Happy Christmas! Sketches for the Winter Holliday challenge with USK Latvia community. #usk #traditionalart #sketchbook

New adoptable auction running: ych.commishes.com/auction/show... #digitalart #adoptable #ych

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaJ3... A drawing process in Procreate app, no speaking just calm piano music with speed painting. I don't usually record myself drawing, but this time I had a timelapse #illustration #drawingprocess

substack.com/home/post/p-... Comics, urban sketches, herbal illustrations and a little bit of my experience volunteering at art therapy. And, I am STILL working on that one comic I’ve been promising to finish for the past 5 months. It is on the way! #traditionalart #comics #illustration

Fresh sketches from our most recent December Latvian Urbansketching come together, this time in a flower salon in Riga 🥰✨ #urbansketching #watercolours #sketches #traditionalart

Reposting from my Cara account, my recent personal experience with #genAI "art"

A quick painting with watercolours + black ink, using a photo reference Malta, St Julians. #traditionalart #watercolours #latvianartist #malta

It takes 3-4 days on average to finish a single illustration like this, on A4 paper. I've been working on this particular illustration for the past several months, on and off, ofc, because I got burned out at some point. Will finish this manga/comic soon. #drawingWIP #traditionalart #watercolour

Painted this small lantern for myself, as an experiment with stained glass paint. Looks very nice in the darkness, with the candle lit inside. #stainedglass #vitrage #handcrafting #painting #traditionalart #cozyart

I was chilling on my sofa, looking at my plants, imagining them as fairies and creatures. Yesterday I finally put my visions on paper :) #traditionalart #watercolours #illustration #botanical #fantasyart #animeart #latvianart

Female model sketches from the beginning of this year. It's been a while since I've been to our local #DrinkandDraw Took a pic of my sketchbook and coloured some sketches in #Procreate Really like the style and the feeling I could get with these brush strokes #traditionalart #sketches #digitalart

Nr9: Heavy Heavy is forcing yourself to draw smth that you don't want to create, and would rather draw smth that stems from your heart and blossoms from your soul. I pushed myself again to go with the crowd instead of listening to myself. #inktober #inks #sketchbook #traditionalart #inktober2025

Urbansketching during my work trips. The latest sketches from Kaunas, Lithuania. #traditionaldrawing #urbansketching #sketchbook #traditionalart #inks

Had the privilege to to the art for this one + the privilege to have my pages colored by @anaoprisnaka.bsky.social Check the project out! It's Big Foot stuff, by a LOT of cool new artists!!! www.kickstarter.com/projects/lon...

#Urbansketching with Latvian community on Wednesday in Valmiermuiža brewery, in collaboration with musicians, performing live for the visitors. 2 sketches in 2 hours. #watercoloursketch #traditiondrawing #artist

Working on herb and plant illustrations as a commission for my friend's project :) Black ink on hand-made recycled paper. I will post results on my Substack and Cara when it's all finished ^^ #artist #drawing #illustration #plantillustration #traditionalart #artcommission #herbs

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Loved the story and also the vibes @anaoprisnaka.bsky.social gave to it with the colors! Can't wait to see it published! #comics #kickstarter #kickstartercomics #indiecomics #comicartist #makingcomics #comicart #drawing #webcomics #comicanthology

Urban sketching at Vidzeme Market (Riga, Latvia). First watercolour sketch, then added ink lines. (Bluesky gives too little text space to tell the story, sad) #urbansketching #watercolours #architecture #pleinair #art #drawing #latvianartist

Urban sketching Latvian style, Midsummer edition. More like rural sketching Added Lavender drawing later. Watercolours and black ink on recycled handmade paper. #watercolours #urbansketching #artist #latvia #art #drawing

Some of my ink pen #drawings from the previous years - #Kaine from #NierReplicant, and a horror-style man-eating #mermaid. I did these without any pencil sketch. Sometimes I can draw without a pencil sketch, and sometimes I need draw pencil sketches over and over again and nothing looks satisfying.

Urbansketching practice in Cēsis, Latvia. Sketching in a crowded place actually made me quite anxious and self-conscious, and I feel that it reflects on the result as well. #urbansketching #watercolours #sketch #artist

Finally the weather is sunny and warm enough for my first #urbansketching this year! Why was the spring so cold?! #usklatvia #watercolours #riga #artists

Kurashiki Watercolor Painting Painting from older pictures. This one from spring 2022, Japan, Kurashiki. A lovely Edo period old town Photo from the personal archive Time: ~1,5 hour Watercolours and black ink brush/pen #japan #urbanpainting #watercolours #architecture #traditionalart

Painted a bookmark with a fairy ^^ #watercolours #fairy #drawing #traditionalart

Peaceful sketching with #USK Latvia We have to hide indoors for now, because it is still cold and dark outside, but we are exploring many cozy places ^^ #urbansketching #urbansketchers #illustration #watercolours #sketchbook

Collected all of my sketches from Drink&Draw Latvia Birthday event in one place: anaoprisnaka.substack.com/p/sketches-f...

