Sketch of the day in my moleskine art journal is of Alexandrian Laurel. Calophyllum inophyllum. Commonly know locally in Penang, Malaysia as Penaga laut. It is an evergreen tree that favours sandy coastal soil with white fragrant flowers that only... 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.
Happy Sunday and happy father's day! Today's sketch of the day in my moleskine art journal is of a stem of Foxglove wildflower with the quote Life isn't as serious as the mind makes it out to be ~ Eckhart... 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 are red poppy flowers I saw in a meadow in Turkey. The flowers were in full bloom and so beautiful. The meadow was alive with colours of red. Don't grieve.... Continue Reading →
Today's sketch of the day in my moleskine art journal is a Purple allium wildflower from the meadows of Turkey. "You belong among the wildflowers you belong in a boat out at sea Sail away, kill off the hours You... 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
