Comments for anika mari

Comment on Full Bodied by Anika

Anika — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:33:02 +0000

thanks so much! i like the colors a lot too, and “rich” is the perfect word for them.

Comment on Full Bodied by blue china studio

blue china studio — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:58:20 +0000

This is beautiful. I like the geometric shapes as well. The shape right in the center really pulls you in. And the colors are rich and gorgeous.

Comment on Pods, Polished by Enlarging a Drawing - anika mari

Enlarging a Drawing - anika mari — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:39:17 +0000

[...] This is going to be the final post in what turned out to be a little series about the drawings I recently framed for my friend, Anita. In the process of preparing and framing the works for her new apartment, I had quite a few insights about my work. I discovered that some doodles I overlook completely can be the bees knees in someone else’s eyes. I also realized that if a sketch ain’t broke, there’s no need to fix it. However, sometimes the plan I have in mind for a drawing, might be just the ticket. [...]

Comment on watercolor by Anika

Anika — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 04:02:39 +0000

Francesca–I must admit that I’m curious about which of my drawing makes you smile! I will definitely let you know when I have a way to sell my stuff online. I think the beach is just so great that it demands most of my attention. the nice thing is that it’s so inspiring that i go home filled with good ideas!

Maria–I hope you’ll try out watercolor soon. i’d love to see what you come up with.

Comment on watercolor by Maria Apostolou

Maria Apostolou — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 05:37:26 +0000

Thanks Anika, what you said about watercolors sounds very encouraging to me!
I’m very excited to be having a print of your work soon!

Comment on watercolor by Francesca

Francesca — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 05:28:41 +0000

So glad I stopped to read the comments Anika! Would you please let me know too when you set up something online? There’s one of your drawings (well, several, but one in particular) I’m very interested in, and that often pops up from nowhere in my thoughts and makes me smile!
Anyway, I was going to comment on how I never manage to be too productive when I’m at the beach either:)

Comment on watercolor by Anika

Anika — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 01:24:32 +0000

thank you so much maria! i’m glad you like my urchins painting.

i highly recommend trying out watercolors. i think “experiment” is the key when working with them. i never took a class or sought out instruction from a book, but instead just dove right in. eventually i figured out what works and what doesn’t, and am now honing my skill. it’s a lot of fun!

i do indeed sell my prints. so far i’ve only sold them locally, and mostly person to person, but i’ve been wanting to set up something online, so i’ll drop you an email with some information. thanks for asking.

Comment on watercolor by Maria Apostolou

Maria Apostolou — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 17:23:56 +0000

I’ve told you before how much I loved these paintings, especially the urchins! But I had only seen the photos on flickr. I enjoyed reading this post and found it very helpful and inspiring. I want to experiment with watercolors just for the fun of it. Their transparency is definitely what makes it so appealing to me.
Btw, do you sell prints of your work? I’m only asking because I would love to have the urchins and stare at them all day

Comment on drizzle by Anika

Anika — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:24:52 +0000

thanks belinda. we did finally get some rain which helped cool things off a bit, and i bet it made the plants very happy. i guess my drawing worked!

Comment on drizzle by belinda/gretchenmist

belinda/gretchenmist — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:32:22 +0000

very relaxing and beautiful. hope you get some rain soon