lydia | thoughtful wanders studio | experimental art & play
@thoughtfulwanders.bsky.social
🌠art as inquiry // sharing my journey as an artist in relearning how to see & processing the world w/ creativity💫
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back to drawing and it feels so good! i had a lot of fun just making this up as i went today. had so much life stuff going on i took a break from drawing my own things that somehow that gave it a lot of room to breathe and i am coming back feeling more inspired :)
October 20, 2025 at 8:28 PM
back to drawing and it feels so good! i had a lot of fun just making this up as i went today. had so much life stuff going on i took a break from drawing my own things that somehow that gave it a lot of room to breathe and i am coming back feeling more inspired :)
played with the new procreate brushes, creating random shapes and tada!
create everyday 68/365
#thoughtfulwandersstudio #createeveryday #365challenge #createarteveryday #365daysofart #365days #artchallenges
create everyday 68/365
#thoughtfulwandersstudio #createeveryday #365challenge #createarteveryday #365daysofart #365days #artchallenges
October 11, 2025 at 7:47 PM
played with the new procreate brushes, creating random shapes and tada!
create everyday 68/365
#thoughtfulwandersstudio #createeveryday #365challenge #createarteveryday #365daysofart #365days #artchallenges
create everyday 68/365
#thoughtfulwandersstudio #createeveryday #365challenge #createarteveryday #365daysofart #365days #artchallenges
there is something grounding about drawing, but especially grounding when i get to doodle and draw whatever comes to mind or i feel like in the moment.
create everyday 67/365
create everyday 67/365
October 9, 2025 at 5:39 PM
there is something grounding about drawing, but especially grounding when i get to doodle and draw whatever comes to mind or i feel like in the moment.
create everyday 67/365
create everyday 67/365
October 3, 2025 at 8:34 PM
the thought of kite like the flying kite but also the bird kite and somehow this formed
#peachtober #peachtober25 #peachtober25kite
peachtober 02 kite
create everyday 65/365
#peachtober #peachtober25 #peachtober25kite
peachtober 02 kite
create everyday 65/365
October 3, 2025 at 8:28 PM
the thought of kite like the flying kite but also the bird kite and somehow this formed
#peachtober #peachtober25 #peachtober25kite
peachtober 02 kite
create everyday 65/365
#peachtober #peachtober25 #peachtober25kite
peachtober 02 kite
create everyday 65/365
yay, peachtober begins! doing this challenge last year is what got me back into art. i love the cozy vibes of the prompts and seeing the work of other illustrators
for acorn, designed a lil house and am curious… who lives here?
#peachtober #peachtober25 #peachtober25acorn
create everyday 64/365
for acorn, designed a lil house and am curious… who lives here?
#peachtober #peachtober25 #peachtober25acorn
create everyday 64/365
October 2, 2025 at 6:59 PM
yay, peachtober begins! doing this challenge last year is what got me back into art. i love the cozy vibes of the prompts and seeing the work of other illustrators
for acorn, designed a lil house and am curious… who lives here?
#peachtober #peachtober25 #peachtober25acorn
create everyday 64/365
for acorn, designed a lil house and am curious… who lives here?
#peachtober #peachtober25 #peachtober25acorn
create everyday 64/365
a sketch and coloring sesh from imagination today ~ i love how taking a break from doing something then coming back to it can bring many new and unexpected changes
create everyday 63/365
#thoughtfulwandersstudio #createeveryday #365challenge #createarteveryday #365daysofart #365days #artchallenge
create everyday 63/365
#thoughtfulwandersstudio #createeveryday #365challenge #createarteveryday #365daysofart #365days #artchallenge
September 30, 2025 at 7:44 PM
a sketch and coloring sesh from imagination today ~ i love how taking a break from doing something then coming back to it can bring many new and unexpected changes
create everyday 63/365
#thoughtfulwandersstudio #createeveryday #365challenge #createarteveryday #365daysofart #365days #artchallenge
create everyday 63/365
#thoughtfulwandersstudio #createeveryday #365challenge #createarteveryday #365daysofart #365days #artchallenge
taipei main station urban sketching
September 29, 2025 at 8:44 PM
taipei main station urban sketching
a whole day spent urban/life sketching! the portion i am sharing today is from an evening spent at the taipei jazz festival. i had prepped some sketchbook pages ahead of time blue and yellow and it fit the flashing yellow blue lights perfectly
#urbansketching #livesketching #jazz
#urbansketching #livesketching #jazz
September 28, 2025 at 7:55 PM
a whole day spent urban/life sketching! the portion i am sharing today is from an evening spent at the taipei jazz festival. i had prepped some sketchbook pages ahead of time blue and yellow and it fit the flashing yellow blue lights perfectly
#urbansketching #livesketching #jazz
#urbansketching #livesketching #jazz
spent today doing life drawing in the mountains, it was really cool! perhaps that art will be shown another time. afterwards, painted a little bit at a cafe before the sun set.
