Maira Martins

self-taught in everything

Tag: sketchbook

The more time I spend with my sketchbook, the less I want to be online. It's all so boring, blogging, reddit, youtube, all of it. I want to be all the time in the real analog world, with paper and pen, my cameras, my piano, gardening, baking. I'm so tired of the internet, it's not fun anymore.

The Lighthouse

lighthouse sketch in ink and watercolor

And to think a week ago I could only draw stick figures! Of course, I'm using reference photos and following step by step instructions, but still! πŸŽ¨πŸ–ŒοΈπŸ€©

Amalfi Coast

loose sketch of Italian coast in ink and watercolor

Worked on lesson 6 of SketchLoose free beginner's course last night. And used a blow dryer for the 1st time to accelerate the process! πŸŽ¨πŸ–ŒοΈ

A house in Japan

urban sketch in ink and watercolor

I am super loving this artistic side of me! πŸŽ¨πŸ–ŒοΈ This is day five in Toby's free beginner course, "A House in Japan".

I guess I am an artist now.

Today on Draw With Me

my drawing of the Ghosts of Christmas

Today on Draw With Me, Charles Dickens' Ghosts of Christmas Past! Happy Holidays! πŸŽ„πŸŽ‰πŸŽ¨πŸ–ŒοΈ

My first watercolor!

my first watercolor painting

My first watercolor! I love how my sketch turned out, but the paint part was hard. That sky looks terrible, LOL! I kept practicing with other reference photos and eventually figured out what I was doing wrong (a mix of bad brushes and too little water). 🎨

Draw with Me, Gifts

A colorful page features various sketches including a fish, jar of mayonnaise, Bob Ross, socks, Spam, festive items, and text about a white elephant gift exchange.

Today I joined a live Draw with Me with Danny Gregory on youtube, for the first time. The hour went by really fast, I had so much fun! Did my artwork with ink and crayola markers πŸ˜€πŸŽ¨πŸ–ŒοΈ #SBSDrawWithMe