hello friends, welcome to june!

here’s my latest substack post recapping last month’s sketchbook antics: open.substack.com/pub/marcelca...

#sketchbook #illustration #gouache #painting

before we jump into the new month, here’s a recap of April through my sketchbook pages! now on my substack: open.substack.com/pub/marcelca...

#sketchbooktour #illustration #watercolors

peak spring pretty much passed us now, but here is a memory from this month’s sketchbook pages.

ever since i started documenting my monthly sketchbook pages on substack, i’ve become more inspired with keeping up with my sketchbook practice!

#watercolor #illustration #sketchbook

my 4”x6” draft for a commissioned oil painting of frank lloyd wright’s fallingwater. client asked for a 34”x48” piece - my biggest commission to date!

for pieces like this, i like to start with a pretty structured underpainting using the grid method

#oilpainting #art #architecture #landscape

today’s #pleinairpril sesh at shelby bottom’s greenway!

this is also my first plein air piece of the year. glad we finally have warmer weather ahead of us ☀️

#oilpastels #landscapeart #nashville

i learned this week to not underestimate the power of having your art professionally framed.

my husband picked up my latest oil pastel piece from the framer’s this week and i am in love! it really creates a whole new atmosphere for the image.

#oilpastel #art #artist #nashville #landscape

tidbits from march now on my substack 📒🖌️

#sketchbook #illustrations #watercolor

open.substack.com/pub/marcelca...

this past month, i rekindled an old flame: sketchbook-ing. when was the last time you drew just for fun? i shared a few of this month’s pages on my latest substack post: open.substack.com/pub/marcelca...

#sketchbook #art #illustration

new post on my substack! sharing an old #sketchbook i unearthed from my archives:
open.substack.com/pub/marcelca...

been on somewhat of a drawing/painting hiatus. over the holidays i’ve picked up my favorite side hobby when i get art block: crocheting! i’ve been obsessed with this super simple sock pattern. i want to make it in all colors!!

#crochet #diy #handmade

happy new year, friends! i wrote my first substack post today recapping my favorite reads from 2024: marcelcao.substack.com

don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss on future updates! 2025 will be my year to make and to share ✨

current painting session on this gloomy sunday. the messier my workstation is, the more i feel productive 😅

#artstudio #wip #pets

“To do landscapes, you’ve got to know the place rather well. You’ve got to love it, actually. You’ve got to know where the sun will be.” - David Hockney

A little art-spiration from my archives ✨ flipping through old sketchbooks is my definition of Sunday Funday.

#art #sketchbook #quotes

the cold weather got me reminiscing about the warm days of drawing en plein air!

this was taken late summer/early fall. beautiful blooms at Shelby Park 🌼

#art #pleinair #oilpastels #landscape #nashville

blue skies ☁️🦋

studies in oil paint
5”x5”
canvas panels

#art #painting #landscape