Willow

I was in Maryland's Zoo last week and I met newborn baby giraffe. Her name is Willow. She was born 7 weeks ago and she is the first baby giraffe at the facility in more than 20 years. I guess she will have a lot of visitors this spring and summer.
Willow, I wish you happy and healthy life :)

Moonlight Village

Hello All, It's been awhile.

Usually I'm drawing or painting from real life, this time I made a watercolor from my imagination. I love creating unusual, magical scenes, good for some fairy tail story.
First I worked really hard on my sketch. That mean I draw and erase in terns until I got a composition I like. Painting was a pleasure because I love this color combination. Mainly I used 3 colors: yellow ochre, phthalo and ultramarine blue.

I made my first real video tutorial Moonlight Village. So far I made a lot of speed painting videos but I don't think anybody can learn from such. So please enjoy this one, and let me know what you think

Winter Charm

Mmmm, the cake looks so tasty that I can eat it. 

Holiday Card Project

This year I'm participating in Holiday Card Project . The purpose of the project is to create physical holiday cards for people who are hospitalized during the holiday season, helping to bring a smile to the faces of those who may need some holiday cheer.

The cards will be distributed to both U.S. and international hospitals. Some cards will be delivered in-person in the areas of the respective hospitals, while other cards will be distributed by hospital staff members. The patients who receive the cards age in range from children to seniors, and have illnesses or injuries that vary from mild to terminal.

Everyone can participate. The Holiday Card Project accepts cards from all people who are willing to contribute to a good cause. The Project is a great way for schools, clubs, church groups, or family and friends to get together and work on a fun activity.

Below is my watercolor card

Little Jeanie

I don't use to draw a lot of human figures so this one was a real challenge for me. I decided to upload the painting although I see that the dress folds are not right. I guess the lines next to her right knee should go forward. With watercolors I suppose to start from the beginning or live with it. I decided to live with it for a while  .
The speed painting process of this picture is on YouTube

Finally Spring

Transformation from caterpillar to butterfly 

Kingfisher

This is my interpretation of Kingfisher, beautifully colorful hunter. Once, I saw this bird fishing at Chesapeake Bay. I can't forget this one of a kind experience and from that time I want to see more.
... and I want peace, PEACE on the earth. Too many bad things happening in the world right now