Nancy, thank you! Your comment means a lot to me. I have always been a crafter too. But I feel that there’s so much more what art can offer. I like to experience various art styles with the crafter’s curiosity in techniques, the designer’s interest in aesthetics and the engineer’s need to understand how things work!

Thank you, Marcia!

Nilli, thank you! That depends on the work. If I use watercolors or colored pencils only, I usually start with light colors and then move to darker shades. But if I create mixed media, meaning that I mix various supplies, I often start with darks and add lighter areas in the end. One way to make colors really bright is to paint a white layer before adding the actual colour. White gesso, a correction pen or white acrylics are all great primers for that.

Nancy, thanks! How exciting!

Kiitos, Anu-Riikka, thank you!