Draw Everything. / Martina Skender's Illustration blog.

New Flowers...

2011-05-03T17:00:00.000+03:00

Yes, I am still obsessed by flowers. They are so beautiful.

Bike + Sun = Yei!!

2011-03-26T21:42:00.000+02:00

Hi everyone! Recently I re-discovered my old love, color pencils. Since I was a child I had color pencils next to me. In last couple of years, they were still here but in addition I decided to experiment with some new media as well. Using color pencils again feels like coming back home after a long trip.. Warm and comforting..

Enjoy springtime and remember your old loves!

Find Your Place.

2011-02-22T15:08:00.001+02:00

(Available at Semblanca's Etsy shop.)

Love Circles.

2011-02-21T17:16:00.000+02:00

Grow together, with love..

(Available at Semblanca's Etsy shop.)

Slow Life

2011-02-20T11:12:00.000+02:00

Hello everyone!

This is a drawing that portrays one of my favorite thoughts - a thought about not forgetting to enjoy and celebrate the slow moments of life. I believe you all know and believe in it as well. To make this thought always "there", I made this drawing into a poster.

Like it? Get it at my Etsy shop: Semiblanca.

Have a great week and enjoy your slow Sunday!

New: "My Imagination's Orchard.." Pillow!

2011-02-17T10:10:00.001+02:00

From now you can get your own Imagination's Orchard in a form of a pillow from my Envelop.eu shop. Visit the shop by clicking here: Semiblanca from Envelop.eu

Sweet dreams!

My Imagination's Orchard in Spring.

2011-02-11T10:20:00.000+02:00

This is how the orchard of my imagination looks like right now, in spring time (yes, it is already spring in Israel). I worked hard last year to upkeep all the trees, keep them straight and flowering. They rewarded me with their beauty this year.

Visit me sometimes in my orchard, we can take a walk, it will be a pleasure.

Vote for me on Threadless!

2011-02-03T11:46:00.000+02:00

Thank you! Hope I win!

Imagespiration!

2011-02-01T21:39:00.000+02:00

Dear friends! I would like to introduce my new project. Imagespiration is a place I created for collecting images that inspire me. Various products of human thought, creativity and talent that I ran into while exploring the web. Hopefully they will inspire you as well!

Check it out: Imagespiration
OR give it a like on Facebook: Imagespiration Facebook page

Happy February!

2011-02-01T17:19:00.000+02:00

I decided to make printable calendars for you every month. Here's the one for February. You can download it using the link below and print it out on you A4 printer. Let me know what you think!

> Download your FEB 2011 MSK calendar .pdf here.

(In case it doesn't work, please leave a comment or contact me)

Books make me fly.

2011-01-20T12:33:00.000+02:00

Read away...

Flower in a Pot #8.

2010-12-17T10:00:00.000+02:00

Forgot the name of this one but my grandma has it in her garden. (Next to the fence.)

Flower in a Pot #7.

2010-12-16T10:00:00.005+02:00

This is a pretty well organized flower. Grows straight in line and on same distance. Likes to grow while listening to classical music.

Flower in a Pot #6.

2010-12-15T10:00:00.004+02:00

"Look at me, I grew so tall!" Well done pretty lady!

Flower in a Pot #5.

2010-12-14T10:00:00.006+02:00

Beautieeeee..... You left me speechless.

Flower in a Pot #4.

2010-12-13T10:00:00.004+02:00

Don't be shy, grow bigger, grow stronger!

Flower in a Pot #3.

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Cherry tree plant. (I was late for the flowers this year, but the fruit is here.)

Flower in a Pot #2.

2010-12-11T10:00:00.012+02:00

A flower a day keeps the deep thoughts away.

But don take cut flowers! Only with a pot - let the live.

And deep thoughts are good, but not too deep!

Flower in a Pot #1.

2010-12-10T10:36:00.001+02:00

Flowers are pretty.

Love Cats on a Flying Carpet.

2010-12-08T10:13:00.000+02:00

They are thinking what to do next. Making plans for the future. Daydreaming feels so good, but achieving you goals even better. Keep on flying love cats!

(Btw - Flying carpet is so much fun!)

Elementary Teacher in Retirement.

2010-12-05T21:46:00.001+02:00

She used to be an Elementary school teacher. Now she is retired. She still believes in children. She misses them.

Trying to claim my blog at Bloglovin'.

2010-12-05T21:35:00.002+02:00

Follow my blog with bloglovin

Zekoo. / Rabbit.

