#FilipinoSpiritIsWaterproof

“Goodbye David,” I said. “I can’t believe we only knew each other for a day.”

“But it was a quality day,” he said.

“And one quality day is worth more than ten casual encounters.”

Still one of my favorite artworks. I wanted to take it home when I saw it hanging on the wall of my favorite hostel in Seoul. It was no longer there when I went back a year after :(

I consider myself lucky to have experienced this moment many times, with strangers, and even not-so-strangers.

Life should have more of these quality days… and quality experiences with quality people. :)

Watercolor painting used to be my thing — my escape-into-my-own-world thing. Well, that, and reading, reading, reading.

When I got into digital design, I stopped doing it, though. Now, my painting confidence skills have been diluted to nothing.

These are some of my last works: When I was a kid, I would paint my notebook covers instead of just wrapping them in printed paper and plastic. Which, I’m aware, makes me quite the nerd. Point taken, yes.

// Some of my 6th grade notebooks, painted May 2000. Adapted from old storybooks.

The Perfect Date

(Reading a book atop a tree while cloudgazing. With squirrels.)

Wall mural, Daehakro, Seoul
September 2011 © *Wanderrgirl

{ Painting on Books by Mike Stilkey }

This is insanely amazing! Mike loves to use actual books as his canvas for painting unusual characters inspired by fictional stories and fairy tales.

// via 1 Design Per Day

These make me feel so unartistic but incredibly inspired at the same time. I’ve lost my watercolor mojo a long loooong time ago.

// via eatsleepdraw:

These little scenes have elements of ink drawing, watercolor painting, photography, and gold leafing. They will be in a series of approximately 2x3 inch paintings of my travels in Japan ( it will be smaller than the palm of your hand) bound in a tiny keepsake leather book/journal.