@emilyillustrates.bsky.social
🔆 Designer | Artist | Creative 🌈 Painting magical moments of childhood
With Valentine’s Day around the corner, I painted this piece in the dreamiest blush tones, weaving in watercolor details like stars and gingham patterns.
As I layered the colors, I kept reminding myself: light shines brightest when contrasted with darkness.
I chose this cropped view of Michelangelo’s Erythraean Sibyl to study.
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Bedtime magic in the making—watch the process come to life in my reels! ✨🖌️
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Seaside vibes, windswept hair, and giggles galore—capturing the magic of beach days for this active family of three. 🌊✨
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Jumping into a pile of freshly raked leaves. Is anything better? 🤭🍂
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🛁Splish, splash, and a whole lot of giggles! Just the typical bath time shenanigan.
The best childhood moments really are the silly ones—bubble hats and pressed faces against glass included. 🌈✨
#PureJoy
Winterly Commission
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This little cutie is dropping off Valentine’s in the mailbox. Hope they get there in time to wish you the sweetest day, filled with kindness. 😉💌
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✨🎄 Dreaming Under a Warm Blanket for #Advent_challenge2023 ✨
Channeling holiday magic with twinkling star-shaped lights, mini Christmas tree, and holly wreath hung on the window all bring this child's cozy bedroom to life.
Frosty December Mornings! When rainbow snowflakes flurries are in the forecast you hit the slopes in a candy button sweater, purple fuzzy earmuffs and the coziest mitten fashion
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✨ Dreaming Fireside Tales are for days filled with lots and lots of Christmas cookies #Advent_Challenge 🎄 #advent_challenge2023 #cozychristmaschallenge2023 #advent_challenge3 #forthosewholovetopaint
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🍋Here’s my imagined book cover for the prompt: One Lemon Too Many.
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Spring is in full swing, and what better way to celebrate than by feeding the ducks?
There's something so peaceful about watching ducks paddle across the water, especially when they're eagerly gobbling up the crumbs you toss their way.
Revving up the fun with this commission 🚗💨
For the boy who dreams of racing his hot-wheels around the track all day long… this custom illustration brings that dream to life 🌟
I hope the joy and excitement of childhood play is captured in this watercolor painting. Vroom vroom!
#hotwheelslove
Just a princess blowing bubbles 🫧#aprilhopintospring
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This illustration really sums up childhood summers for me. Confetti color skies and cool water.
My daughter thought it was missing an octopus. So I sketched one in. Let me know if you spot it 🐙
A lovely little birthday gift I’ve just completed. I’m really happy with how it turned out. 👩🚀
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Little Ollie Branch✨
I want to pick one right off the branch and smudge the bloom away.
I really pushed myself with this piece and I’m so happy it’s paid off. It’s just the best feeling when it turns out how you envisioned it.
This piece is one of my favorites to date.
Bright orange strawflower and raindrop partially completed study
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Completed study of Michelangelo’s Sibyl from the Sistine Chapel
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Day 30 - Cut Flowers #gardentober22
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Lavender love
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Day 22 - Flutter and In Flight
Once upon a midnight dreary, ...”
—Edgar Allan Poe, from “The Raven”
Day 20 - Protea flower for #gardentober22
#floralart #floralwatercolor #floralillustration #botanicalart #boranicalillustration #botanicalpainting #botanicalwatercolor #customartwork #originalartwork #makingartwork #doitfortheprocess #springflower #paintpassion #botanicalpainting #botanicalart
Excited about the progress on this one. Going to let it sit and come back tomorrow for some final adjustments. Already thinking about adding darker red for contrast and defining those lower petals. #protea
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Day 16 - Blueberry #gardentober22
my first pass with watercolor after doing a color pencil sketch. The warmup made it less intimidating to begin but also made me less patient. I’ll definitely try blueberries again soon.
Day 12 - Wisteria #gardentober22
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Slow progress on the wisteria prompt for #gardentober
#paintingflowers #mondaymotivation #natureinart #floralart #instaart #artistoninstagram #realisticart
Day 10 - Garden tools #gardentober22 hosted by @katrinacrouch.art
An unrefined watercolor on cold press paper.
Worked quicker with more dry on dry paint application
A fun #warmup
Day 8 - Collarette Dahlia
#gardentober22 #watercolorpainter #fineart #watercolorpainting #gardenonpaper #femalepainte