create everyday 60/365
create everyday 60/365
September 27, 2025 at 7:23 PM
spent today doing life drawing in the mountains, it was really cool! perhaps that art will be shown another time. afterwards, painted a little bit at a cafe before the sun set.
create everyday 60/365
create everyday 60/365
finally finally after thinking about it for ages i am starting to use my bigger sketchbook. i have been itching to paint for a long time but kept putting it off because i felt like my skills werent at a point yet where i was comfortable using up paints (theyre not cheap!)
create everyday 59/365
create everyday 59/365
September 26, 2025 at 8:06 PM
finally finally after thinking about it for ages i am starting to use my bigger sketchbook. i have been itching to paint for a long time but kept putting it off because i felt like my skills werent at a point yet where i was comfortable using up paints (theyre not cheap!)
create everyday 59/365
create everyday 59/365
mindless doodling led to this funky portrait. anyway, asian women are often on my mind. i am one. and the experience of being one pervades my mind. how often we are conflated and stereotyped and assumptions be made.
create everyday 58/365
create everyday 58/365
September 25, 2025 at 5:45 PM
mindless doodling led to this funky portrait. anyway, asian women are often on my mind. i am one. and the experience of being one pervades my mind. how often we are conflated and stereotyped and assumptions be made.
create everyday 58/365
create everyday 58/365
first doodled in the sketchbook with some posca markers and color pencils. after some abstract patterns and a page formed, i decided to keep building on it via the ipad. looking into the shapes for what was there but also making it up as i went, a face came to be.
create everyday 57/365
create everyday 57/365
September 24, 2025 at 5:43 PM
first doodled in the sketchbook with some posca markers and color pencils. after some abstract patterns and a page formed, i decided to keep building on it via the ipad. looking into the shapes for what was there but also making it up as i went, a face came to be.
create everyday 57/365
create everyday 57/365
drawing a feeling. is it a person in a sleeping bag? or a worm with a humane face. either way, its a feeling of my scalp being pulled back, tight and snug. cozy and yet, somethings not quite right
create everyday 55/365
create everyday 55/365
September 17, 2025 at 4:18 PM
drawing a feeling. is it a person in a sleeping bag? or a worm with a humane face. either way, its a feeling of my scalp being pulled back, tight and snug. cozy and yet, somethings not quite right
create everyday 55/365
create everyday 55/365
wow i unintentionally took like a week break. a lot of life happened but a break was good! i feel ready to draw regularly again and its amazing how a week of not drawing can actually inform the drawing process.
create everyday 54/365
create everyday 54/365
September 16, 2025 at 6:54 PM
wow i unintentionally took like a week break. a lot of life happened but a break was good! i feel ready to draw regularly again and its amazing how a week of not drawing can actually inform the drawing process.
create everyday 54/365
create everyday 54/365
a quick abstract piece today while taking a moment of calm to release and process all thats been going on externally and internally. i am loving the close up shots
create everyday 53/365
create everyday 53/365
September 10, 2025 at 4:53 PM
a quick abstract piece today while taking a moment of calm to release and process all thats been going on externally and internally. i am loving the close up shots
create everyday 53/365
create everyday 53/365
today we did a trial run to practice some poses and ideas for improv life drawing night! we came up with words based on the alphabet and then our model did some poses while i drew on my ipad, not looking down at the page but focusing on the model.
September 6, 2025 at 5:12 PM
today we did a trial run to practice some poses and ideas for improv life drawing night! we came up with words based on the alphabet and then our model did some poses while i drew on my ipad, not looking down at the page but focusing on the model.
