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Together from home…Meet And Greet!

July 12, 2020July 12, 2020 YesterdayAfter

Meet And Greet!

Hello everyone,
hope to find you well during this very weird time. How is your Summer going? How are you coping? Are you still here on the Blogosphere?
After a long time, today I have decided to host a Meet and Greet event, why not? I love to hear from my old blogger friends and welcome new ones to introduce their blogs. I hope that you like the idea to reconnect or get to know new bloggers, especially if you’re new to the community don’t be shy! Please join in, leave a comment and your Blog link! If you already follow me then you know that I am an artist and lately I am busy participating to the World Watercolor Month Challenge 31 days 31 painting! This month I have posted almost every day you can see my paintings for the challenge here in my WWM Gallery

At times, I miss the weekly Meet and Greet sessions that I used to host a few years back regularly on Friday, at that time we enjoyed the event ongoing for more than two years straight! Great connections were made. My long time followers and friends sure remember about that nice and successful event!

How to make today a successful “Meet and Greet” I need everyone help here there are few rules:
Whenever you see this post I invite you to leave a comment and your Blog link. “Not just a like”,
be interactive, otherwise there is not purpose on doing this!
I am giving the opportunity to help bloggers to connect and have some new followers!
Please tell us what are you up to, or leave the link of one of your latest blog posts! And if you’re new here, please briefly introduce yourself and your Blog, leave the link, so that we can visit you! Please Read through the comments, engage and visit blogs and meet other awesome bloggers, leave comments and a follows, share on social media it will help!
I am sure everyone will appreciate it! This is a great way to help each other to grow our blogs, meet new friends and share what you love!
Follow me I will follow back!

❤ About me lately I have been busy creating my Art and I am focused on developing new ideas! Working on my watercolor paintings and Illustrations and I am experimenting work in Ecoprinting. My door is open, I love to collaborate with writers for illustrations and working on commissions!

I have updated my Etsy Shop with more recent and older work you can find my Limited Edition Hand Enhanced Prints and some of my Jewelry designs check it out! ❤

I am very happy that today you found your way here if you are an old friend I am so grateful for you! And welcome if it’s your first time visiting my Blog thank you so much for stopping by I hope you enjoy my art feel free to browse around and come back to visit!

Meet and Greet is a great time to connect with new and old Blogs!
I like to give thank to all my “New Followers” and to the ones that are still here from long time following my journey!
Thank You! ❤

Stay safe during these shifting times, stay balanced, grounded and always seek the real truth! ❤
Take care!
Please Share, Reblog, Twitt, Pin, anything is great!

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Thank You!

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Coming Soon The World Watercolor Month 2020

June 25, 2020 YesterdayAfter

Hello dear friends,
I hope to find you all well whenever you are in the world!
I am sorry, I haven’t posted much lately, life got in the way and I took a break from blogging for a while. I like to thank all my new followers. I have been active posting my work not much here but more on my Instagram. During these months I have been experimenting Ecoprinting on paper which I love to do very much and other interesting things beside my watercolor paintings. This year the 2020 started in a weird way and did bring things in the world that we wouldn’t expect to face and deal with! But here we are time goes fast and it is the end of June already, which means for my watercolor artists friends that July is coming soon and it will bring some fun! The 5th Edition of The World Watercolor Month a wonderful and inspiring art challenge that brings together watercolor artists from all over the world creating daily for one entire month 31 Watercolors in 31 Days to know more and all the details visit my friend Charlie O’Shields at Doodlewash he is the founder of this great event. The World Watercolor Month first started in July 2016, since then every year this is a successful art challenge. This is also a charitable event that support a great cause, raise awareness help and support young artists to know more and how you can help please visit Charlie Blog.

Anyone can join the challenge no matter what level of watercolor painting you are “simply add the hashtag #WorldWatercolorMonth whenever you post ANY art that features watercolors or gouache on social media during the month of July!” Join the fun and share your work!

This is a great opportunity for improve your skills and get the habit to paint daily, be inspired and inspire others, I will do my best this month to participate hopefully every day or whenever I can!
Here below there is the Official Prompt List if you need ideas, it is not mandatory to follow, you are free to create your own list or your own project, be free to paint what you want just don’t forget to use the hashtag when you share on social media.

See you all in July take these days before the World Watercolor Month begin to plan your ideas and gather your painting materials! So let me know if you will participate and if you have already a plan for what you like to paint, leave me comments I love to know!

Until my next post stay safe and Take Care!

Thank You!

