Summer rain

It has been raining cats and dogs for a while now here in Sweden, making the outdoors look and feel like the greenest autumn ever. Mushrooms are popping up, streams flow wild, and mosquitoes dance over small puddles. Even when we're out without our coats as...

Daily dog drawings: 78/100

On Sunday, when I wrote number 78 on the back of the last drawing of the week, I realised how close the finish line is. Only 22 more drawings and I completed my 100-day project of drawing dogs! It's getting closer! When I started, I assumed...

Summer Solstice + drawing dogs (video)

With the Midsommar celebrations, summer has finally arrived in Sweden- and we're loving it! I've been drawing a lot lately: for the 100-day drawing challenge, illustrations, and sketching on location. And what was Lizzie up to when she was acting sneaky?   ...

#the100dayproject, drawing challenge, drawing dog illustrations from the dogs of Instagram community, www.DOGvision.eu

Daily dog drawings- 7 more Insta dogs joining the club

Since traveling, I lost track of the number of weeks I've been drawing the dogs for the 100-day projects, but that's all right; the most important thing is making and sharing the drawings, not the numbers. This week flew by, and despite our summer solstice celebration,...

Riverside mystery- from sketch to final illustration

Do you ever stumble upon scenes that feel like they belong in a story? Recently on a walk with the dogs, a narrow, overgrown path that didn't look very promising, suddenly opened up at the edge of the forest and turned into a track made...

DOGvision 100 day dog drawing challenge, the 100 day projects, dog illustration, www.DOGvision.eu

Halfway the 100 day project, how is it going?

In my previous post, I shared how recently it was time to shake things up. For a little while my steady routine went out the doors and we traveled all the way south to Portugal, I went on my very first art retreat with artists...

Traveling with dogs to Portugal, www.DOGvision.eu

Dispatch from Portugal

Now and then, it's great to shake things up, so that's what we did. Curious? Let's get into it. North is home, but South was sweet. I've always felt the pull of the north — to endless white landscapes, crisp winters, deep green forests, and endless summer...