Drawn reports in the form of the portraits - war in Ukraine. July 24-29, 2023.

July 24-29 2023. Days 517-523 of war.

I had a wonderful week with my parents - watching sunrises every day was a highlight of my trip - and I will make a separate post about it when I get to scan all the iterations. But for now I continue my travels.

A Different Kind of Sea

As I move northward through my European trip, I am adjusting the mini set of colors that I take with me in my pocket sketch kit. This outing to the Baltic Sea was with thee water-soluble pencils and it worked just right.

A super short visit to Copenhagen

My summer travels took me to Copenhagen for a very short visit, and both rain and I had a great time running through the city.:

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Drawn reports in the form of the portraits - war in Ukraine. July 17-23, 2023.

July 17-22 2023. Days 510-516 of war.

This week is special: our conversations started on video and continued in person! I’m visiting my parents in Croatia: meeting all the cats, identifying flowers together, catching cicadas and lizards before it gets too hot, and talking, talking, talking. I’m using this opportunity to draw my parents in profile and get more practice in Ukrainian. We walk, watch the news, call friends and family, and cook together. Trying to hold on to good things and not fall apart from the hard ones. 

A Story of a my Big Sketchbook Painting Disaster

I tried to paint in my A3 sketchbook while standing up. It was a disaster - here is how:

First I decided that I would hold both my sketchbook and a jar with water with one hand. This meant that after the first few minutes, my hand was so tired that I lost control of the jar with water and it flipped and drenched the whole spread with slightly green water. Like this:

After this I decided to not show my frustration to my companions and see if I can save this sketch by throwing everything at it at the same time and limiting the time that I would give it. I declared that I'll be done in 5 minutes and I used my fingers and whole palm to paint quickly. Like this:

Here are some process photos and results: