#onewatercoloraday

[elaineleon]

#onewatercoloraday with @jldello and loving the reds. The trifecta of mood, love and passion. I’m feeling rather passionate today, and have been on a very honest tangent. I’ve had to tell certain individuals what facts rule my life. I have enough imagination to discern the difference. . . . . . #contemporaryart #modern #fashionillustration #fashionillustrator #painting #contemporary #coutureillustration #hautecouture #coutureillustrator #fineart #watercolorpainting #artgallery #creative #instastyle #fblogger #lookbook #fashionlover #outfitoftheday #ootdshare #lookoftheday #watercolor #fashionable #currentlywearing #fashionblog #fashiondaily https://www.instagram.com/p/BqNtUvaFv3S/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1tqf7v5xaf4br

[mleefineart]

Etsy!

I'm super excited and pleased to announce the grand reopening of my Etsy shop after a bit of a longer break than I had planned when I was packing up to move to England. Please check it out. Currently I am selling a variety of original painting, a selection of my woodblock relief prints and I am looking forward to having prints from my paintings made as I grow.

[mleefineart]

Botanic Studies. Happy Spring.

It may be rainy and grey in England, but there are still springlike moments to celebrate. Elements of spring are all over my daily art practice.  

[mleefineart]

The art studio rearranging shuffle.

I've been in my current studio for less than a year and I am still figuring out how to best use the space. It is about a third bigger than my last studio and I am fully enjoying that extra space and how that allows me to keep a chair at my desk full time and still be able to move about. I know, total luxury! It is still very important to me to keep what I am currently using the most visible and in close range otherwise I tend to forget about it while creating. So once again I moved stuff around as I go through the process of minimizing my supplies.

[mleefineart]

Lessons from rising early

A few weeks ago I was solo parenting for the week and had to get up well before the sun rose to get my kids off to school. It was not my favorite way to start my day as I am not naturally a morning person. But I rose so early during that week and was so efficient with my time that I found that I often had 10-15 minutes of free time to create in the morning before leaving the house to catch the school bus. That part was seriously wonderful and possibly a game changer for how I work. Now my husband is home and able to help out with our early mornings so I can sleep an extra 15 minutes and I do so enjoy those extra fifteen minutes especially as it is getting darker and darker over here in the UK. But I do take 5-10 minutes to put some art down on paper before I head out the door and it makes a difference. Getting it done before my brain has fully woken up means that I create without overthinking and am therefor more creative and willing to experiment. I usually don't finish anything in those 5-10 minutes but it sets me up for a more successful time in the studio when I do get back and either finish what I started or do something completely new. Or often both. 

[mleefineart]

Pebbles and Dots

My little sketchbook that I am filling with abstract impressions of what catches my eye here in Oxford is filling up quickly. Funny how sometimes the most humble little sketchbooks end up becoming my favorites. 

[mleefineart]

Once in a blue moon

We get beautiful weather in England. And I get to sketch it here in Oxford. Two days of blue skies and abundant sunshine in a row is certainly something to celebrate. 

[mleefineart]

My ragdolls..

We survived our first week of summer together with my creativity and sanity intact. Rainy day after a week of heavy playgrounding means the TV will be turned on without remorse. ​

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