Summer that I had actually managed to do it. I knew what Hero Of Our Time was about. I did study literature, so naturally I had read about it a dozen of times, yet it wasn't until last year t...

Hello readers! In this post I'll share not only my fashion illustrations, but also my tips for learning to actually enjoy drawing. I was always more attracted to brushes then pencil, but I've learned a thing or two about drawing and illustrating over the years.  This particular drawing was inspired by one Dolce and Gabbana dress (as you might have noticed, I kind like this brand), worn by Monica Belluci ages ages ago.  However, I took some artistic liberties and drew this fashion illustration in my personal drawing style (now that I finally have one) meaning en-longed neck and fingers. I might try to turn this drawing into something more eventually.  For now, I'm happy with how it turned out- not that bad considering the time I had at the disposal last Summer. One more thing- this post has been updated. Some of the originally posted photographs were too dark, so I brightened them and made collages from some of them. I did it both to make this post more visually appeal...

I wish you all the best in the New Year! Today I'm sharing a fashion illustration of a red haired lady wearing a red dress and holding a bouquet of red flowers. The medium is coloured pencils on paper.  Above is an edited collage I made and below is another edited collage where saturation was hyped up on the photographs of my fashion illustration ! Below you can see an unedited photograph of this fashion illustration (shot under natural sunlight). As you can see, the drawing is not super detailed, it's more of a sketch. I added some flowers to decorate it! Do you prefer the natural or the edited version of this illustration? MORE POSTS -  FASHION ILLUSTRATION FRIDAY- SOME POSTS FROM 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 https://modaodaradosti.blogspot.com/2022/02/fashion-illustration-wednesday-faux-fur.html  9th of February 2022 https://modaodaradosti.blogspot.com/2022/02/fashion-illustration-friday.html  4th of February 2022 https://modaodaradosti.blogspot.com/2021/12/fashion-ill...