Hallie Lal

This morning, I stumbled across a mini plein air painting in my sketchbook that I completely forgot existed. Honestly, this was a really nice surprise to find from past me 🙃
It was equally fun and rewarding to finish up this piece.

#sketchbook #pleinair #painting #watercolor #pond #morning #nature

The very hungry… butterfly! ✨

#photography #butterfly #sunflowers #nature #WesternTigerSwallowtail #summer

A sketchbook page of bug friends hanging out in my garden this morning.

#sketchbook #painting #paint #art #acrylicgouache #bugs #insects #bee #butterfly #dragonfly #earthworm #garden

Letting go and getting started Confidently creating despite the uncertainty

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This was my first time trying by acrylagouache out in the wild and it was definitely a challenge for me! I really didn’t like this piece at all until the last five minutes working on it. Leaning into fun colors and mixed media saved me. 😅

Plein Air ft. Egret and turtle
Acryla-gouache and color pencil on balsa wood

#art #illustration #pleinair #paint #painting #gouache #acrylagouache #colorpencil #nature #egret #turtle #creek #blue #ultramarine

This morning’s plein air painting 🌞
I absolutely loved working with this combination!

#art #pleinair #painting #illustration #lake #nature

Have you ever felt that magical spark when you’re creating? You might just be an art witch ✨

#art #illustration #sketchbook #doodle #artwitch #witch #cute #colorpencil

I’ve been playing around with an idea of a cute little art witch 🎨

#art #illustration #artist #painter #colorpencil #witch #cute #sketchbook

Thanks for stopping by, Heron ✨

When your plein air session overlaps with a heron’s lunchtime.

#pleinair #art #illustration #bird #nature #heron #colorpencil

Plein Air scribbled with color pencils at a serene river preserve. 🌞

#art #pleinair #illustration #colorpencil #river #nature

A fun, quick color study I did with a simple pack of crayola color pencils. 🌈

#art #illustration #colorpencils #crayola

Started this with soft chalk pastels, accidentally used the wrong fixative and thought I messed it all up, then decided to scribble on it some more with oil pastels.

#art #illustration #paint #painting #oilpastel #pastel #softpastel #mixedmedia #rose #garden #flower #spring

I am obsessed with my pink/white/yellow striped rose bush 🥰✨

I wanted to give up on this piece a few times through its process, but I’m so glad it came around!

I spent this morning admiring and painting apricotta cosmos in the garden. I loooove these flowers- the plants all range from soft yellow to peach to pink. 🥰

#art #painting #oilpastel #oilpastelpainting #illustration #flowers #cosmos #spring #garden #photography

Thank you! It’s very beautiful there ✨

a quick oil pastel piece capturing the colors and blips of scenery I remember from my trip to South Korea almost 10 years ago

#art #illustration #oilpastel #painting #drawing #traditionalart #landscape #cozymemories #koreancountryside #korea

Handmade Dancheong Elephant Trinket Dish 🌸

I’m very excited to share this piece that was inspired by Korean Dancheong found painted on palace and temple buildings.

#art #sculpture #korean #dancheong #elephant #traditionalart #polymerclay #acrylicgouache

first backyard bouquet of the year 💖

#photography #garden #flowers #floral #bouquet #flowerbouquet #spring #pink #peony #cosmos #lavender #snapdragons

flowers at a farmers market

#photography #flowers #bouquet #floral #farmersmarket

backyard plein air with watercolor and acrylic-gouache 🌞

#art #pleinair #pleinapril #paint #painting #illustration #watercolor #acrylicgouache #garden #flowers #spring

I look forward to seeing what you make next with your oil pastels!

california poppies in oil pastel 🌞

#art #illustration #painting #paint #oilpastel #poppy #poppies #flowers

a little clay bear

#art #sculpture #clay #polymerclay #bear #cute

tiny tiger made with polymer clay & uv resin

#art #sculpture #clay #polymerclay #paint #tiger

a tiny tiger friend 🧡

#art #sculpture #clay #polymerclay #tiger #paint #cute

backyard flowers in oil pastel

#art #illustration #painting #oilpastel #flowers #garden #poppy #hibiscus

I decided to go back into this piece to clean up the flowers and throw in some background colors 🎨✨

#art #painting #oilpastels #traditionalart #flowers #artinprogress

oil pastels in the backyard with a cup of green tea

#art #painting #oilpastels #flowers #garden #pleinair #tea