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Detail of an older work: Lucy Liu with wildflowers 🖤
I loved her performance in Elementary as Joan Watson; her character was a wonderful blend of intelligence, wit, kindness, and perseverance.
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In a year of physical distancing, the City of Alexandria created the Artful Gift Guide to help sustain the local creative economy. Today's featured artist is Abbi Schellhase (@starwonderart) of Silver Spring, MD. ⁣ ⁣ Inspired by her love of Art Nouveau, fairy books, and her cottage garden, Abbi makes art for the gentle in a ruthless world. She is currently creating a series of art called Obscure Powers, which exists to honor those of a quieter nature. ⁣ ⁣ The guide spotlights 20 local artists and makers from across the tri-state area who make unique, original, and one-of-a-kind holiday gifts. Visit alexandriava.gov/Arts to browse and shop online for a curated selection of jewelry, wearables, home goods, prints, and original works of art at every price point. Find it live through January 9, 2021.⁣ ⁣ Artists were selected by a panel of local arts professionals after applying in a free national call for applications. The City of Alexandria does not take any proceeds from art sales. https://instagr.am/p/CIa2V7sHiGL/

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The first mermaid I've ever drawn or painted! Watercolor on tiny 2.5 x 3.5 recycled cardboard Find more in my store at etsy.com/shop/StarwonderArt [star-wonder.tumblr.com]

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Hello friends, I'm not doing #inktober this year, but here's a tiny watercolor painting of black roses. I visited a rose garden earlier this week and was amazed that there are still flowers blooming there! Somehow I was not expecting them to go so late into the season. Currently, I have three new paintings in progress for my Obscure Powers series. The next one I'm planning to show is Solitude; can you guess what the other two are? Perhaps you will even give me ideas beyond the ones I have planned! I find I am very happy with multiple pieces to work on at once. I can switch between them whenever I feel inspired! My body may be tired, but my mind is invigorated by my work. It really makes a difference when you believe in the work you are doing. Thank you for being so encouraging and wonderful. I hope you have a restful Sunday evening. 🌙 #tinywatercolors #cotmanwatercolors #winsorandnewton #winsornewton #notinktober #relaxart #starwonderart #abbischellhaseart #abbischellhase #rosesnoires #floralpaintings #blackrosetattoo #blackflowers https://www.instagram.com/p/B3Seb05jZJv/?igshid=1lo197eg6gayk

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🗡️🌿 just a little sketch a cereal box becomes low-cost toned paper. . {haiku for a sword with laurels drawn with pencil and white charcoal} . . . #swordtattoo #starwonderart #swords #laurelwreath #laureltattoo #whitecharcoal #whitecharcoalpencil #recycledmaterialsart #monochromaticart #romanart https://www.instagram.com/p/B4Xh3JsDBTv/?igshid=1hymxgpynwm0g

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Dear friends, There are many poetic things I could say about finding beauty in the mundane, and redemption in the midst of hardship, but the truth is that sometimes hard things are just hard. You are not required to “look on the bright side” at all times. The bright side will find you eventually, but it will find you in expectation; not in a whirlwind of noise, pretending everything is okay. Light is coming. Let’s expect it. Cheer and hope,
A #griefrecovery #griefawareness
#griefquotes #victorianmourning #mourningdress #atimetomourn #feelyourfeelings #makespace #holdspace #lightiscomingback #wintersolstice #shortestday #mourningdove #mourn #lamentations #griefart #lookingforlight #starwonderart #abbischellhaseart #artnouveauillustration #lostartoflament #vintagestyledecor #fairytaleillustration #oldbookart
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I promise more art is coming! While I'm resting my strained drawing hand, my mind has been busy planning new art, in addition to a spring flower garden. I can't wait to share them with you! I took this photo in the chapel of a 13th-century knight's home in Kent. Called a piscina, this 14th-century wall nook was intended for washing communion vessels. 🖤 #artistandgardener #gothicarch #medievalmanor #iloveoldbuildings #medievalarchitecture #medievalchurch #medievalknight #oldstonehouse #13thcenturyarchitecture #mynewhouse🏡 #starwonderart #mymedievallife https://www.instagram.com/p/B7jXTTbDGZB/?igshid=pif9pvunksc1

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//repost to clean up image quality//🌿🌱🌿 Solitude is the thing the lonely children know, at first as an unwelcome companion, but later as a benevolent strength. Solitude takes us by the hand, shows us secret places, brings us to a broad space wherein we can breathe and create. New worlds form as we begin to better understand our own by being at last truly part of it. From long hours resting in the arms of nature, owing nothing to anyone, and being given endless inspiration and joy with nothing asked in return besides our enjoyment: we begin to understand the essence of true, unconditional love. 🌱 Through solitude we discover that we are never truly alone, if we are looking closely! 🌿 Today is international #selfportraitday ! I don’t have any actual self portrait to post, but today’s painting is loosely based on me. We’re our own cheapest and best models! Click the link in my profile and join my mailing list if you want to be notified when new pieces come available! 💚🙏🏻 . . . #abbischellhase #starwonderart #naturelover🍃 #naturalartistry #publishersbinding #vintagebookcover #vintagebookcovers #greenart #beautifulbizarre #buttercups #indianafields #midwestart #oldfashionedart #obscurepowers #thepowerofsolitude #beautifulclouds☁️ #walkoutside #artnouveauart #artnouveau #artnouveaubooks #ranunculaceae #green #whiteflowers #earthlovers https://www.instagram.com/p/B4VdVZfjEo3/?igshid=po4m4lzf3kn4