2010-11-29T13:30:00.000+02:00

A sketch for new series of badges I am about to do. Keep enjoying.

Checking eachother out in the bushes is fun.

2010-11-26T09:36:00.001+02:00

Oh, yes it is. Nice tail you got there.

Dog Walker.

2010-11-24T21:02:00.000+02:00

I saw her the other night when I was going home.

Little Dog. Portrait.

2010-11-10T14:21:00.009+02:00

I had a the most beautiful dog in the world, her name was Mara. I ♥ you so much najdraža.

Little Cat. Portrait.

2010-11-09T14:16:00.000+02:00

She posed so long that she fell asleep.

Little Rabbit. Portrait.

2010-11-08T14:20:00.003+02:00

Do you like him?

Girl with balloon.

2010-10-18T06:00:00.000+02:00

You don't need to have a lot of money to get yourself one flying balloon and keep on daydreaming.

Girl with mirror.

2010-10-17T13:35:00.000+02:00

Tel Aviv is a very trendy city. Not high class fashion but definitely, people are very aware about their looks and appearance. If you want to see the closest thing to the 80ies - come here. (Remember to bring only Summer clothes cause it's still so hot) I like that all together, everybody is very relaxed and the clothes you can buy on the street are pretty cheap.

The Great Pretenders.

2010-10-02T23:06:00.000+02:00

Wow, it's really hot today in Tel Aviv. They say it's going to be the last of the hot days. Never thought I would say this, but I am looking forward to some cold crisp mornings.

Heat and Halloween made me think about this:

Aaaand... Do you like these?

You can buy them (and more) in my Society6 shop http://www.society6.com/studio/mskender

Have a great weekend!

"Animals, Plants and Some Drinks" prints - are now available at my Etsy store :)

2010-10-01T06:00:00.000+02:00

Animals, Plants and some drinks #8.

2010-09-30T16:04:00.004+02:00

Rabbits are celebrating their anniversary.

Animals, Plants and some drinks #7.

2010-09-29T16:04:00.006+02:00

"We tried our best to grow these beauties", the couple concluded.

Animals, Plants and some drinks #6.

2010-09-28T16:03:00.004+02:00

Some forest animals around here, as well.

Animals, Plants and some drinks #5.

2010-09-27T16:03:00.004+02:00

"Oh, I love simplicity", said the left cat.

Animals, Plants and some drinks #4.

2010-09-26T16:03:00.006+02:00

Two rabbits rejoice.

Animals, Plants and some drinks #3.

2010-09-25T16:05:00.000+02:00

She is happy because the plants are doing well.

Animals, Plants and some drinks #2.

2010-09-24T15:55:00.000+02:00

On drawing #2 we have a Thirsty Cat and his two plants.

Animals, Plants and some drinks #1.

2010-09-23T17:17:00.001+02:00

In the next eight days I will present you my new series called "Animals, Plants and some drinks". The title is pretty self explanatory, but you may wonder about the technique. They are done on a Smooth Surface 21 x 14.8 cm Drawing and Sketching paper using mostly sepia ink in addition to some watercolors and white acrylic ink. Hope you like them!

Ms. Fauna Guardian.

2010-09-22T18:00:00.005+02:00

Meet Jelena, the guardian of all living creatures. She spends a lot of time talking to the birds (cause they see many things while flying around and then they tell her about it). She loves you all.

Ms. Water Guardian.

2010-09-21T13:10:00.001+02:00

Her name is Izvorka (derived from: spring). She is protecting our planets source of life. She lives deep in the mountains, but sometimes you can also see her on the sea shores. She doesn't care to get her dress wet.

Mr. Nature Guardian.

2010-09-16T06:00:00.000+02:00

Bless him.
He is also a vegan and practices deep forrest meditation.

Ms. Moon Guardian!

2010-09-15T08:45:00.000+02:00

I got a new toy - watercolors.... Mmmm, I loving them!

Bear heard it's gonna rain over Europe.

2010-09-13T06:00:00.001+02:00

Sometimes I miss rain.

Cutie Bear wants to be your friend.

2010-09-12T12:59:00.000+02:00

What I was doing while I was moving.

More of the Rosh HaShana goodness.

2010-09-09T17:09:00.000+03:00

Rosh HaShana cards I made using stamp and sepia ink. Simplicity is beautiful.

Shana Tova - Happy New Jewish Year!

