June Monstera

Another mermaid heavily inspired by the combination of cherry and blueberry colors and betta fish fins ❤️ I added a touch of royalty, as I finished a lovely book about the queen of the underworld this week end. . Unfortunately the paper doesn't take marker or anything liquid well. It kinda just stays on top? I will start a new sketchbook, leaving this one for life drawing sketches only. The size fits 😊 . #mermay #moonmermay #moonmermay2022 #chuubibimermay2022 #chuubibimermay #drawingpromts2022 #belgianartist #belgianillustrator #illo #illustratoroninstagram #illustrationoftheday #moreillustration #atouchofdarkness #bettamermaid #bettacommunity #bettalover #artistofinsta #illustrationart #copicciaomarkers #copicciao #colorfulart #alcoholmarkersillustration #alcoholinkartwork (at Atelierhaus Eupen) https://www.instagram.com/p/CeMGbqgK_40/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

@chuubibi 's #mermay prompts list sparked my interest! Espacially Buddha's hand! 🌟 I am so happy I finally found some time to indulge in mermaid content ❤️🤩 . At first I didn't really know what a Buddha's hand is (it's part of the citrus family), but it's bizarre form got my creative engines running and even tho I could have accentuated the "octopus" part, I love how my colors turned out! It looks so fresh 😄💛 I also enjoy the flowiness of the hair! but enough about me, how do you like it? 😆 . #chuubibimermay2022 #mermay2022 #belgianartist #belgianillustrator #illo #illustratoroninstagram #alcoholmarkers #alcoholmarkersillustration #crayoncutie #mermaywonders #artistofinsta #illosketchbook https://www.instagram.com/p/Cd_KqDPK_qe/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Little sneak peak! These are the balloons of a commission I'm working on, that I can't show you just yet! I hope you get to enjoy a nice and relaxing weekend full of everything that you need! ☺️🌟 . #artistofig #Illustrationgram #artcommission #artcommunity #belgianartist #illo #sneakpeak #artwip #watercolorart #watercolor #watercolorpainting #aquarelle #artislove #artforlove #blueart https://www.instagram.com/p/Cd03tNTqya-/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

I had a blast realising these little linocut prints for @kunstautomaten ! And I'm pleased to say that they are on their way to get redistributed into the vending machines 🤩🤩🤩 What do you think of them? 😃 . So exited to see if someone will reach out to me when receiving them. I love to find and explore new ways to connect with people ☺️❤️ . Even though these are prints stamped with three different handcarved stamps, those little pieces are also originals, due to their unique watercolor combo background 🌟 and some of them sparkle 🤩👌 . #artistofig #Illustrationgram #sliceoflife #sketchclub #illo #illustratoroninstagram #womanartist #belgianartist #belgianillustrator #linocut #originalart #watercolorart #watercolorbackground #colorfulart #creative (hier: Atelierhaus Eupen) https://www.instagram.com/p/CdtKEshqto4/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

If you know, you know 🤫👻 . In the last weeks I had a lot of good and enjoyable moments, I'm happy I could live. I encountered so many encouraging, interesting and friendly people. I had tons of fun and good moments! But it also left my social battery drained. 😅 Guess everything comes with a price. 🤕🐌 . #artistofig #Illustrationgram #sliceoflife #sketchclub #procreatedrawing #procreatecomic #procreateart #arttexture #texture #introvertart #belgianartist #belgianillustrator #illo #illustratoroninstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CdgQ6WOKw5S/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

When I saw @ognyendyolic painting of his halfling priest I knew I had to draw it! I'm in love with the play of shadow and light and how cool are these glowing eyes? 🤩❤️ . On the challenge tag you have other great interpretations of this persona, make sure to check them out #ognjen15k . #dtiyschallenge #drawthisinyourstyle2022 #drawingchallenge #fantasyart #copicmarkers #alcoholmarkersillustration #artistofinsta #belgianartist #sketchclub #sketchbookart #illustrationoftheday #illustratoroninstagram #illustratorofig #artistofinsta https://www.instagram.com/p/CdOKlfiqZr7/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

