Sketchbook

From my sketchbook.

{ Micro pen . Watercolor . Colored pencils . Gouache . stickers . Washi tape . Stamp }

I have used some fun transparent stickers in this one, the balloons on top and

the leaves of the tree on the bottom of the right page. You can find them in

many Etsy shops.

I love using metallic gouache! I took the photo in an angel that they shine :)

Some pressed leaves and flowers that I've collected over the years and new

Canadian stamps.

Pinterest

I'm sure that many of you already know about this wonderful website

called "Pinterest". It's a virtual pinboard and lets you organize and share

all the beautiful things you find on the web. This is my favorite website

these days...a great way to feed your creativity.

You can follow my pinboard here!

Enjoy and have a restful weekend :)

Illustration Friday - Shadows

An inspiring self esteem quote that I found yesterday,

and I think it worked well with the subject of this week's

Illustration Friday: Shadows

Watercolor on 8.5" x 11" paper

Its archival print is available in JooJoo shop.

Story of a seed

A little watercolor illustration I did for the story of an adventurous seed called "Sea Heart",

a seed that travels in rivers and oceans to find a perfect home.

A few years ago when I was in Mexico for vacation, I found a heart shaped object on the beach and I had no idea what it was, maybe a wired sea creature or a shell?

Just recently my friend Sarah Melling told me about a beautiful illustrated book called

"A seed in sleepy" and when I got the book from our local library I found a picture of the

heart shaped object in it! WOW! It was a seed! A big and cute one!

Here are some more pages of the same book. I really enjoyed reading about seeds

and looking at the gorgeous illustrations.

Thank you Sarah! ♥

Hope you have a wonderful Monday friends!

Illustration Friday - Soaked

A colored pencil drawing that I did for this week's Illustration Friday.
I am doing a watercolor version of it right now, so stay tuned :)

Sketchbook

Another page from my sketchbook.

I've used:

Prismacolor Fine Line Marker 005 in brown

Sakura Micron 005 in black

HB pencil

and colored pencils, I use these brands:

- FaberCastell Pholychromos

- Derwent Coloursoft

* You can see the photos bigger by clicking on them *

Have a great day friends!

Red tailed hawk

The big bird that could be seen from my window in the previous post is a

majestic bird called "Red Tailed Hawk", thanks for all of your comments and

my special thanks to Msventrue, MarieJ and
Kcbirder for the wonderful information about this bird!

This is a pen and watercolor illustration I did in the little Moleskine.

Birds from my window

Zenaida Dove, these birds have a very beautiful voice.

They sing a nice and calming song in the morning.

We had the same birds back in Iran, but they sing a totally different song!

Isn't it interesting? We call them "Ghomri" in Persian.

The cutest thing ever! Baby sparrow! Little fluffy thing!

He's learning to fly these days, he's full of excitement to discover the world!

I took this photo 20 minutes ago (7 am)

I have no idea what this huge bird is?

Do you know its name?

It was flying very close so I could take a photo of it.

First I though I'm seeing a plane from far :))

Happiness is a journey

Oh boy, I'm late for Illustration Friday again! But better late than never!
The inspiration for this painting was this wonderful quote:

"Happiness is a journey, not a destination"
~ Ben Sweetland

so true, don't you think so?

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I've painted this illustration with watercolors on 8.5 x 11 paper.
You can buy its Giclee print from my Etsy shop.
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Happy Easter friends! I hope you have a great time :)

...end of winter

Winters in Canada are very long ... but spring is almost here,

green grass is growing everywhere and birds are singing!

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I found some dried plants this weekend when we went for a walk.

The last pieces of winter...

Illustration Friday - Bottled

"Curious birdies"

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watercolor on 8.5" x 11" paper

The print of this illustration is available in my shop.

Red morning

I was stunned by color of the sun this morning. It was bright red!
The moment I woke up I jumped and took a few photos of the beautiful light!

No Photoshop editing! It was really like this! WOW!

It only lasted a few minutes and after that clouds came down and covered
the whole city and everything was in deep fog...

Illustration Friday - Duet

Probably you remember the sketch of this illustration that I did back in 2010.

It's been a while that I wanted to color it with watercolors and finally I did!

I made two prints from this painting, one with old paper background and one

with white background. Which one is your favorite?

Illustration Friday - Cultivate

My entry for Illustration Friday...better late that never!
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My grandmother had miniature lemon, orange and pomegranate trees.
This is a miniature olive tree. with two birdies and a little snail :)
Watercolor on 5" x 7" paper

Happy Persian New Year!

Just a few hours to the beginning of the Persian New Year and Spring equinox.
Here is my HaftSeen, a tradition of Ancient Nowruz. Iranian pastries, garlic, candles, a mirror and Sabzeh (the green grass),...

Holy books or books of old Persian poetry...
I wish everyone a very Happy New Year and a wonderful spring! xo

Magnolia

Here is the finished painting!

Watercolor on paper

7.5" x 7.5"

I was planning to do another bird painting to go well with "Cherry Blossoms" and

"Cozy nest" painting, so that I can frame them as a trio set.

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Here is our den/dining room and now the wall is not naked anymore :)

You can find the archival print of these three painting in my Etsy shop.

Hope you have a great week friends!

Sunset

I read about Japan's 8.9 earthquake news this morning in Google home page.

What an angry planet we have *sigh* ... I hope everyone stays safe from the Tsunami :(

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Our window faces east Toronto and I never see a sunset from here, but reflection of

lights from glass buildings far away is as beautiful as the sunset itself.

In progress

I'm working on a new watercolor painting now.
It's called "Magnolia".
Its little sketch on my busy inspiration board.

Sketchbook

From my sketchbook.
{ Places I would love to visit #2: Morocco }
Pen on paper + Digital coloring

The winner!

Random.org picked talented Aimee of Little Dear as the winner!

Congratulations!

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And many thanks to all of you dear friends for your kind comments!