2010-09-09T16:53:00.000+03:00

To me, it makes sense that the new year is starting right now. The peak of the summer is over, the new work circle begun, I even moved to a new city. And to you?

MSK "Love Birds" wallpaper available for download on Smashing Magazine!

2010-09-02T10:56:00.001+03:00

Welcome to my September wallpaper calendar called "Love Birds". Download the right size, place it at your desktops and make your September full of love!

To get it go here and scroll down a bit to find it.

Enjoy!

Like from somewhere before.

2010-08-29T12:01:00.000+03:00

Big things sometimes grow from small pots on your dining room table.

Dried Flowers, Pomegranate and Two Cups of Coffee.

2010-08-28T06:00:00.002+03:00

Dried Flowers and a Pomegranate.

2010-08-26T11:56:00.000+03:00

Seems like the Summer's peak is over. Still very hot here in our kibbutz.

Mexico.

2010-08-18T06:00:00.003+03:00

I want to go to Mexico.

There will be a Frida Kahlo exhibition at Kunstforum, Wien. Go and tell me how it was. Hope I will get to go as well.

Have a great end of Summer.

Vigorous is something to be.

2010-08-17T06:00:00.001+03:00

vig·or·ous/ˈvig(ə)rəs/Adjective

1. (of a person) Strong, healthy, and full of energy.

2. Characterized by or involving physical strength, effort, or energy: "vigorous aerobic exercise"

Tulipan.

2010-08-15T15:56:00.000+03:00

It's a kind of tulip.

Flower that just wants to hug you.

2010-08-06T18:28:00.001+03:00

Here's another flower, for all you weird flower lovers such as myself.

Lace Flower.

2010-08-04T10:17:00.000+03:00

Preciseness in a mind exercise.

Make your office nice.

2010-08-03T06:00:00.001+03:00

Did you realize you spend more awaken hours at the office then at home? Make it nice.

Summer treats!

2010-08-01T16:16:00.001+03:00

Because I haven't been around for some time (brother visiting from Croatia) I offer you a summer treat - Tities and Pussy - just for you on Draw Everything!

Enjoy these hot summer days, winter will be here anytime!

Morning rituals rock.

2010-07-13T22:58:00.001+03:00

I love a huge cup of coffee and a beautiful glass of nana tea early in the morning. They both need to be kind of cold. And I like them in a transparent glass, so that I can, hm - see inside. Yeah, ... small sine-qua-non pleasures.

Pretty Flower.

2010-07-12T12:07:00.000+03:00

I want to undertake a huge flower drawing study.

Yes is more.

2010-07-09T13:41:00.000+03:00

Last month I attended a great lecture by a Danish architect Bjarke Ingels. He wrote a book Yes Is More: An Archicomic on Architectural Evolution. He believes in evolution - rather than revolution - the idea that things gradually evolve by adapting and improvising to the changes of the world. By saying "Yes" to our client's demands we actually evolve and gain our ability to survive and progress in the professional field.

Bjarke's talk on TED.

Tea Time.

2010-07-07T06:00:00.007+03:00

Recently, I've been hanging around a lot with my very inspiring Hebrew teacher. He is a real British gentleman.

The mother of the world.

2010-07-05T06:00:00.000+03:00

Goes with this Smog: The mother of the World.

What happened?

2010-07-01T06:00:00.000+03:00

The paper can suffer just so much I guess.

Protection.

2010-06-29T06:00:00.000+03:00

This came to us from the year 2007.

Shadow.

2010-06-27T06:00:00.000+03:00

I saw it.

Army general.

2010-06-25T06:00:00.000+03:00

Just an impression.

She is also daydreaming.

2010-06-23T06:00:00.001+03:00

Marker adds surface.

Day-line-ing.

2010-06-22T11:58:00.000+03:00

Lines sometimes flow so smoothly like the daydreams when you close your eyes.

Subday dreaming.

2010-06-15T11:13:00.000+03:00

NYC subway 2005.

Beautiful blind girl.

2010-06-04T06:00:00.001+03:00

Enjoy your senses, all of them!

Back at the beginning.

2010-06-02T18:43:00.001+03:00

Cognition and fun!

Godi #3 or The wonders of Ink.

2010-05-30T21:50:00.000+03:00

The Ink tells me that there is something oppressing you. The Ink doesn't lie.
Let it go.

Godi #2.

2010-05-29T06:33:00.002+03:00

Non-resentment is your most powerful weapon.

Forgive and be free! Can you do it?

Godi #1.

