When I was in Leiden, I took some pictures of flowers at the market and made them into wallpaper for my phone. Download and use!

At the beginning of the week, I went to Groningen—just to catch my breath and change the scenery. I booked a hotel for two nights. Nothing ambitious, just a short reset.

Today I want to share some of my old drawings—more than 10 years old now. And along with them, the story of how I first started to believe: maybe I can draw too.

I’ve been noticing a shift lately—in the past, books and films seemed to demand drama: exciting plots, sharp twists, emotional rollercoasters. Now, it feels like the opposite. The more calm and quiet the story, the more comforting it feels. Maybe it’s because life itself has become so chaotic that we crave stillness in the stories we read. This book is a perfect example. 

Last September we went to Lithuania. There, for the first time in many years, we ordered curd pancakes. I made a photo and decided at once that I wanted to draw them with color pencils. Here's what came out of it. This is the second take. Read on to find out what the first one looked like and how I came to this final result.

With color pencils I like to challenge myself with new texture. This amazing cookie from a local home bakery @angelebakes. I love these cookies! It was easy to eat them, but a bit difficult to draw, but I figured things out 🧐
 

We had a couple snowy days in Amsterdam. I decided to express them in digital watercolor. 

During the New Year holidays I almost didn’t draw, only 2 city sketches based on the lessons of Anna Egida at Kalacheva school.

When I was in cafe in the heart of Amsterdam I saw through the window beautiful houses. I made a photo, thinking that later I can make a drawing from it. 

I am new to watercolor. I was afraid of this medium for a long time. But this year I started to watch online tutorials and do simple projects. I made this one after taking the "Tattoed Whale - An adventure in watercolor" class by Janet Asbury on Skillshare.
The class explains how to use masking fluid to get the effect of white "tattoo" on a whale.