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Wednesday, August 17, 2016 6:57:28 PM
Mariana Musa wrote a blog post titled Pomegranates Pop Pattern:
Mariana said, " Very last-minute pattern to submit to my online Make It In Design Summer School! I took a tracing of one of the pomegranates in my sketchbook, scanned it in, cleaned it up, and used a few colours from their palette to quickly create..." more
Thursday, June 2, 2016 11:35:05 AM
Mariana Musa wrote a blog post titled Baby Penguins Sketch:
Mariana said, " Day 15: Baby Penguins Still working on catching up with #The100DayProject animals ... so here's a few baby penguins for it! If you'd like to see the rest of them, click HERE. I've a lot of catching up to do, so off I go to pick..." more
Friday, April 22, 2016 8:53:07 AM
Mariana Musa wrote a blog post titled 100 Days of Animals - Reblogged:
Mariana said, "via www.marianablackillustration.com Day 4: Baby Armadillo It's not that I have so much free time on my hands that I have to join a Drawing A Day challenge (cue hysterical laughter here) -- it's that I really really need to..." more
Saturday, April 16, 2016 10:48:00 PM
Mariana Musa wrote a blog post titled Watercolour: Orange Tree:
Mariana said, " I've had a bit of a cold these past couple of days. The fact that I had to make a 15 minute presentation at college didn't improve my stuffed-up mood, but I've had a bit of a rest since then, and so today decided to take a break from work..." more
Saturday, March 26, 2016 8:58:12 AM
Mariana Musa wrote a blog post titled Mariana Black Illustration: Playful Panda Prints:
Mariana said, "I've been playing with panda bears again, this time on linocuts. Considering making some greeting cards out of these prints, what do you think? Here are a few more experiments: Playful Panda Prints. via www.marianablackillustration.com"
Wednesday, February 17, 2016 3:02:52 AM
Mariana Musa wrote a blog post titled A Sketch: Fancy Flowers:
Mariana said, " The sketch that led to the flowers I finally placed in my HOPE design for January. I'm still in the midst of reorganising my work and my life and have to confess to a bit of a dilemma here as it looks like I'm going to have to decide whether..." more
Saturday, February 6, 2016 10:13:49 AM
Mariana Musa wrote a blog post titled From MBI - Sketches: Fun Pandas & A Bear Cat:
Mariana said, "An update and sketches from my children's book illustration blog ... I've been on a much-needed break and am now back at college and concentrating on getting some work done! Back to sketching, drawing, all forms of art and creativity,..." more
Saturday, January 30, 2016 10:34:59 AM
Mariana Musa wrote a blog post titled Text Illustration: January Hope:
Mariana said, " This is probably the longest I've gone without blogging. The final month of 2015 and this first month of 2016 have been spent taking a (much-needed) break and reassessing everything in my life after the numerous changes and challenges of..." more
Tuesday, December 8, 2015 9:52:21 AM
Mariana Musa wrote a blog post titled Printable: Let Us Begin:
Mariana said, " "Yesterday is gone, tomorrow has not yet come, we have only today. Let us begin." -- Mother Teresa. A fitting quote just as we enter a new year. I'm not quite sure of where the time has gone, it's flown past far too rapidly. And I have tons..." more
Sunday, November 29, 2015 11:39:52 AM
Mariana Musa wrote a blog post titled Sketchbook Ravens:
Mariana said, "I've been trying to work out of that box, to leap from my safe comfort zone. Not an easy thing let me tell you, despite the fact that I'm a huge fan of change and of learning new things in life and of fearlessly (ahem) exploring the unknown. I've..." more
Saturday, November 7, 2015 5:05:06 PM
Mariana Musa wrote a blog post titled Printable: Follow Your Dream:
Mariana said, " "Follow your dream". I think that pretty much says it all. I live mine daily. I work at what I love and love what I work at. Everything else ... well, if it's something I love it becomes a part of the dream too, something else to work on, to..." more
Saturday, October 31, 2015 11:30:08 AM
Mariana Musa wrote a blog post titled Happy Halloween Spooky Raven:
Mariana said, " A quick painted sketch of a raven holding a dying flower (I think it's a rose but can't quite tell), just in time for me to wish you a Happy Halloween! Be safe and have fun. Cheers. "
Saturday, October 24, 2015 7:34:14 AM
Mariana Musa wrote a blog post titled A Watercolour Ceramic Crow Experiment:
