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

Today I'm back with some new art, thoughts  and book recommendations. One of the things I've learned lately (or better to say relearned because it's something that I need to remind myself of) is the importance of sketching. Why sketching is important?  Finding time to do art is never easy. That is why I always advise sketching or even doodling. Sketching or doodling is a great way of getting ideas onto paper. Ideas that can grow into something more. Ideas that can become paintings or even an ambitious project of some kind. This doesn't just apply to hobby art. Brainstorming and writing things down is a great way to organize our thoughts. Similarly, keeping scrapbooks, art journals or what not, can help us take our creative idea the next step. Waiting for inspiration is one of the worst myths out there, together with waiting for things to be perfect. My advice: just grab a pen and see where it gets you. Remember to always keep trying. For example, I made...

Time flies so fast, doesn't it? Well, welcome December, it's lovely to see you. Before I get into December spirit, I do feel a need to say goodbye to November. Hence I'll be sharing some November highlights with you.  It's been a while since I did a recap post of any kind. I'll try to keep it short and sweet, though. Just a reminder of some pretty sweet and happy moments. MY NOVEMBER HIGHLIGHTS & THINGS TO BE GRATEFUL FOR: - WORKING ON NEW ART Finding enough time to make quality art is never easy, especially when it's not your main occupation, so sometimes I'm thrilled to even start a simple sketch. As I always say, you never know what a simple sketch might turn into. My favourite piece this month is definitely this watercolour painting, but I have so many new ideas I'm sure I'll manage to make some new watercolours some time soon. I'm also happy when I find the time to do some photography collages that combine my art with my photog...

I have  probably mentioned taking art classes at least a few times here on my blog. I've always loved art, so it is hardly surprising that I decided to take an art course. I took me a while to put together this post, because there were a lot of photographs that I wanted to include. In addition, I wanted to write about painting reproductions because that's an essential part of most traditional art courses. I did write about that when I posted Is Reproduction Painting a Good Way to Improve One's Painting Skills?   article so feel free to check that one as well. Over the years, I've showed you a number of paintings I made in those art courses I took, but I wanted to do a special post with most of them (and all of my most recent ones).  Basically, my story with art courses started a few years ago when I signed up for my first art classes at a local gallery here in Mostar. After I got my course degree, we (all the participants) had an exhibition together. It was a...