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Watercolor – Queen Flower

February 8, 2020 YesterdayAfter

Queen Flower – Original Watercolor ©CarolinaRusso

Exploring a new idea

Today I am excited to share with you one of my latest watercolor painting having the title ” Queen Flower”.
I painted in my traditional signature style in watercolor and ink but this time not on the usual watercolor paper. I came across this 10 inches diameter paper lace doily at home and my first thought was to make a ink drawing on it! I love to explore new artistic and creative ways to paint, testing papers or surfaces and see how watercolor works especially on unusual ones! I am always driven to try new techniques and materials. I have to say that the combination of watercolor and ink pen did work really well without any bleeding through the paper! I am happy and pleased with the outcome! The watercolor looks great on this paper doily, the original painting is lovely and would look great with a floating frame. I will sure create more paintings on paper doilies in the future.

The Original Painting is Available for sale!
If you are interested in this Original Watercolor painting or if you have any question please Contact me.

Artist’s details about the painting:
.I used a Draft/Matic Pencil 0.5mm by ALVIN for my sketch. I painted on a 10 inch Paper Doily, I used French Artists Watercolor by Sennelier l’Aguarelle. Ink pen COPIC Multiliner #01 and a SAKURA White Gelly Roll pen.

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You can see more of my Paintings visiting my GALLERY there are several Galleries here on my Blog you find them in the drop down menu under Watercolors.

All my collections of watercolors paintings and illustrations are always available for Pre-Order in Limited Edition Art Prints here on my Blog!

❤ Please follow me on my Instagram dedicated to my Art! @carolinarussoart

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Have a great weekend!

Thank You!

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Tears In The Fire

January 17, 2020January 22, 2020 YesterdayAfter

Hello everyone,

I hope you all had a great start of the year!
I know lately I have been pretty quiet and didn’t post here on the Blog as much I’d like to. I took a break to recharge my creativity. I didn’t know how to feel in this beginning of the year, there is so much going on in the world.

Today post is about the release of my new watercolor painting with the title Tears In The Fire this is my first painting of the 2020 and it is very special to me.
I feel so much sadness for the heartbreaking situation affecting Australia from months under the catastrophic wildfires that is destroying, animals, wildlife, natural habitats, and people. Sidney University experts estimated that over 1 billion of animals has tragically perished it’s heartbreaking!

I gave the title Tears In The Fire because I can only imagine how much, tears, pain and suffering these beautiful animals are going through. My painting is dedicated to the wonderful Koalas 🐨 and to all the rescuers that are helping and caring daily for them to heal painful burnt paws and injuries and to all the other animals in desperate need of care surviving this horrific fire.

I hope that my painting can rise awareness and give a tiny contribution to support the wonderful Koalas and wildlife victims in this terrible time for them. I love all the animals and now they needs our help, together we can make a little difference in their recovery. Since I was a child I dream to one day being able to hold a lovely Koala in my arms! I hope I will one day! ♥️

Prints of my painting are now available for purchase as Open Edition signed and hand enhanced in size 5×7 and 8×10 inches please visit my >> ETSY Shop

Tears In The Fire – Open Edition Prints from Original Watercolor ©Carolina Russo

Fundraiser for Australia Koalas Rescue Bushfire relief I will donate 70% of the proceeds from the sale of this print! (The 30% left would be for supplies to make the prints I wont make any profit!).

🖤 DONATIONS WILL GO TO:
I have decided to split the 70% between two great not for profit organizations they are doing an amazing job to save Koalas and wildlife animals and will continue to do so.
🖤 50% goes to Port Stephens Koalas NSW – Australia
🖤 20% goes to WIRES Wildlife Rescue

NOTE: Each print is “Hand Enhanced” with inks is like a semi original you don’t receive just a normal print but it has my hand work on it!
Print is signed and printed one by one in studio by me on a beautiful paper, and looks great framed, the one in the photo below is mine I had to have it on my wall!
Prints are unframed but ready for you to add one.

Thank you in advance to anyone that decide to purchase this print your support for the cause is precious. I need your help or I can’t do this by myself! 🖤
So far only one print sold thanks to Christiane a wonderful soul in Germany!

❤ Details about my painting:
Watercolor painting, Ink drawing is outlined with ink pens. Fountain pen Pilot Prera fine nib. Ink pens used PIGMA Micron Black ink #01 and 03, Micron dark red ink #1, Alvin Draft/Matic #03 Limited Edition Pink Mab Graves Pencil. I used French Artists Watercolors Sennelier l’Aguarelle, Pentel Aqua Brush – I painted on Bee Paper for watercolor 140lb, 100% cotton, cold pressed.

Please visit my ETSY Shop if you would love to have a print of my painting and join me to help save these magnificent creatures!
❤ Feel free to contact me if you have any question Contact

For more of what I am up to daily, follow me on Instagram @carolinarussoart

To all my friends and followers in Australia please be safe!
Have a great weekend everyone I will post updates, always thank you for sharing ❤

Thank You!

