Halloween mood

As the internet jokes already mentioned 2020 has kinda been scary enough already. But the time has come for some planned and actually enjoyable scariness as Halloween is here! I love Halloween a lot and I always get so excited when October comes. So here’s to the weirdest scariest and the most awkward Halloween we’ve ever had, thank you 2020!) and I want to share my ideas and how I made the best lemonade out of the Halloween lemons this year.

Costumes and parties

This year the idea of a Halloween party was kinda ruined because we’re in a second wave of quarantune, almost all events are cancelled and we’re all worried about our health. However! this doesn’t mean that all the fun is cancelled! And it shouldn’t because I’ve always loved the quote “only boring people are bored” and I made sure to find ways to decorate, dress up, celebrate, cook some spooky things and make sure I don’t miss at least some of the fun of my fave holiday. Yeah and I’ve been wearing a witchy hat whole week :D Here are some of my favourite Halloween costumes - two from this year and my all time favourite DIY Harley Quinn costumer from a few years ago.

Decor time

No matter what anyone says I think decor is one of the best ways to get into a festive spirit, create a cozy atmosphere and add up to some good memories. And as Halloween gives us many options, I’ve dived into the depths of both decor shopping and decor DIY projects. I barely had time and masked scrolling though crowded shops did not really sound like a great idea but either way I had a little decor shopping spree in Jumbo and Pepco.

Inktober

As an artist I have always loved the artsy Inktober initiative that challenges creators to draw and share inky sketches during the whole month. I have joined with some drawings during the years and it’s always so much fun to get inspired and work but also to see what other artists share. That’s a great trend in social media that I really love, actually. Here are some of my fave inktober works, some are rough sketches but and some are finished works but I really love all these babes and I like how they turned out.

Hope you had a spooktacular Halloween as well!

- Nicole

Passion for art

There has always been one thing that I have loved ever since I can remember - art. I have already told you about the geat role of music in my life, about my many writing prompts, I have mentioned my love for cinema and dancing is my way to relax and have fun. But today we are talking painting. Some of my ealiest memories as a kid as well as what I still do when I want to relax and recharge for a bit is drawing. I have so many notebooks, folders and boxes full of artworks that it’s almost hard to organize it at home but it’s all worth it. That’s one part of my life that I have not shed light into via a blog post yet and I’m very excited to tell you about it.

I have done all kinds and genres of artworks and I love trying new ideas and tricks. Among my works you can see lots of illustrations, sticker-like and graphic designs as well as more abstract colorful pieces and also portraits and realistic portraits.

These are some realistic portrait artworks I hav done of Axl Rose, Marilyn Manson, Chester Bennington, Hayley Williams, David Bowie, Joan Jett and Miley Cyrus. I have some more but these are my personal faves.

I love stationary and art supplies because they’re great tools and help me create my art but also because there are so many cute design products and brands that really impress me. And when I’m working I love to have my supplies layed out around me so I usually draw on a big table or on the floor so I can see them all. Some of my favorite brands for art supplies are Faber Castell, COPIC, Sakura Koi, Koh-i-noor, Prismacolor etc.

My favorite drawing style is usually varying from pencil/markers and ink pens to combining them with watercolors. It’s the effect created that I love the most but also the fact that I can always have a moleskine and pencils at hand and sketch on the go or even when I only have a short period of spare time. However, it’s nice when I have more time and can indulge into real painting and even create a little studio vibe atmosphere around.

Glad I had a chance to share my colorful mess with you! Whle working on this post I even started thinking about maybe getting a little more serious and braver in my paintings and trying to paint on canvas instead of only paper. So hopefully I’ll soon have a new story to tell you. :)

- Nicole