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atiano22.bsky.social
@atiano22.bsky.social
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A scientist by day and a crafty person in my free time. Mainly interested in urban sketching (line and wash), cross stitching, and now learning embroidery.
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Another page in my Peru travel sketchbook from my first day in Lima.

#art #watercolor #lineandwash #Peru #urbansketching #sketchbook
A two page spread depicting a stone building on the left and a lamp post on the right. The yellow grey stone building shows some intricate stonework surrounding the large front door and large floor to ceiling Peruvian flags drape to the left and right of the front door. On the right, the grey lamp post has three lamps connected with some intricate metal work at the top and on a few parts of the central column. Two plant hangers hang from the left and right lamps.
November 29, 2025 at 9:01 PM
atiano22.bsky.social
The next two pages of my Peru travel sketchbook!

#sketchbook #art #watercolor #lineandwash #sketching
The left side depicts a rough map of Peru and the Peruvian flag which is two bands of red sandwiching a band of white. The map indicates a journey from Lima to Cusco by plane, then traveling from Cusco to the Sacred Valley, to Machu Picchu, and back to Cusco before flying back to Lima. On the right side, the purple G logo for G Adventures and the yellow rectangle of the National Geographic logo are shown. Several locations are written in scope with purple and yellow splatters covering the page.
November 13, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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I didn't have the time or energy to sketch on my trip to Peru, but I'm starting to sketch my travels. Kicked this sketchbook off with the dates (inspired by Danny Hawk's method).

#sketchbook #watercolor #sketching #art
Watercolor painting of a desk calendar showing two dates of October 31 and November 8 with an arrow between the two. The calendars have the months in white on a red background and the day in black on a white background. The calendars are surrounded by multicolored paint splatter.
November 12, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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I've made a lot of progress since the last time I posted this project. Working my way through the orange colors right now.

Pattern purchased from CutePatternsByMaria on Etsy.

#crossstitch #wip #LOTR #hobbits
A work in progress cross stitch project of a depiction of Bag End from Lord of the Rings.
October 12, 2025 at 11:45 PM
atiano22.bsky.social
A work in progress: the linework on a sketch of the Salem Custom House. Watercolor to follow!

#art #sketching #sketchbook #salem
October 11, 2025 at 6:32 PM
atiano22.bsky.social
It's been awhile. Going back through my pictures from my Spain trip last summer. Here's a sketch of a gilded lamp post outside of the Palacio Real of Madrid.

Worth getting some gold watercolor paint!

#sketchbook #sketching #lineandwash #watercolor #urbansketching #usk #Madrid
A black lamppost with gold decorations in front of a bridge like structure with archways and part of the palace building in the background
October 3, 2025 at 12:33 AM
atiano22.bsky.social
My coral knots and bullion knots need work, but I've enjoyed this. Looking forward to the next project!

#embroidery #learnsomethingnew #handmade
September 16, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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Short weekend trip means a lot of cross stitching in the car. This is my third ongoing cross stitch project. Nearly there, just a border and some clouds. This is part of The Posy Collection, picked up in The Gateway Arch gift store.

#crossstitch #stlouis #gatewayarch
Cross stitch project of the St Louis skyline featuring The Gateway Arch.
September 14, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Learning something new tonight! I've had this dropcloth sampler for awhile and decided to finally give it a go. Enjoying it so far!

#Embroidery #wip #handmade #alwayslearning
September 8, 2025 at 12:55 AM
atiano22.bsky.social
Line and wash sketch of my vegetable garden before the cold weather comes.

#art #watercolor #sketching #urbansketching #usk #sketchbook
Watercolor painting of a vegetable garden. The garden has a rustic wooden fence which is lined with orange and yellow marigolds and dark brown mulch. The foreground depicts two raised beds, the leftmost with edible flowers, herbs, and lettuce and the right bed with tomato plants with some unriped and nearly ripe tomatoes. The background is composed of various squash plants with their large leaves taking up most of the space, with some marigolds visible in between. A small trellis sits in the mid ground next to two plants covered in a white mesh fabric.
September 7, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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Today I enjoyed the lovely weather and made a sketch of my front porch. Lots of challenging shadows, but pleased with the end result!

#art #sketching #urbansketching #usk #watercolor #sketchbook
Watercolor painting depicting an egg shaped outdoor chair surrounded by plants, lanterns, a side table, and a blue dog bed. Multiple shadows from the windows, plants and chairs cover most of the scene.
September 4, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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Finished the third door in Sketching Scottie's door tutorial. I love how this one came out! Feeling ready to sketch any doors I may encounter in my travels!

