For my Mom's birthday next month, I want to give her a painting as a present. Still working on it, of course, but I am painting a picture of my brother. He passed away in 2018 from a heart attack. I miss him so much. I am basing this painting off of a picture I took of him some time ago. I still got to tweak the underpainting. For instance, make his head and face bigger, before I actually start it. But even...

a collection of the gifts from the night Once a week, a group of some people I meet in high school, get together at a local bubble tea cafe and have a drink and draw. Since it started 8 years ago, some people have come and gone, and the name of our group has changed, we still meet every week to have, what we call, Sketch Jam. the guys loved the group gift given to us. lol I don't think we did it...

Am I crazy? I feel like I am. I've been trying out this whole social media thing...again. I'm re-starting this blog and Instagram, then I'll move onto other sites/apps. Ugh, this whole social media thing can be frustrating! But, I just need to tell myself that I will figure out what works best for me as far as how or when I should post. For example, in March 2019 I was posting a lot on Instagram. Which...

Yeah, I am trying out blogger again. Don't get me wrong, I love Tumblr, but it is not for personal or long posts. Its a micro blog. SO, I am gonna it out here! I plan to post my art along with posts on my everyday life. Hopefully, you will stick around and we can become friends! Enjoy! - E!leen Martinez...