Mariana said, " This was an experiment. I was feeling relatively blocked and unmotivated when, in ceramics class, one of my tutors -- knowing me quite well by now (have I mentioned the amazing tutors we have at my course at Banbury College yet?) --..." more
Wednesday, October 21, 2015 10:15:48 AM
Mariana Musa wrote a blog post titled Elephant & Panda Sketches:
Mariana said, "This was originally posted up on my new illustration site, so I'm linking to it here: Mariana Black Illustration. I'm trying to find some way of being less repetitive with the blogs, and sharing illustrations over both without getting too annoying..." more
Sunday, October 4, 2015 8:57:48 AM
Mariana Musa wrote a blog post titled Printable: Flourish & Bloom:
Mariana said, " This month I've invited good friend and talented designer Lisa Zainuddin from oxoloco.com to kindly contribute one of her lovely calligraphic pieces for the free printable that's available to subscribers of the monthly newsletter. What do..." more
Monday, September 21, 2015 2:28:32 PM
Mariana Musa wrote a blog post titled New Projects - Illustrating Children's Books:
Mariana said, "New projects, a new blog, and back to College I go tomorrow for a new year. The exciting news? I have a whole year in which to work on illustrating for children, and it's all been accepted as part of my work for the course this year, so there's a..." more
Sunday, September 13, 2015 8:57:51 AM
Mariana Musa wrote a blog post titled Elephants Sketch:
Mariana said, "Just a quick glimpse at what I'm playing with right now ... more elephants of course. Though I shall be starting on a new animal soon as well. Experimenting, I love it. Wishing you a wonderful week. Cheers. "
Wednesday, September 9, 2015 12:38:04 AM
Mariana Musa wrote a blog post titled Printable: Flying Elephants Dream Big:
Mariana said, " I liked my Flying Elephants watercolour so much that I decided to give it away as the free printable for the month, available to all subscribers of the Floating Lemons newsletter (to sign up, just click: HERE) I have been busy busy busy...." more
Thursday, August 27, 2015 8:27:13 AM
Mariana Musa wrote a blog post titled Flying Elephants Once More:
Mariana said, " I've illustrated flying elephants before, and even tried updating the older version (click here to see it - Illustration: Flying Elephants) a while back. There's something about the image of these colourful elephants flying joyfully across..." more
Saturday, August 1, 2015 12:49:05 PM
Mariana Musa wrote a blog post titled Printable: Change Your World:
Mariana said, " "Change Your Thoughts and you'll Change Your World" -- Buddha I've always believed that it's we decide our own futures. Our thoughts dictate our attitudes, choices, interests, and that in turn decides our lives and the paths we choose to..." more
Saturday, July 25, 2015 5:56:29 AM
Mariana Musa wrote a blog post titled Elephant Sketches and New Projects:
Mariana said, "I've been hugely busy, and at the moment my life has been turned upside-down while I explore new horizons that lie before me, but I'm also slowly getting back into my work routine ... with exciting projects coming up that I'm already in love..." more
Monday, July 13, 2015 8:52:37 AM
Mariana Musa wrote a blog post titled Printable: Appreciate This Moment:
Mariana said, " I don't normally take a month off from blogging, and can't believe how that much time has managed to just slip away from me - but it's the summer holidays, and we went as a family to Italy, and although I DID take my sketchbook and..." more
Sunday, June 14, 2015 1:55:10 AM
Mariana Musa wrote a blog post titled Watercolour Fun: Orange Flower:
Mariana said, "It's wonderful to be able to have time to just have fun with paint again. No idea of what flower this actually is, but a few appeared in the garden and seemed perfect as the subject for a bit of experimental play ... I did say..." more
Friday, June 5, 2015 4:30:35 PM
Mariana Musa wrote a blog post titled Printable: Believe in Miracles:
Mariana said, "I'm in recovery mode. College is finally over with for the year, the exhibition was finally taken down (our bit anyway, the rest of it goes on till the end of June), and I'm taking a deep breath before I sit down and organize my life, work, and..." more
Wednesday, August 17, 2016 6:57:28 PM
Mariana Musa wrote a blog post titled Pomegranates Art ... and Going With The Flow:
Mariana said, " I've experienced a bit of a 'creative pause' recently ... read more HERE if you like. It seems to finally be over, and the upside of it is that I had a lot of time to look back over this last year and ponder over the amazing lessons..." more