Blood work day for baby again. ☹️ pobrecita . . . #sketch #sketchbook #drawing #draw #baby #dibujo #art #arte #artist #illustration #illustrator #illustratorsoninstagram #mixedmedia #pencildrawing #blackwing #latinxart #latinxcreate (at Long Beach, California)
Doodle. I've been feeling way too tired to draw lately. At the end of the day of taking care of Carmela and working, I'm just tapped out. I know it won't be like this forever. Circumstances change, and she will grow. Single motherhood is not for the weak, and I know God gave me a set of skills specific for this: creativity, grit, and handy woman skills. . . . #drawing #dibujos #sketchbook #sketch #art #arte #illustration #illustrator #ilustración #portrait #baby #micron #pen #doodle #doodlesofinstagram (at Long Beach, California)
Media study using India ink and white acrylic ink and graphite. Exploring some ideas for a portrait series, but this was just some practice getting back into ink after a few months of just graphite. Alright alright alright. I learned some things. . . . #ink #portrait #retrato #art #illustration #ilustración #illustrator #illustratorsoninstagram #art #arte #madreehijo #graphite #sketch #sketchbook #draw #drawing #dibujo #motherhood #mixedmedia
Adding in another face. Wow I feel like it takes me so long to get anything done because I can only work on this while my baby naps. Ha oh well. Too many projects going on but that's life. It's nice to get into ink again. . . . #ink #illustration #portrait #retrato #ilustración #illustrator #illustratorsoninstagram #draw #drawing #dibujos #blackandwhite #pencildrawing #mixedmedia #motherhood #art #arte #latinxcreate #latinxart
Working on this doodley doodle. . . . #ink #portrait #retrato #art #arte #illustration #ilustración #illustrator #illustratorsoninstagram #latinxart #sketch #sketchbook #draw #drawing #dibujo
You ever look back at moments, meals, decisions you've made and think how things could have turned out so differently if they didn't happen? And then you wonder if different is better or worse? And all those questions start swirling. Yahhh. Me too. This day was in the peak summer heat of Maryland, and I was wearing a teal dress. We met up in a French restaurant. I was 9 months pregnant, and the waiter was awkward. . . . #sketch #sketchbook #illustration #ilustracion #illustratorsoninstagram #art #arte #artistsoninstagram #drawing #dibujo #ink #mixed media #collage #watercolor #100dayproject #latinxart #latinxscreate #moleskine (at Long Beach, California)
Carmela with her dad a while back. Documenting these things because situations change, people change (or don't), life goes on, but I guess it's important to try to see a good memory for what it was in that moment: a good memory. . . . #sketch #sketchbook #portrait #retrato #ink #illustration #ilustración #illustratorsoninstagram #art #arte #lineart #penandink #moleskine #100dayproject #fatherhood #drawing #dibujo (at Long Beach, California)
Chubby baby thighs . . . #sketch #sketchbook #graphite #moleskine #blackwing #baby #drawing #illustration #dibujo #arte #ilustración #illustratorsoninstagram #artistsoninstagram #100dayproject
Mela mela, my sleeping mela. Being a mama is so hard. At the end of the day, I am so exhausted. By the time I have an hour to myself, I'm too tired to do much. But the days are long and the years are short they say. Embracing it. . . . #drawing #dibujo #sketch #sketchbook #art #arte #baby #motherhood #illustration #ilustración #graphite #latinxart #moleskine #blackwing #100dayproject (at Long Beach, California)
I don't draw men very often... pretty sure that isn't changing anytime soon. This was the first drawing I did in a long time while getting back into keeping a sketchbook again. It was refreshing to do. I've always loved doing portraits. People can be very complex... And complex is a nice way to put it. . . . #portrait #retrato #illustration #ilustracion #art #arte #artistsoninstagram #illustratorsoninstagram #graphite #drawing #dibujo #moleskin #blackwing @blackwing @we.are.ladi (at Long Beach, California)
Sometimes drawing makes me feel better; sometimes it makes me feel worse. . . . #sketch #sketchbook #art #arte #drawing #dibujo #illustration #illustratorsoninstagram #ilustración #graphite #moleskine #blackwing #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness (at Long Beach, California)
Some seeds growing on a tree. . . . #ink #plantsofinstagram #drawing #drawing #art #arte #artistsoninstagram #illustration #illustratorsoninstagram #ilustración #penandink #sketch #sketchbook #moleskine (at Long Beach, California)
Sketching Carmela, such a good model . . . #drawmelikeoneofyourfrenchgirls #drawing #ink #sketch #sketchbook #illustration #illustratorsoninstagram #dibujo #ilustracion #arte #penandink #moleskine (at Los Angeles, California)
