Art journaling by Candylei Yap

Drawing, designing and painting are each in themselves a beautiful process. We are not limited in any way, yet we tend to limit ourselves. We are our own worst critic, right after our children. They in innocence point out what they like and don't like. First we need to remember that not every drawing or sketch is meant to be sold. Each sketch is a learning process.  The more we wield the pencil the more it frees our mind and opens our heart. Freedom is what gives us confidence in the art world and what a beautiful world it is.

Often when cooking if we don't have an ingredient in the recipe we improvise according to our taste and substitute a different ingredient. This is slightly where I am at adding a little more abstract backgrounds to my aceos. Different, but overall reads the same!

Stop by my little aceo shop called Dictionary Reader  

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"Frida's Mother Crow" painting is now up for sale on ebay. You can see below what came from an idea that I sketched out on paper to check for composition and to see how it would look in an 5 x 7-inch area. I liked the idea of Frida being raised by a crow surrounded by natural bouquets of flowers. She is still in the egg shape but with arms and a little braided bun on the right side that Mother Crow braided.

I am my own worst art critic. My drawings are usually cuter than the final, but then again I want it to look folky.

Link to painting here.