Oil pastel, neocolor & acrylic ink -- abstract improv portrait
create everyday 48/365
#intuitiveart #abstractart #abstract #mixedmedia #mixedmediaartwork #mixedmediaonpaper
create everyday 48/365
#intuitiveart #abstractart #abstract #mixedmedia #mixedmediaartwork #mixedmediaonpaper
September 4, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Oil pastel, neocolor & acrylic ink -- abstract improv portrait
create everyday 48/365
#intuitiveart #abstractart #abstract #mixedmedia #mixedmediaartwork #mixedmediaonpaper
create everyday 48/365
#intuitiveart #abstractart #abstract #mixedmedia #mixedmediaartwork #mixedmediaonpaper
the making of 0903 mixed media piece with acrylic ink and oil pastels and one white neocolor (its so fun to listen to music and follow the colors/textures/gut) #mixedmediaart #mixedmediaartwork #mixedmediaonpaper #acrylicink #createeveryday
September 4, 2025 at 8:21 PM
the making of 0903 mixed media piece with acrylic ink and oil pastels and one white neocolor (its so fun to listen to music and follow the colors/textures/gut) #mixedmediaart #mixedmediaartwork #mixedmediaonpaper #acrylicink #createeveryday
ok i am loving leaning into analog mixed media abstract art with a few colors and tools. today was oil pastels, one neocolor (white) and a blue acrylic ink. i love just making all these shapes and seeing what comes out
create everyday 47/365
#intuitiveart #abstractart #mixedmedia
create everyday 47/365
#intuitiveart #abstractart #mixedmedia
September 3, 2025 at 8:50 PM
ok i am loving leaning into analog mixed media abstract art with a few colors and tools. today was oil pastels, one neocolor (white) and a blue acrylic ink. i love just making all these shapes and seeing what comes out
create everyday 47/365
#intuitiveart #abstractart #mixedmedia
create everyday 47/365
#intuitiveart #abstractart #mixedmedia
Reposted by lydia | thoughtful wanders studio | experimental art & play
We’re launching a new life-drawing series! Our aim is to feature a diverse array of models. This week we’ll be drawing a non professional male model.
Art by: @thoughtfulwanders.bsky.social
event's page : www.facebook.com/share/1CDFH3...
Art by: @thoughtfulwanders.bsky.social
event's page : www.facebook.com/share/1CDFH3...
September 3, 2025 at 2:16 AM
We’re launching a new life-drawing series! Our aim is to feature a diverse array of models. This week we’ll be drawing a non professional male model.
Art by: @thoughtfulwanders.bsky.social
event's page : www.facebook.com/share/1CDFH3...
Art by: @thoughtfulwanders.bsky.social
event's page : www.facebook.com/share/1CDFH3...
had fried my brain earlier in life drawing today with too many art concepts floating in my brain. i returned to my favorite art activity which is just making abstract marks with whatever tools i had. i loved what came out
create everyday 46/365
create everyday 46/365
September 2, 2025 at 9:26 PM
had fried my brain earlier in life drawing today with too many art concepts floating in my brain. i returned to my favorite art activity which is just making abstract marks with whatever tools i had. i loved what came out
create everyday 46/365
create everyday 46/365
very happy with todays late night drawing. experimented with graphite/charcoal line and shading vibes and adding color and lovee the look.
create everyday 42/365
create everyday 42/365
August 29, 2025 at 8:18 PM
very happy with todays late night drawing. experimented with graphite/charcoal line and shading vibes and adding color and lovee the look.
create everyday 42/365
create everyday 42/365
here is a flip through of my painted doodles from today #sketchbook #doodleart
August 26, 2025 at 8:08 PM
here is a flip through of my painted doodles from today #sketchbook #doodleart
todays doodle painting with some old dried out gouache colors that had been in an altoids tin for forever. i put a ton of water to rewet the paint and spent the session using up all the colored water. it was lovely!
create everyday 39/365
painted while hanging @newbloommag.net pen club!
create everyday 39/365
painted while hanging @newbloommag.net pen club!
August 26, 2025 at 8:07 PM
todays doodle painting with some old dried out gouache colors that had been in an altoids tin for forever. i put a ton of water to rewet the paint and spent the session using up all the colored water. it was lovely!
create everyday 39/365
painted while hanging @newbloommag.net pen club!
create everyday 39/365
painted while hanging @newbloommag.net pen club!