Mar 30, 2023 | Decor and Style Ideas
Teal wall art and turquoise colors elevate your mood and create a sophisticated home decor look So… all these colors, teal, turquoise, aquamarine… kind of gravitate around the same spectrum: a bit of blue, a bit of green, a pinch of yellow. The result is...
Nov 10, 2021 | Unique Gifts
BEST 1ST WEDDING ANNIVERSARY GIFT IDEA: A UNIQUE POETRY BOOK IN COLORS If you love illustrated poetry, prepare to be blown away The best 1st wedding anniversary comes with a dilemma: you need a gift idea, a special one. One that will brighten your spouse...
Mar 8, 2021 | Decor and Style Ideas
As a homeowner who lives in a perpetual state of redecoration, large walls give me an opportunity use inexpensive art prints to create a flexible decor Celebrating our favorite animal through art and decor has been a human trait for… how long?… Well, tens...
Jan 26, 2021 | Discover Color Secrets
My Secret Earth Tones Aesthetic, with Calming Light Brown Colors Neutral color palettes and earth tones are a big comeback this year. Beautiful and warm, or subtle and organic nuances, like chocolate browns, undertoned grays, taupes, siennas, sand, terracotta, mustard...
Apr 14, 2020 | Discover Color Secrets
Having the blues during the quarantine times? Here’s some more about the color blue and blue moods, if you haven’t had enough of them! How can blue colors change your mood when you stay at home for prolonged periods of time? I’ve been delaying this post for...
Aug 30, 2019 | Discover Color Secrets
THE FASCINATION WITH BLUE COLORS & WHY PEOPLE LOVE BLUE Hey peeps, if you enjoyed my previous post about yellow, here I’ll talk about another primary color, the ever-enchanting BLUE. The most popular color, that is, at least according to polls across US and...
Jul 13, 2018 | Discover Color Secrets
Why I Like Yellow When I look at yellow flowers, I get more mental clarity. When I wear a yellow shirt, I feel empowered. In the summer, I like to wear bright colors. What’s your relationship with yellow? Discover psychological tricks to use yellow to your...
Jun 20, 2018 | Discover Color Secrets
How to Boost Your Mood with Red Colors Red! The first color of the rainbow. Red as in fury! Red as in… the STOP sign! Or red as… a rooster’s comb. If you are looking to boost your mood today, you might just need an invigorating color. Red can improve...
Nov 2, 2017 | Art Behind the Scenes
How to Artfully Use Your Pencil How do you hold a pencil? Sounds trivial, right? But artists have more than one way of holding a pencil. Today, I’ll tell you a bit about that. And I’ll also show you how to scribble some strokes. All while paying attention...
Sep 21, 2017 | Discover Color Secrets
Much has been written already about why we like coloring books. There are numerous articles and studies on how coloring influences our brains, how this is a method of practicing mindfulness and so on. There is a big trend now with adult coloring books. You see them...
Apr 29, 2017 | Art Behind the Scenes
My Favorite Coloring Pencils I was an anti-pencils person. It was all about fluid media, like oils, acrylics, watercolors. I tried watercolor pencils. They are alright, but the tones seemed very faded. And adding water didn’t seem to activate the colors. On...
Apr 1, 2017 | Art Behind the Scenes
What do Children’s Books and Drawing on Walls Have in Common If any of you ever wondered how someone starts having a taste for art and drawing, here’s a story for you: I have some vague memories of me splurging into a big box of colored pencils, and then a...
Dec 21, 2016 | Unique Gifts
The children’s book “Smile with My Animal Friends” is out! Yay! The book is part of a larger series called the Friendship Series. This first book invites children into the funny world of animals, with short poems that peek into the daily...
Oct 24, 2016 | Unique Gifts
Through the Heart’s Eyes – new love poetry book Putting poetry into images is mind-motivating and challenging. My recently illustrated love poetry book, “Through the Heart’s Eyes”, is published and available both as print and kindle version. I had a lot of fun...
Sep 1, 2015 | Unique Gifts
“Once upon a time there lived king, more powerful than all the other kings in the world.” This is the beginning of a beautiful children’s story written by Alexandra Vasiliu, for which I proudly created the illustrations. It is called “The Story of The King of Time”...