©Copyright Carolina Russo – yesterdayafter.com

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End of Year Art SALE!

December 29, 2019 YesterdayAfter

END of YEAR SALE!

Hello dear friends, I am having a Sale visit my ETSY Shop! My Sale just started on December 28, 2019 — December 31, 2019. 30% Off on everything in my Shop. This is my bigger Sale of the year! I also offer Free Shipping within USA for $35 orders it cannot get better than this! ♥️ Don’t miss out if you have your eyes on something that I have created! Visit my Shop I hope that you find something you love!

If you like to purchase any of my Limited and Open Edition Prints during the next days the 30% Off discount would be automatically applied during checkout until last day of sale on December 31! In my Shop you find listed lots of work a variety of Limited and Open Edition hand enhanced Signed Prints of my original watercolor paintings. Most prints are available in two sizes Limited Edition 8×10 inches or the Open Edition are 5×7 inches. In case you don’t see what you had your eyes on, contact me!

Thank you so much for following my Art your support means the world to me! ❤
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Wish you all a Happy New Year!

Thank You!

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Merry Christmas Eve and Happy Holidays!

December 24, 2019 YesterdayAfter

Merry Christmas Eve! – Elf ©Carolina Russo

Wish you all, A Wonderful and Merry Christmas may this day bring you happiness and joy! Happy Holidays!

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Thank you so much for following my artistic journey and for supporting my Art!
Your support is precious!

Thank You!

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ART SALE! Cyber2019 20% Off in my Etsy Shop!

November 25, 2019 YesterdayAfter

Day 4 Freeze – Candelabra ©CarolinaRusso

THANKSGIVING is Coming Soon this Thursday! It’s Holidays Time!!! ❤

ART SALE Cyber2019: I am having a 8 Days Early Black Friday, Cyber Monday Sale visit my ETSY Shop! My Sale just started tonight November 25, 2019 9:00 PM—December 3, 2019 9:00 PM Last Day of Sale is December 3. Don’t miss out if you have your eyes on something that I have created! Sale includes my collection of prints from Inktober – Mabsdrawlloweenclub Series I have created in October! Check out my Shop hope you find something you love!

If you like to purchase any of my Limited and Open Edition Fine Art Prints during the next 8 days the 20% Off discount would be automatically applied during checkout until last day sale on December 3! These days are the best time now to shop my art for the Holidays, shop for early Christmas gifts to your loved ones or for yourself! ❤ Always think at shipping time don’t shop too late remember I do “hand enhance each print” to make them unique and very special for you! A little extra time is needed! The Best idea “ORDER NOW” for timely Christmas deliveries! ❤

❤ IMPORTANT CUTOFF DATES: Holiday Orders November 30 would be my last shipping date for my Holidays Christmas Prints for “International Orders”.
Within USA last day to order Prints would be December 15 earlier the best!
Holiday 2019 Shipping Cutoff Dates United States Postal Service Domestic shipments (continental US) USPS First Class Service: December 20 USPS Priority Mail: December 21

INKTOBER-MabsDrawlloweenClub 2018 — Day 15 – Weak Owl ©CarolinaRusso

In my Shop there are listed lots of recent work and not, you find a variety of Limited and Open Edition Signed Prints of my original watercolor paintings. Prints are available often in two sizes 8×10 inches or the Open Edition are 5×7 inches including my October paintings created daily for Inktober and Mabsdrawlloweenclub challenges. In case you don’t see what you had your eyes on, just contact me!

Thank you so much for following my Art and choose to support me and my small business, if you do, know that your support is truly precious and means the world to me! ❤
ETSY Shop CarolinaRussoArt

Wish you all the friends in USA and not a wonderful and HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
No matter where you are is always great to Give Thanks!

Thank You!

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Halloween MEET and GREET!

October 31, 2019 YesterdayAfter

Devianart Wildraven — Not my Art! – Image Credit Wildraven Deviantart

HALLOWEEN Meet and Greet!

October 31, here in USA is Halloween!
Happy Halloween everyone!
I decided to have a Celebration with you guys and what a better way than have an Halloween Meet and Greet? I haven’t host one in awhile! I hope you’re in…leave a link not just a “Like” it won’t do much!

Meet and Greet, discover new bloggers and make new friends!

Please everyone engage to one another, leave your Blog link below into the comments…
and if you really want to help this event to be successful please your share and reblog is very much appreciated and a great way to have your Blog discovered and get to know new ones! Thank you in advance!!!

