Aleesa Tana

Yup, I did that quite awhile ago!  I applaud your detective skills, since that was a name change ago!  Please credit to my current name, Aleesa Tana, instead of my deadname, thanks!

Gouache background/landscape study. Painted loosely from a screenshot from UK's Landscape Artist of the Year, series 6. Still in love with Perylene Black which is the predominant paint used in this. Yellow Ochre, Chromium Oxide and Anthraquinone Blue, a touch of Permanent Alizarin Crimson, and White (mix of zinc and titanium) #laoty #gouache #landscapepainting https://www.instagram.com/p/CZ5OJTqPUis/?utm_medium=tumblr

Been awhile since I've posted a Bullet Journal spread. I had a ton of fun and my fingers are covered in Tim Holtz Distress Ink. My favorite detail is the set of tiny fairy feet stamps I carved. My theme is influenced by Lady Cottington's Pressed Fairy Book by Terry Jones and Brian Froud @ranger_ink #bulletjournal #bulletjournalspread #faebruary https://www.instagram.com/p/CY8NOZpLhHY/?utm_medium=tumblr

Last night I wanted some me time and played around with two paints I picked up from @danielsmithartistsmaterials recently - Potter's Pink and Cobalt Teal. I love these two together, how much the pink granulates and separates from the non granulating teal to make a grey with a ton of texture #watercolor #potterspink #colormixing #watercolorpainting #watercolors https://www.instagram.com/p/CUdWEP9PfV_/?utm_medium=tumblr

I had doodled this adorable witch and decided to make a coloring page and mood tracker with her that you can download from my Etsy store, TanaProductions #bulletjournal #bujothemeideas #bulletjournalspread #bujoaddicts #bulletjournal2021 #moodtracker #witch #witchyvibes https://www.instagram.com/p/CUS8VpRvX1O/?utm_medium=tumblr

I might be a wee bit excited about October... It's only the 11th and I've practically finished setting up my bullet journal for next month. I found some fantastic spiderweb 🕸️ washi tape on Etsy from @whitestagproductionsal that I based my theme on. I added ink splots after some different tape tore up some paper when I removed it... So hurray for turning disaster into design. #bulletjournal #bulletjournalspread #bujoideas #bujospread #monthlyspread #october #octobertheme #spiderwebtheme #journaling #journal #bulletjournal2021 #bulletjournalmonthly #bulletjournaltheme #bulletjournalideas #spoopy #spookybujo #spookytheme #bujothemes #bujothemeideas https://www.instagram.com/p/CTtSPGNrlMq/?utm_medium=tumblr

Frolicking Foxes and Mushrooms for my September theme! Colored with Artistro paint pens. Stickers and printable mood tracker coming to my Etsy store soon. #bulletjournal #bulletjournalspread #bujoaddicts #bujospread #bujoideas #bulletjournal2021 #bulletjournaltheme #bulletjournaling #bulletjournals #bulletjournallayout #foxes @artistro.artsupplies #septemberbujo #septemberbulletjournal #foxbujo #foxbujotheme #foxtheme https://www.instagram.com/p/CS71UarFwsy/?utm_medium=tumblr

My theme for August is Hanafuda - Japanese Playing Cards. Fun fact, there are twelve suits of cards for each month, and August is the silver grass, so my cover page can match the emoji 🎴! I also got to make use of my gold Uniball Signo gelpen. I'm also happy about my idea of doing tanzaku prayer ribbons for my mood tracker, because I can write a thing I'm grateful for or something that brought me joy on the ribbon each day. 🎋 #bulletjournal #bulletjournalspread #bujoaddicts #bujoideas #bujotheme #hanafuda #habittracker #monthlyspread #moodtracker #bulletjournal2021 #bulletjournalspreads #journaling https://www.instagram.com/p/CSA1KFElNeZ/?utm_medium=tumblr

Another watercolor pencil portrait on black paper from Portrait Artist of the Year, this time of Eddie Izzard. I love Eddie for being an enby/gender fluid icon, unabashed about who she is for years. #portraitstudy #portrait #portraitpainting #paoty #watercolorpencils #blackpaperart #blackpaper #colorfulportrait #lgbtq🌈 #eddieizzard https://www.instagram.com/p/CRxZeBygSJT/?utm_medium=tumblr

