Sketch of the day in my monologue art journal is of the super cool Batfish (Platax Teira) Platax teira, also known as the teira batfish, longfin batfish, longfin spadefish, or round faced batfish is a fish from the Indo-West Pacific. ... Continue Reading →
Continuing my series of spices from the spice trade..Today's sketch of the day in my moleskine art journal is of Black pepper. The humble spice and seasoning.
Sketch of the day in my moleskine art journal is the Clove. The spice that was worth more than gold. Cloves originated from Moluccas, the spice islands in Indonesia. In the 16th century, the Dutch, Portugese and the Spanish fought... Continue Reading →
Today's sketch of the day in my moleskine art journal is of a red peony flower. Paeoniaceae Paeonia. Peonies are one of my favourite flowers and it is featured a lot in Chinese and Peranakan textiles and porcelain as a... Continue Reading →
Today's sketch of the day in my moleskine art journal is of a a botanical illustration of a pink lily cactus, Cactaceae Echinopsis mamillosa from Turkey. "Hard words can not touch a soft heart But soft words can touch a... Continue Reading →
Today's sketch of the day in my moleskine art journal is a red Tulip with pointed petals. The Tulip is Turkey's national flower and is indigenous to the country. The flower symbolises perfection and beauty. Considered the king of bulbs,... Continue Reading →
Happy mother's day! Today's sketch of the day is day 600 in my moleskine art journal are more wild flowers from Buyukada, Istanbul. "I'd rather wear flowers in my hair than diamonds around my neck"
sketch of the day no 596 in my moleskine art journal: wild flower in Buyukada Istanbul. "Very little grows on jagged rock. Be grounded. Be crumbled so wildflowers will come up where you are" ~ Rumi
Yesterday i visited the Princess island around Istanbul. I went to Buyukada which is the largest island. The place is beautiful. Today's sketch of the day in my moleskine art journal are botanical illustrations of some wild flowers on Buyukada... Continue Reading →
