For the third day of my challenge, I drew a picture based on Mucha’s Biscuits Lefèvre-Utile (1896). I painted the dress in a dark blue colour to make the crescent moon shapes stand out and to change the atmosphere from day to night. Alfons Mucha’s Biscuits Lefévre-Utile: -kati
Creativity
In the style of Alfons Mucha – 2
Day 2 in my challenge to draw pictures in the style of Mucha for this week. For my second drawing I used as reference Alfons Mucha’s Le Laurier (1901). And here it is side by side with Le Laurier. Kati
In the style of Alfons Mucha
After reading Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert lent to me by a friend, there has been a real shift in my thinking about creativity. One of my favourite thoughts from her book is that it is better to be a “deeply-disciplined half-ass than a lazy perfectionist”. In that spirit, for the next week I will […]
tea cups
“Magic of the mundane” might be one way to express the idea that the ordinary is really not ordinary at all. Today, I noticed for the first time how interesting these tea cups looked stacked on the kitchen shelf. They overlap in places and cast stark shadows on the wall. Spontaneously sketching the tea cups […]
Study Tips
Exam season is steadily approaching and that means sleepless nights spent studying for a lot of students. I can’t say I’ll save you from that, but I can offer you a few study tips, to minimize your suffering this semester. Write it down. It might seem obvious but it’s a good way to engrave information in […]
The City with a Mask
The air was cold that day and the raindrops stung like a thousand tiny needles on my skin. I had arrived by carriage, when night was lazily drifting into another gloomy day. I held the slip of paper tight between by thumb and forefinger, shielding it from the downpour. The port was empty, except for […]