Author: Sabra Awlad Issa

  • An oil painting demo for you

    An oil painting demo for you

    I’ve been meaning to create something free for you to enjoy for a while now. Insecurity got the better of me lately. It’s interesting how that works and it got me thinking (and perhaps even painting). The more I allowed myself to give in to insecurity, the worse it actually got. First I thought, ‘well,…

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  • Let’s Face It 2022 give-away

    Let’s Face It 2022 give-away

    September 13, 2021: Give-away is closed! The winner is Cyndy Ross congratulations! Thank you so much everyone for your kind comments. It feels like I’m jumping from one topic to the other these days on my blog, but here we go. 🙂 Kara’s email to ask me to join Let’s Face It next year was actually a…

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  • A little update

    A little update

    I owe you a bit of an update don’t I? Over the past few months I’ve been dealing with one of those monster depressive episodes. The kind that start off like a ‘normal’ one, and then simply don’t seem to end. It’s nothing new; I’ve been suffering from depression since my teenage years, but dealing…

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  • “Pace” – A monthly inspiration post

    “Pace” – A monthly inspiration post

    Every month I post a royalty-free photo and a word that I feel suits it. Perhaps it will inspire you to think, draw, paint or even just enjoy it.  My grandmother told me more than once; you’re always so busy. Your generation has so much to do, all the time. I thought about that for…

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  • “Tomorrow” – A monthly inspiration post

    “Tomorrow” – A monthly inspiration post

    Every month I post a royalty-free photo and a word that I feel suits it. Perhaps it will inspire you to think, draw, paint or even just enjoy it.  How do you capture tomorrow when you don’t know what it brings? Why does thinking of tomorrow feel different, depending on today? I like thinking about…

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  • Things I wish I would have known while learning art

    Things I wish I would have known while learning art

    Self-education is one area that has really benefited from the growth of the Internet. We’re no long bound to local courses, outdated library books or full-time studies. Instead, we have access to knowledge and people from all around the world, much of it at very low cost. But teaching yourself a new skill also introduces…

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  • February 2021

    February 2021

    Friends. I have a major thing to share with you. THE SUN IS SHINING. I mean, I know the sun is technically always shining, but I’m of course referring to the situation where it is shining on my damn face, signalling my body that it’s time to shed the seasonal depression bullshit. As I’m typing…

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  • “Weary” – A monthly inspiration post

    “Weary” – A monthly inspiration post

    Every month I post a royalty-free photo and a word that I feel suits it. Perhaps it will inspire you to think, draw, paint or even just enjoy it.  Sometimes a photo just captures the way I feel, in one shot, one moment. I find it hard to find a word that describes how I…

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  • Starting my online art school #2

    Starting my online art school #2

    In 2020 I’m starting my online art school; right here, on my own website. Why am I pursuing this goal? How am I going to get there? And what do I need to tackle it? I’d love to take you along on this journey and share my struggles and victories. I’ll be talking about this…

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  • “Senses” – A monthly inspiration post

    “Senses” – A monthly inspiration post

    Every first Friday of the month I post a royalty-free photo and a word that I feel suits it. Perhaps it will inspire you to think, draw, paint or even just enjoy it.  Try not to feel pressured or intimidated. Art is about you, what you want to create or accomplish. Even when you have…

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