I've been working on art that's under NDA, but today I did a quick portrait study as a warmup #gouacheportrait #gouache #gouachepainting #portraitstudy #portrait #portraitpainting #art #artistsoninstagram #artwarmup #artwarmups #colorfulportrait https://www.instagram.com/p/CRnPPvGA8Te/?utm_medium=tumblr

Yesterday I finished this portrait study in gouache. I painted it on tan mixed media paper, with an underpainting in a dark blue grey, then painted the colors without any blue - there's some pthalo green mixed with dioxizine purple and white. #gouacheportrait #gouache #gouachepainting #painting #portrait #portraitpainting #art #artistsoninstagram #artistsofinstagram #artwork #mixedmedia #portraitstudy #artstudy #colormixing #colortheory https://www.instagram.com/p/CRRvUzgAZ9l/?utm_medium=tumblr

I really love how my July them of roses from Utena has come out, even if I'm still working on inking the roses for the mood tracker. I carved a little stamp of the rose seal, and used my Cricut to cut stencils for the frames. 🌹 ❤️ #bulletjournal #bulletjournalspread #bujospread #bujotheme #bulletjournal2021 #july2021bujo #rosesbulletjournal #rosedesign #roses #revolutionarygirlutena #utena #rosebride #artjournal #artbujo #journal #journaling #planwithme #plannercommunity #plannergeek #bujoideas #bujoaddicts https://www.instagram.com/p/CQ15OJEA1EF/?utm_medium=tumblr

I've been planning this theme all year since I planned to do Pink in July, and that matches Utena. Revolutionary Girl Utena has been a hugely influencial manga/anime in my life, for the beautiful visuals, the fantastic queer representation, and the theme of healing from sexual abuse and CPTSD. BTW, it's available on YouTube for free if you've never seen it, or just want to rewatch it like I did last year. I made a frame stencil with the help of my Cricut, then used Posca and Tombow markers to fill it in. @posca_usa @poscaoficial @tombowusa @officialcricut #bulletjournal2021 #bulletjournaltheme #bulletjournal #bulletjournalspread #bulletjournaling #bulletjournals #bujo #bujospread #bujotheme #bujomonthly #monthlyspread #bulletjournalmonthly #calendar #bujocalendar #utena #revolutionarygirlutena #roses #rosetheme #rosedesign https://www.instagram.com/p/CQcGuGTgkPf/?utm_medium=tumblr

I'd dabbed lots of different colors of gouache around this Zentangle Phi tile, but I wasn't sure how to approach tangling on it. Then I saw today's #toyoutangle2021 prompt "Nature's Light" that is basically using the frame of a stained glass window to tangle in. I added a few touches of metallic silver as highlights on the leading, and am bemused at the unintentional cross from using Ratoon where I did. Thanks @eri_eartcrafts for the great prompt. 楽しかった！ #zentanglesart #zentangles #zentanglesofinstagram #inkandwatercolor #inkdrawing #inkandwashpainting #inkandwash #stainedglass #art #artistsoninstagram #arttherapy #artwork #artofinstagram #colors #rainbow #tangle https://www.instagram.com/p/CQSc5ffgkUz/?utm_medium=tumblr

I spent yesterday painting and tangling. I used gouache to create the background for both of these, with the blue one using medical gauze to create the texture, and pink one inspired by day 13 of the ToYou Tangle event being run by some great Japanese CZTs @zentangleinc #zentanglesart #zentangles #zentanglesofinstagram #toyoutangle2021 #inkdrawing #doodling #pendrawing #pensketch #inkandwash #inkandwatercolor #inkandwashpainting #tangle #artistsoninstagram #arttherapy #art #artwork https://www.instagram.com/p/CQPPV0rA-4E/?utm_medium=tumblr

Stickers, pins and more added to my redbubble shop redbubble.com/people/aleesatana/shop Working on a pattern for more products #unicorn #junicorn2021 #junicorn #pride🌈 #pridemonth #pride2021 #pride #chonk #chonky #cute #rainbow #stickers #redbubble @redbubble #artistsoninstagram #gayart #lgbtq🌈 #lgbtq #queerart #gayunicorn https://www.instagram.com/p/CQHP0NcgFNc/?utm_medium=tumblr

A tangled rainbow 🌈 happy #pridemonth #pride🌈 #pride2021 #zentanglesart #zentangles #zentanglesofinstagram #rainbow #artistsininstagram #artistsoninstagram #artofinstagram #pendrawing https://www.instagram.com/p/CP_Db0UAbGU/?utm_medium=tumblr