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

 Hello dear readers and fellow bloggers! Today it's Friday and that means it's time for me to share another fashion illustration. As you know, FASHION ILLUSTRATION FRIDAY is a regular feature on my blog, one that enables me to share my fashion illustrations on a regular basis.  Today I'm sharing an acrylic sketch with you. It is both a fashion and a location illustration. I was inspired by a cherry print dress I wore for a walk to Vrboska last summer. I don't often do fashion illustrations with acrylics, but sometimes I enjoy using this medium for depiction of clothes. This was just a quick sketch, I didn't work on the details much but I think it turned out alright. If you scroll down, you'll be able to see the reference photograph (from last summer) that I used.  I changed up the dress a little bit, I made it red with blue details.  Isn't it lovely that summer is finally here? Here is more summer inspired art. I made collages with some of my other summer fa...

Hello dear readers and fellow bloggers! Today I have another TRAVEL WITH MY ART post to share with you. Once again, it's a seascape painting depicting island Hvar. What can I say? I love the Adriatic sea and island Hvar so much. It is an infinite source of inspiration for me.  Last time I shared a canvas painting of Zavala on island Hvar. The location I'm sharing today is once again island Hvar, but this time it is Sucuraj. This is actually my second painting of this place. I sold the first painting of Sucuraj but this new one is available for sale (in case everyone is interested). I often take the ferry from Drvenik to Sucuraj, so that particular landscape is engraved in my mind. I just love seeing the beautiful white stone lighting house that marks the beginning of island Hvar for me.  Some of you might remember that I spent one weekend in May on island Hvar. Well, I haven't visited island Hvar this summer yet but I painted it! THE MEDIUM FOR THE PAINTING  The medium fo...

 Hello dear readers and fellow bloggers! Today I'll show you two outfits, both featuring the same pair of white heeled sandals. I've had this pair of sandals for years and they're simply the perfect summer shoe. I blogged about 20 ways to wear this pair last summer .  I'm happy to report that I'm over 30 documented wears with this white pair. You may see the most recent wear  here . Another fashion thing I will talk about is beach outfits. I will show you two outfits I wore to the beach while we were vacationing in Biograd na Moru recently. My reason for visiting this beautiful city was family related, but we also enjoyed our stay. We definitely felt as a pair of properly happy tourists while we were there.   Visit Biograd na Moru tourist site for more information about this amazing Croatian seaside city.  OUTFIT #1: A CHERRY PRINT DRESS AND WHITE SANDALS You can never go wrong with a cute cherry print dress. I have a few cherry print dresses actually....

 Hello dear readers and bloggers! Happy first day of Summer! You know what? I have just the perfect summer destination to share with you. Today I'm taking you to wetland nature park Hutovo blato (link to the official site here ). I have blogged many times about this nature park and I will probably blog about it again. I visit it all year round, but summer is possibly the best time to visit it because you can really enjoy the boat ride. It is one of my favourite spots in all of Bosnia and Herzegovina.  In case you want to know more about this place, I will leave you with links to my older posts bellow. My outfit was all about being comfortable but feeling stylish at the same time. I choose to wear a striped cap for additional sun protection. During summer, a pair of sunglasses is a must and so are light clothes. I wore my trusted  white tunics, pepita short and driving loafers.  MY PREVIOUS VISITS TO HUTOVO BLATO:  NATURE PARK HUTOVO BLATO AUGUST (SUMMER) 2020...

Hello dear readers and fellow bloggers! How's life treating you? Tomorrow is officially the first day of summer and I couldn't be more happy about it. I think we'll all in a need of a relaxing summer. What do you say? Anyhow, today I have another fabulous destination in Croatia to share with you. Being a tourist in your own area being my specialty and all that. I love to travel locally. The local destination of the day is Pirovac, a picturesque seaside village with amazing views. This place has quite an interesting history. I must admit that I wasn't familiar with it, but with the help of Internet I learned some interesting facts. Apparently this settlement dates back to the middle ages. It was first mentioned in the 13th century documents as belonging to a noble Croatian family Šubić, closely related to medival Croatian kings Dmitar Zvonimir and Petar Krešimir the fourth. Moreover, this area was foothold of Templar Kings. To find out more about Pirovac, visit the offic...