Some sketches from Drink&Draw Latvia Birthday sketching marathon, February 2025 #watercolor #sketches #artist #drinkanddraw #sketchinghumans

Finished! Falling into a long winter slumber under a leaf, pressed together for warmth, covered in moss, guarding a flower. During colder and darker times it is important to stay together - for warmth and company. #watercolours #illustration #art #drawing #fairies #traditionalart #sketchbook

Saturday, drawing. Trying out some new #watercolours from Latvian manufacturer Deepdeep Light. To be finished. #fairies #traditionalart #sketchbook #illustration

It is very sad for me as an artist, to see that now when I post my drawings made with digital tools, I get far less response than I get for my traditional drawings. This is probably due to the widespread use of AI art, people are not sure whether it's generated or real:( #artbyhumans #digitalart

Fairies moving to a new house. Watercolours, black ink September 2024 #watercolours #illustration #art #fairies #drawing #latvianartist

Started working on a one-shot horror manga/comic story, for a comic collective we are doing with @lucasbenedine.bsky.social Tbh, I'm not sure what I'm doing... Making a short format horror story is a huge challenge.. -_- Deadline: March-April? #sketch #digitaldrawing #csp #manga #comic

A little bit reluctantly, I decided to publish it nonetheless - notes written during my business trip to Moldova, and some thoughts after reading Orwell's essays from "As I Please" series, which left an impression that nothing has changed in the last 80 years... open.substack.com/pub/anaopris...

A new sketchbook, drawing without a prior pencil sketch #sketchbook #traditionaldrawing #drawing #traditionalart

Latvian urbansketchers meeting in a cafe to sketch together, because outside is still too dark, cold and wet. First meeting in 2025 #urbansketching #urbansketchers #usklatvia #drawing #sketch #watercolours

It's been a while since I've made an adoptable character. This one is now on auction at YCH commishes. If you want to bid to purchase this character design pls follow the link: ych.commishes.com/auction/show... Character design commissions are also open! #adoptable #ych #art #characterdesign

A very loose 20 min sketch of #adoptable character design for #ychcommishies #ych #characterdesign #conceptart #adopt #drawing #sketch

My older medical joke about varus and valgus legs. This comic was inspired by my cat and our sleeping positions :) can you relate? #cats #drawing #illustration #physio #latvianart #comic

Some very raw character concept art for a future project. Preliminary target date: Spring 2025 #art #characterdesign #characterconceptart #mangaart #comicart #latvianartist

Inspired by the work of Olivia on Cara (oliviadrawsandpaints) I made this heart decor for Xmas. Materials: airdry clay, acrylics for painting, glitter, nail top coat for glazing. #art #artist #latvianartis #handcraft #xmasdecorations #paiting #airdryclay

The final part of my Japan Audio Memories. I am glad I made the series, diving back into my memories and sensations. I will write more about Japan, but that is a story for another day. #japan #livinginjapan #lifeinjapan #gaijinstories #audiomemories anaoprisnaka.substack.com/p/japan-audi...

Hi! I have recorded and uploaded my 2nd Sketchbook Tour to my Youtube channel. You are very welcome to watch it! I'd love to show my sketchbook IRL, but my real life opportunities are limited, so I bring it to you through YT. #sketchbook #artist #art #latvianartist www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqff...

It makes me so happy when I hear that my drawings help people connect with their past, their childhood memories, or convey a certain mood or feeling that stirs pleasant emotions in them. This is something I want to strive for, with my work. #illustration #art #latvianartist #latvia

Part 4 of my Audio Library from the time I lived in Japan. Sounds recorded mostly during year 2021. Working on the final 5th part of these series, but I think the 4th part ended up the most interesting so far! With some videos as well. #japan #substack anaoprisnaka.substack.com/p/japan-audi...

My latest essay from the end of 2024 Are you an artist or a content creator? #substack #writing #essay #artist anaoprisnaka.substack.com/p/rememberin...

USK Latvia Christmas Sketches 2 days for every theme: Christmas cookies, Candles, Present, Cone, Hot Drink and Decorations. Time lovely spent, and I loved that it wasn't rushed! #urbansketchers #watercolours #sketch #christmas #drawing

"Allow your inner light to shine bright through the darkness." This piece was laying unfinished for 2 months, and I was about to tear out the page from my sketchbook - it was making me feel incompetent and stuck. But then I decided to give it a 2nd chance. #urbandrawing #watercolour #illustration