HOW THE RWTW SKETCH STARTED AND OLD BUT NOT SO OLD NEWS.

 HELLO!

Welcome back! both of us as I totally forgot to write last Saturday 😂 

But here I am with the news, which are nor the newest news but I will go by stages, otherwise will be so much for one post.

I can start by saying: I can not believe how much I have done in a short time! but I will keep it lighter...

I did a new sketch and I was inspired by the song Running with the wolves by Aurora, I will explain more about this as I share part of the process.

I went to collect my canvases and as soon as I arrived I started to work with the sketch, as I began to paint my brain brought many memories and feelings, some good, some bad and I started to connect all about my painting.

My painting it's made with only acrylics, but has been so challenging as we have been under a severe hot weather alert and yes, was awfully hot and humid, so working with acrylics was complicated but not impossible and amazing.

I spent many hours painting and my feet were so in pain as I was standing all the time, maybe 4 hours daily.

I have enjoyed so much to paint again a female portrait, I think was a long time since I did a more detailed face.

I have been enjoying nature, getting inspiration from it, from details that I find beautiful and also from the spark of my northern spirit.This painting is about running and to find a place or something where to feel belonging, but at the same time the embracement of solitude. 

This painting is full of feelings, I know I say this with all my paintings which at the end this is the purpose. I have spent many hours painting what I thought I was to be finished by late August, it will be finished very soon.

My feet hurt because my canvas is hung a bit higher, my arm gets tired too because I need to keep it high while I brush, but as I'm getting closer to the middle and lower part now it's late to uninstall the canvas to adjust it and beside the tiredness I feel super happy, my mind and thoughts go very fast even when I'm resting. I can't wait for August, the month of the Sun 🌞 or at least this is how I see August, and my favorite month for sunbaths before the change of season.

I thought I was not to paint a few days ago as I was from a burn out and I was planning to rest, but looking at my painting almost finished made me take the brushes again, also because I was so excited to paint the selenite rose. The last picture shows the “Desert Rose” and I wanted to include it as a representative mineral from Samalayuca.

You can see the desert rose/selenite and a selfie that I took during my visit…I miss to return! But not with this weather. It was fantastic to paint the rose without a real image of reference, so what I did was to paint the flower as a stone and the stone as a flower.

And now, just a few details and this will be ready!

I have been enjoying nature and visiting the Barr library where a very nice girl helped me to sort some materials and she gifted me a canvas without realizing she was making a big contribution to ART. so THANK YOU!

And here a bunch of pretty pictures from nature.

THANK YOU SO MUCH to the people who has bought my art this week!

THE GUARDIAN OF THE RED GARDEN, MY NEWEST PAINTING!

 HELLO FRIENDS!

Happy May, one of the most beautiful months of the year because there is so much green, flowers, colors and nice weather! Finally.

Im very happy because I have finished my painting of the wolf and it turned beautiful, so I want to talk about this.

From my work during April 2025.

"Guardian of the red garden"

Acrylic and oil on cotton canvas 24x30”

Signed and certified.

Since November 2024 I have been very close to wolves and this affinity led me to create some sketches to paint. In the end, I selected two for this year, so I started with the simplest one, which is the one you see here. At first, I saw it more as a study, but as I painted, it became more than that.

This is one of my reddest paintings! The ones that come to mind right now are Start Over, an abstract piece, and Red Horse, this horse, also in a figurative abstract style.

For my paintings and sketches, I've been inspired by several things. One of them is Aurora's song "running with the Wolves". For this piece in particular, I was inspired by isolation and that sense of protecting my space. From a passive perspective, like this wolf, but also wild inside.

That's how I see it., as a majestic white wolf, it's fur soft and detailed with flowing brushstrokes of white, grey, and hints of soft pastels. He’s Protecting his red peonies, which add passion to this atmosphere. And if you look closely, the wolf has red marks on his face, adding a little more drama and leaving it to your imagination to figure out what it is.

Is it blood for protecting his garden? The Blood of him or from the intruder?

The wolf's golden, slightly mysterious eye looks calmly into the distance, giving the creature an air of wisdom and quiet strength despite its wildness.

Surrounding the wolf is a lush, vivid explosion of peonies — rich reds, deep oranges, warm yellows, and soft creams — creating a beautiful, almost dreamlike contrast against the wolf’s pale coat. The background feels alive with movement, as if the flowers are both blooming and swirling around the wolf in a protective embrace.

I think the entire piece feels both wild and tender, balancing the quiet and untamed spirit of the wolf with the lush beauty of nature. The color palette is warm and rich, yet the white wolf stands out as a pure, almost mythical figure. It's a magical, soulful painting that feels full of story and emotion.

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This week was full of food! Im a vegetarian foodie so here I share one Nepalese restaurants from St. Louis that I like.

It's called Everest Cafe & Bar it's the only restaurant in Saint Louis that serves Nepalese, Korean, and Indian cuisine. Dr. States is from Nepal, and his wife, Maya Gurung, is from South Korea.

And near the restaurant I saw a very colorful mural!

Also I have been working with my botanical products but I want to show you the earrings that I did with Azalea flowers from my neighbor's house. His son requested me to create some earrings for his wife and this is how they turned out and you can see the Azaleas on the background from where I took them.

I sold a painting in Australia, This is a painting that I did as a Frida Khalo's tudy during a workshop

TO READ:  I am still reading "Thus Spoke Zarathustra" so here what I liked:
-"The dancer in fact has his ear on his toes"
-"Noise kills thoughts"
-"He who loved him the most and possessed him the most is he who has now lost him the most"
TO EAT:  I did lemon scones for the first time and they were delicious! you can follow my recipe HERE
TO WATCH: I did  video about my painting The guardian of the red garden and you can see how I painted from beginning to end HERE