About 5 - 6 years ago I mailed off a good number of holiday greeting cards to friends and family. Not a single one arrived. That was when I decided I will never, ever write another greeting card. Around that... Continue Reading →
Yeay, it’s December! The holidays and the end of the year are coming with lots and lots of celebration. A month for cooking, baking and crafting – all of these in excess of course. It is also the time when... Continue Reading →
I don't particularly like deadlines. One of my strategies to avoid the stress that comes with them is simple: I don't leave the task for the last minute. As sporadic as the internet service was over the last couple of... Continue Reading →
Hats off to all graphic designers out there! Coming up with creative ideas on a subject that is given to you and is not your own is not easy. But you know what I said, I wanted a challenge. So... Continue Reading →
By now I think you know me well enough to know that I love challenges. As one of my professors once put it, I perform my best when I am put under pressure. So I decided to put myself under... Continue Reading →
Painting with acrylics is relatively new to me. I started with a little set I bought at a crafts store. You know the type, tiny little tubes in a box that are perfect to decide if you want to flirt... Continue Reading →
I tend to hang the paintings I am working on up on the wall just like a finished painting. This way I can scrutinize it from all angles, in all sort of light conditions and decide where to go with... Continue Reading →
It is Remembrance day tomorrow. I thought it would be important to remember those who gave their youth and many times their lives in past wars. The poppy has become the symbol of fallen soldiers following a trench warfare which... Continue Reading →
A stark white canvas is notoriously hard to work with. It glares in your eyes and distorts the effect of the colors. However, what is even harder to work with is a base you already have and love. All you... Continue Reading →
Adri's Palette 