2010-05-28T18:18:00.001+03:00

Facial transfigurations are powerfully influenced by emotions.

A Girl with Rabbits.

2010-05-23T08:00:00.003+03:00

Don't know where they came from so it must be subconsciousness.

Back in 2006.

2010-05-20T08:00:00.001+03:00

My first people vectors. A little bit stiff and baloony - however not bad.
Flying back to Crolandia today.. See ya home!

Little Cowina got lost among the trees.

2010-05-17T15:53:00.000+03:00

How will she find her home?

Season change, roots stay.

2010-05-14T16:04:00.001+03:00

Loving to observe trees.

Draw Everything has been re-published!

2010-05-10T12:44:00.000+03:00

Lovely Miss Kasia published a post about Draw Everything! Thank you Kasia!
Take a look at Kasia's blog at http://kasiabishop.blogspot.com/

Tempera Cat.

2010-05-10T01:12:00.000+03:00

Tempera cat. I missed the brush.

Hello, I am back!

2010-05-07T13:36:00.004+03:00

After preparing for the exhibition, I am back to drawing. Full of impression and good spirit, I decided to forget about the markers for some time and go "back" to the brush. Have to say I was stranded for a long time in "definite color" department, and this excursion to tempera (acrylic) seems like free flying in the wonderful color universe.

Enjoy!

Pozivnica za Izložbu / Invitation to Exhibition

2010-04-29T14:34:00.000+03:00

Dragi prijatelji!

Drago mi je pozvati vas na otvorenje moje prve "izraelske" izložbe – “Draw Everything”. Otvorenje će se održati u Bijeloj Galeriji Kibuca Hatzor, u petak 30. travnja 2010 u 20:30 sati.

Pretpostavljajući da većina vas koja ovo čita na hrvatskom vjerojatno neće biti u mogućnosti doći, izložba će biti otvorena i virtualno. U isto vrijeme ali na drugom mjestu – http://draweverything-exhibition.blogspot.com/

Nadam se da će te svojom prisutnošću uveličati i ovaj događaj, zabaviti se, te ostaviti koji komentar.

Veliki pozdrav iz Izraela,

-- Martina

U stvarnom svijetu izložba će biti otvorena dva tjedna. U virtualnom izložba će trajati ... neograničeno.

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Dear Friends!

It is my pleasure to invite you to the opening of my first "Israeli" exhibition – “Draw Everything”. The opening will be held at Kibbutz Hatzor's White Gallery, on Friday April 30th 2010 at 20:30.

If you are unable to attend, exhibition will be opened virtually as well. Same time, different place – at http://draweverything-exhibition.blogspot.com/

Hoping you will attend this event, have fun and maybe even leave a comment.

Greetings from Israel,

-- Martina

The real world exhibition will be open for 2 weeks. The virtual exhibition will be there ... forever.

C'mon c'mon hug me now baby.

2010-04-25T22:09:00.000+03:00

Don't know if she's sad because she's in outline or because she's just like that.

Lady with a bun.

2010-04-23T22:04:00.001+03:00

Bun meaning that thing she did with her hair.

With the Sun in her cheeks.

2010-04-22T23:43:00.000+03:00

Alone like a glass on a bar.

2010-04-21T22:00:00.001+03:00

Give me another one, Jack!

No Internet lately.

2010-04-20T22:00:00.000+03:00

Laptop is sad.

Little outline person is pissed?

2010-04-17T23:34:00.001+03:00

Yeah. It seems like the little outline person is pissed indeed.

Do You Recognize Yourself.

2010-04-15T23:26:00.000+03:00

It's a flying bike!

2010-04-13T08:00:00.000+03:00

Ride away!

Found 'em!

2010-04-11T11:25:00.000+03:00

Ha!

Goddess #3

2010-04-09T10:24:00.000+03:00

Gee, she's confused.

Accept your self here | now.

2010-04-08T10:23:00.000+03:00

I'm trrrrrrrrying!

Goddes #2.

2010-04-07T10:11:00.000+03:00

Boginja broj 2.

Giraffes, 2 in 1.

2010-04-06T10:39:00.000+03:00

Hm.. I guess so.

A Recipe.

2010-04-02T15:54:00.000+03:00

Fly high, think deep, work fast, give 120% + enjoy!

Maybe a Goddess.

2010-03-17T10:49:00.000+02:00

The thought of Today.

2010-03-15T15:14:00.000+02:00

Do all the great things you can. Yeah, why not. and Yeah, you must!