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Watercolor painting of an ornate turquoise blue door. The door is narrow and tall and surrounded by light blue tiles on either side. Above the door and within the door there are florals, swirls, and geometric designs.
August 24, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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A scene from my walk on the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail today. Different than my usual work, but just wanted to practice being quick with sketching and just had fun with the watercolor.

#art #sketching #sketchbook #urbansketching #usk #watercolor
Watercolor painting of a wooded area with a paved trail. Some blue sky peeks between the green leaves. In the foreground to the right of the trail is a mile marker for mile 9.75.
August 22, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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A quick little sketch of this shed with graffiti I see every day at the train station. A quick pencil sketch on the platform and tried out watercolor pencils for the color.

#art #sketching #urbansketching #sketchbook #usk
Sketch of a small light grey colored metal shed. The shed features a yellow wording on a brown background with some yellow doodles. The graffiti reads take the train.
August 22, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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Finished the second door in the recent tutorial by Sketching Scottie. This is a very well photographed door in Notting Hill (which somehow I missed when I was there last year). I love how it turned out.

One door to go!

#art #sketching #watercolor #urbansketching
Watercolor painting of a bright pink door. The door features a central mail slot and six rectangular panels. On either side of the door there are two gold lanterns towards the top and two tall stone planter boxes containing purple and pink flowers. The stoop features a checkered white and pink tile. Atop the door sits a sign reading Farm Cottage and the door is capped with a dark roof like feature that comes to a point.
August 19, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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My attempt at one-third of a recent tutorial by Sketching Scottie on Patreon. Using a watercolor block so the other two doors will follow.

#art #sketching #watercolor #urbansketching
Image of a watercolor painting of a white wood paneled door of a cottage. The door is framed by yellow-hued stone and pink roses on the top and left side. A small potted plant sits on the right side of the stoop next to a door mat.
August 17, 2025 at 11:19 PM
atiano22.bsky.social
It's been almost 2 months since I sketched anything... It's been a busy summer. Getting back into it with a cute little waterfront house (I believe it's in Greenspond, Newfoundland).

#art #sketching #watercolor #urbansketching
Watercolor painting of a house on the shore. The house is yellow with a blue door and blue windowsill flower pots under each window. A grassy area is in front of the house with a large flower bush and three tree stumps along side a paved footpath. Above the horizon line fluffy white clouds can be seen in the blue sky.
August 12, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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It's been a busy few weeks. Finally had time to do some crafting and continued working on this cross stitch kit I picked up last summer at the Real Alcázar in Sevilla Spain.

#crossstitch #embroidery #crafting #azulejos
Photo showing a cross stitch kit and the progress compared to the kit. The kit is one of the colorful mudejar style tiles of the Real Alcázar in Sevilla.
July 22, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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Just playing around with some food sketching and testing a different sketchbook.

#art #sketching #watercolor #coffee
Watercolor painting of a croissant next to a blue stoneware mug and saucer filled with coffee. A teaspoon rests on the saucer creating reflections on the mug.
June 30, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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Paris Evening Lights tutorial by Sketching Scottie on Patreon. Fun seeing this come together over the different layers of watercolor.

#art #watercolor #sketching #paris #cafe
Watercolor painting depicting a Parisian building in the evening. The four story building is covered with bright yellow and orange windows all the way down to the bustling cafe covered with red awnings and sparking white lights.
June 14, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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The result of my attempt at the latest Sketching Scottie tutorial. This was such fun! Love how these sea creatures turned out!

#art #watercolor #seacreatures #sketching
Watercolor painting of a Loggerhead sea turtle, a Nautilus Belauenis, a Jelly fish and a crab.
June 12, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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I finished adding another green to this hobbit hole stitch today. I'm loving how the door is starting to stand out.

#crossstitch #lotr
Progress of a partially stitched embroidery project depicting a hobbit hole in shades of green, orange and brown, with lots of empty white space.
June 9, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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Yesterday I tried one sketch in a sketching people tutorial by Sketching Scottie on Patreon. I used my Posca pen a bit to fit some mistakes, but I'm happy with how it turned out so far. Watercolor to follow.

#sketching #art
A pen sketch of an older man sitting on a stool next to a shopping cart full of books. There is a cat sitting behind the man on the edge of the shopping cart. The man is wearing an oversized jacket and a tie and has a soft briefcase resting on one knee.
June 6, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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Finished up the orange color today. Going to switch to another green color next!

Pattern is by Maria Brovko (CutePatternsbyMaria on Etsy).

#crossstitch #hobbits #art #lotrs
May 26, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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Tower bridge sketch following a tutorial by Sketching Scottie on Patreon. Love the end result. Brings me back to my London trip last April!

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Watercolor sketch of the tower bridge in London
May 25, 2025 at 4:08 PM