I don't know how to put into words the positive overwhelm I felt this weekend and especially Sunday, during the opening of our atelier house 😍✨ . The preceding week was stressful, with a never-ending to do list, as I still had to officially move into my studio 😅 . Halfway through everything it clicked, that my furniture and I are the least interesting things about this opening and that I needed to display my art as good as possible. 🤦‍♀️ So Thursday I spend the whole day, going through everything, sorting what is still representative and what not, what I wanted to display and be seen. I searched my frames, collected over the years from second hand shops and gift boxes, for fitting ones and cleaned everyone of them, disassembling, framing my piece, reassembling, maybe fixing. 🛠️ This was one of the first times I saw my art, which is mostly drawn on loose sketchbook paper, framed and beautifully arranged. What a special feeling! ❤️❤️ . On Sunday came the next overwhelming positive feeling, when I got to see with my own eyes, how people react and observe my art, how their expression changed when they read my Zines, how they get pulled in by the stories ✨ It was really special to me! And I was, and still am! tremendously grateful ❤️🌟 . Sunday was a splendid experience, but also tiring, I had nearly no time to be with my friends outside, because I was always talking, connecting with someone new ❤️ I am happy for this! I am happy for the interest and the enriching talks I had. 😍 But as a person more to the introverted side of the spectrum, I was also happy when I could just shut up 😂 . Tha KS to anybody who made this day possible! ❤️ Thanks to everybody who could be there and share this experience with us! ❤️ Thanks to anyone who couldn't, but who was there in thoughts and words! ❤️ Thanks to anyone who made it this far into the caption! ❤️ . All photos, except the last one are from Christian Roosen. . #artstudio #studioopening #illustratorslife #illustratorsoninstagram #belgianillustrator #belgianartist #womenwhodraw #womanartist #artistofig #openartsunday #illustratorsofig #instaartist (hier: Atelierhaus Eupen) https://www.instagram.com/p/CdGjUBjKbkk/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Storytime! A while ago my talented art friend @houseplant.sketchbook, who is also a fellow houseplants aficionado, sended me the #dtiyschallenge from @stephanie.artdesign 🌿 We decided to participate in the challenge and to exchange the results. If you know my art, you know, that I am not so experienced with insects and plants but I like the challenge and I love to learn, so I took it on ✨🌞 My first attempt was miserable (you can see it in the last slide) and I didn't liked it at all. The composition was not so bad, but the colors were just off and flat. 😪 I decided to try again with traditional media. the watercolor on its own looked flat and I was really disappointed, because I thought I had messed it up again. I wasn't happy at all. the colors were better, more natural, but the values were flat. Luckily I decided to add some colored pencil, after all, I had nothing to lose. This time I liked it, especially after I darkened the darks and added some nuance to the central leaf. This is what you can see in the first few images ☺️🌞 to finalize the project I scanned the whole and printed it in postcard size to send on its way ❤️ . The moral of the story, if you need one, is that some pieces take multiple attempts and that in the middle of the process, artworks tend to look like shit. Also: artswaps are fun and Instagram can be an amazing tool to encounter encouraging, lovely, talented people and create the art community you need ❤️ . #artchallenge2022 #drawthisinyourstyle #drawthisinyourstylechallenge #mothdrawing #mothsofinstagram #belgianartist #illustratorsofinstagram #illustratedart #wildlifeart #coloredpencil #artswap #artfriends #illustratorofinstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CcqNj8jqwqv/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

A summer sunset sky in the garden ❤️🌼 . #aprilfills #springtolife2022 #springtolife #artchallengeclub #arttherapy #silhouettedrawing #sunsetart #womenwhodraw #illustratorslife #illustrated #illustrationoftheday #moreillustration #artistofinsta #illosketchbook #sketchbookentry #cartart #cuteart #cuteillustration #artchallenge #belgianartist https://www.instagram.com/p/Ccf72puq3VD/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

