watercolor sketchbook Category
new watercolor painting } colorful woman/the psychology of rainbows
Posted on August 24, 2017 Leave a Comment
I’ve been feeling rather rainbow-ish lately. I’ve always loved a good rainbow; they’re so exciting to spot and so rare in this part of the world. But they’re also a throwback to the early 80s, an era in which their popularity in sartorial culture soared. I owned everything rainbow: rainbow shoelaces, rainbow-handled tote-bag, rainbow wig. […]
edith’s daughter
Posted on March 25, 2016 Leave a Comment
Watch the process below. Music is Lady of my Dreams (silly, silly name for such a beautiful piece) by V.A.S.T.
watercolor sketchbook } her blahs
Posted on October 3, 2015 2 Comments
We leave in nine days. We leave Anna’s place in two. My heart is breaking already, no matter how much I miss my children, home and family.
girls & the mountains
Posted on August 2, 2015 Leave a Comment
I let the girls run amok in the Pantiles so I figured why not let them go wild up here in the Lebanese mountaintops?
girls & the pantiles
Posted on July 4, 2015 3 Comments
One of the things I love about being at my brother and his family’s Surrey home is the immediate burst of inspiration I get. From the ever-changing landscape to the three overgrown greenhouses in the wooded area, my heart always swells with excitement! How could I not integrate my work with the nature and architecture the Pantiles has to offer? […]
watercolor sketchbook } pouty pouty
Posted on June 3, 2015 Leave a Comment
I haven’t pouted for a while. I haven’t really needed to.
watercolor sketchbook } friday funk
Posted on May 1, 2015 Leave a Comment
Listen to Natalie Merchant sing My Skin.
watercolor sketchbook } when in japan
Posted on April 28, 2015 2 Comments
Listen to Regina Spektor sing Just Like the Movies.
watercolor sketchbook } green
Posted on March 17, 2015 2 Comments
I just started a new watercolor sketchbook and I’m very excited! I can’t wait to get my desktop back so that I can use my Mustek scanner, which doesn’t work with my MacBook. Ten more days!
watercolor sketchbook } tsunami
Posted on March 11, 2015 Leave a Comment
Listen to Kate Bush’s Love and Anger:
watercolor sketchbook } w.i.p.
Posted on February 26, 2015 Leave a Comment
Listen to Elbow’s The Loneliness of a Tower Crane Driver:
watercolor sketchbook } boys leave
Posted on February 22, 2015 Leave a Comment
My sister’s cat Nitfa left last night. I’ve been saying this for years: boys leave.
watercolor sketchbook } all in the family
Posted on February 20, 2015 Leave a Comment
The Alkandari clan loves being snapped, so we’re always looking for the next great photo op. So last Thursday I took my watercolor sketchbook to our weekly family lunch. I wanted to match my girls with various relatives, whether by looks or color combos or just a certain je ne sais quoi. I wanted them […]