About me… as you have seen from my latest posts, this Month of October I had lots going on artistically. I have been drawing and painting every day participating to two great challenges combined together! #mabsdrawlloweenclub2019 and #inktober2019 it has been an amazing month, artists worldwide have been sharing their daily creations and today is last day of this amazing event. I will post my last drawing later on. This is my fourth year to complete the challenge! If you follow me on Instagram @carolinarussoart than you have seen it! Because I have posted there all of my painting on time!

❤ ❤ ❤ See all my drawings in my New Drawlloweentober 2019 Gallery

❤ All my paintings from this Inktober challenges are now available for Pre-Order as Limited and Open Edition Signed Prints. They are hand enhanced, two sizes to choose, you can order and reserve your favorites here in my Blog Blog Shop.

❤ to stay up to date Follow me on Instagram @carolinarussoart

Also my “HOLIDAYS Art Christmas Series” is now available for purchase as Prints and Christmas Cards! Pre-Order HERE

Happy Halloween everyone wish you all a great day stay safe and leave your Blog link in the comments!
Now I am busy chasing ghosts! 😉 ❤

Thank You!

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Inktober 2019 – MabsDrawlloweenClub Day 28 Ride – Alien

October 29, 2019 YesterdayAfter

Day 28: Ride – Alien
Double Challenge combined prompts #Drawlloweentober2019
Inktober: Ride
MabsDrawlloweenClub2019: Alien

Two more days to go and this beautiful challenge is over for the year! Next challenge would be in December!
Today drawing is about Aliens creatures! She is my little Alien a traveler of the Universe! Her ride is in a beautiful bubble she brings messages of love and peace💗

❤ Details about my drawings: Supplies used for my Ink drawing ink pens used COPIC Multiliner Black ink #03 and 05, Micron dark red ink #, brown #003. Fountain Pen Pilot Prera Fine Nib. Alvin Draft/Matic pencil #03 Limited Edition Pink Mab Graves.

❤ Details about these Challenges: Every year in October since 2009, artists all over the world take on the InkTober drawing challenge created by Illustrator Jake Parker by doing one ink drawing a day the entire month. (read my previous post) Other amazing artists have created their own challenges during October. This Year I will Join two amazing challenges InkTober and Drawlloween is a little more spoocky Halloween themed created and hosted on Instagram by Pop Surrealist artist Mab Graves! I will create my daily drawings inspired by the combination of the two Challenges daily prompt words and I have combined the names creating my own challenge “DrawllooweenTober” yes this is my plan to be able to join and drawing daily for both amazing challenges at the same time, if you like to join me use also hashtag #drawlloweentober2019

I took a second photo so that you can see the gold better!

❤ ❤ ❤ See all my drawings in my New Drawlloweentober 2019 Gallery

❤ All my drawings in this Series would be available at the end of Challenge for pre-order as Limited and Open Edition Prints in my Blog SHOP!

Follow me on Instagram on my account dedicated to my Art @carolinarussoart

78315df6f0f901f4-weblogo — #INKTOBER2019

Have a great week and happy drawings!

Thank You!

Inktober 2019 – MabsDrawlloweenClub Day 27 Coat – Stranger Things

October 28, 2019 YesterdayAfter

Day 27: Coat – Stranger Things
Double Challenge combined prompts #Drawlloweentober2019
Inktober: Coat
MabsDrawlloweenClub2019: Stranger Things

Hello friends I can’t believe we are almost at the end of October and of Inktober art challenge only four more days to go!
Today drawing is inspired by the prompts “Stranger Things” a very popular American TV-14 series for young adult on Netflix. If you are familiar with the 3 Seasons of this fiction, science, horror series, then you sure recognized my two very loved main characters. Eleven the girl with the special telepathic and psychokinetic powers and ability and Mike the boy that found her when she escaped from an experimental scientific facility. I am not going to say more… as I don’t want to spoil the story if you intend to watch it! I have to say, that I enjoyed to watch all the 3 seasons with my daughter very much it is a very interesting , fun and dramatic series and very captivating! Now waiting for the 4th Season hopefully in 2020.

❤ Details about my drawings: Supplies used for my Ink drawing ink pens used COPIC Multiliner Black ink #03 and 05, Micron dark red ink #, brown #003. Fountain Pen Pilot Prera Fine Nib. Alvin Draft/Matic pencil #03 Limited Edition Pink Mab Graves.

I took a second photo so that you can see the gold better!

❤ ❤ ❤ See all my drawings in my New Drawlloweentober 2019 Gallery

❤ All my drawings in this Series would be available at the end of Challenge for pre-order as Limited and Open Edition Prints in my Blog SHOP!

Follow me on Instagram on my account dedicated to my Art @carolinarussoart

Have a great week and happy drawings!

Thank You!