My take on angel or demon 😈 . I would love to wear fishnet tights again, are they in vogue rn? 🤔 And how lovely is it to sit in the sun to draw 😍🌞 im exited for summer to come and spend hours on end in my garden, relaxing in the flowers with my cats drinking iced cold brew 😭❤️❤️ . #artchallengeclub #aprilgirls2022 #aprilgirls #artchallenge #artchallenge2022 #poscapens #poscaart #alcoholmarkersillustration #alcoholmarkers #illu #illo #sketchbookart #womenwhodrawwomen #womenwhodraw #illustratorslife #illustrated #illustrationoftheday #illosketchbook #illustratorsoninstagram #belgianartist https://www.instagram.com/p/CcYKyWIq1Bi/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Happy birthday @charlyclements 🎉💐 thank you for the fun with faces inspiration ☺️🌼 . This one's for yesterday: red lips and symmetry. I forgot about the sunshine 🌞 but maybe the yellow in the scarf can be taken into account for this? 😝 . live to see all the beautiful entries so far! 😻 #funwithfaces . #illustratorslife #artchallengeclub #artchallenge2022 #artistofinsta #illustrationoftheday #illustratedart #womenwhodrawwomen #womanartist #belgianartist #procreateart #procreateportrait #womenportrait #illustratedportrait #portraitart https://www.instagram.com/p/CcS_aE9qkfz/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Uh-ooohooooooo 🎶 . what is your favorite dinosaur? I always said mine is the triceratops but I think that stegosaurus is really beautiful as well, espacially in this peach sundae color 🤭🍑 . Find the whole process video on my YouTube channel, link in bio 😉 . #gouachepainting #dinosaurillustration #womenwhopaint #cuteart #artistofinsta #belgianartist #illustratorslife #dinoart #dinosaurart #gouacheartwork #artprocessvideo #artprocess #paintingprocess #illo #canson #talens https://www.instagram.com/p/CcIkfJWKy_D/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

My WIP for #aprilfills 🦎🌚 The prompt of the day was "a jar of..." and it reminded me of the time Johan and I went to an amazing exhibition of malformed creatures preserved in formaldehyde (and other preservation techniques but hey!). 💀 . I did the sketch with a red col erase and made the linework with my completly messy fountain pen who does spill a lot on my fingers, but fortunatly never on my paper, and who has this nice feeling when I draw with it. I also love how thin the lines are! 🖤 If anyone wonders, it is from online (yeah I know super weird brand-name...) and the ink I'm using is from Pelikan. ☺️✒️ . This is a work in progress, because I would love to fill this in with some values of Grey and maybe color, but I'm also afraid of ruining it. 😅🙈 Maybe you'll see the end result, maybe I learned something along the way. 🤓 who knows . #fountainpenaddict #fountainpendrawing #inkandpaper #inking #belgianartist #artistofinsta #illosketchbook #illo #illustrated #illustratorslife #illustrationoftheday #moreillustration #illustratorsofig #womenwhodraw #witychart #scienceillustration #artchallenge #artchallenge2022 #hellopromptosaurus #maketimeforart #doodleeveryday #artchallengeclub https://www.instagram.com/p/Cb715l3qlwo/?utm_medium=tumblr

Here's my interpretation of @eikkou's draw this in your style challenge! 🙌 I wanted to practice drawing POC and working on procreate and I like how the warm, but dark skin is complementing the gold of the tiara and earrings. I loved the original a lot too! Such a lovely and playful character ❤️ . 👉 the second image is the original artwork from the challenge. . Im quite happy with my result, although the colors still "feel" to digital somehow. maybe I should've added more texture. 🧐 what do you think? . #procreatepainting #procreatedrawing #processvideo #artvideos #digitalpainting #procreateart #drawingchallenge #drawthisinyourstylechallenge #belgianartist #illustratorofinstagram #queerart #nonbinaryart

God save the queen!

Some people just don’t get it. And yet, I couldn’t bear to tell him the truth about my need for quiet because I didn’t want to hurt him.