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Down by the salley gardens my love and I did meet; She passed the salley gardens with little snow-white feet. She bid me take love easy, as the leaves grow on the tree; But I, being young and foolish, with her would not agree. In a field by the river my love and I did stand, And on my leaning shoulder she laid her snow-white hand. She bid me take life easy, as the grass grows on the weirs; But I was young and foolish, and now am full of tears. 🤍✨ . - William Butler Yeats . . . #williambutleryeats #preraphaelites #preraphaeliteart #pencildrawings #recycledmaterialsart #abbischellhaseart #starwonderart #imaginativeart #romanticart #romanticnoir #gatheringflowers #windyday #downbythesalleygardens #beautifulsketch #monochromaticart https://www.instagram.com/p/B4KxwBYjkCc/?igshid=1eapcx9br9dsq

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We're in the final hours of my shop being open! I'm closing tomorrow at noon (EST) so I can take some much-needed rest and time with family. See my bio for the link! Some things to know: 1. Save $5 by signing up for my mailing list. 2. My shop will reopen sometime in 2020 but I'm not sure when. 3. I can ship internationally even though it's not listed in my shop. Send me a message with your country and I'll let you know the shipping rate. 4. I need your help! I recently hit 500 followers and I'm planning some fun things to celebrate. Would you rather get: A) a chance to win a free print? Or B) a free coloring page (everyone gets one)? Please let me know below! ✍️ Photo is of a just-for-fun drawing I'm working on :) #abbischellhaseart #starwonderart #fawn #deerofinstagram #deerart #pencilsketchings #wildlifedrawing #etsyartist #graphitedrawing #magicalplaces #fairyaesthetic #ilovedeer #animalbabies #artforthegentle #artsale #gentlesouls #babydeer #enchantedforest https://www.instagram.com/p/B50fCK6AtWZ/?igshid=38h9bcxsn1vs

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Detail of a drawing from earlier this year. I love graphite on toned paper! If you use toned paper, what's your favorite brand? I'm not thrilled with all the visible fibers in the Strathmore ones. . #graphitedrawing #ilovedrawinghands #handsdrawing #springlook #flowerpetals #isitspringyet #traditionaldrawing #oldfashionedart #alwayswinterneverchristmas #springiscoming🌸 #pencildrawings #starwonderart #abbischellhaseart https://www.instagram.com/p/B5S9ntsD7jW/?igshid=mzc0krwxz9zj

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Dear friends, Prepare for a wall of text! 🙃 For the past several months, I've been creating a new art series: a visual tribute to obscure powers often overlooked by a culture that rewards the loud and the ruthless. Among these obscure powers are Solitude, Nurture, Mourning, Observation, and Harmony. Initially, I didn't plan to finish Mourning first, but I think its release is timely. There are difficult things happening in the lives of virtually everyone I know. I am often weighed down by the sadness of the world, of death, of corruption. Yet I am slowly learning that the only way forward is through. I must mourn; I must give space and honor to mourning, and not push it aside. Mourning has the power to cleanse and bring transformation. In this illustration, Mara mourns alone; her solitude is part of her grief. But not too far behind her, a mourning dove is there with a call that gives her a bit of hope. The mourning dove was common where I grew up in the Midwest, and has remained one of my favorite birds. This seemed an appropriate place to include one. ✨ Thank you for reading this far! It makes me glad to know that the work I'm creating means something to others. I know it won't be for everyone, and that's all right. I'm deciding to focus my energy on what matters most to me. <3 Abbi . . . #starwonderart #abbischellhase #obscurepowers #fantasyillustration #pastelgothart #artnouveaulovers #artnouveaudesign #artnouveaustyle #publishersbinding #publishersbindings #artdecoratif #emotive_arts #fairytaleart #ethereal_moods #ethereal #femaleillustrators #romanticart #decorativeart #vintagebookcover #inspirationalart #illustratorsofig #beautifulbizarre #artofsofa #gentlenessisstrength #procreatedrawing #procreateartist #ipadprocreate #smallbusinesslove https://www.instagram.com/p/B1l6IzGDRTM/?igshid=53yi98gc2kw8

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Hi friends, I hope you are having a beautiful weekend! Just a quick note to say that there are 5 of these limited edition "resilient" prints left, so if you've been thinking about getting one, now is your chance. Only 10 pearlescent prints will ever be made. ✨🖤✨🖤✨ Link in bio. Okay, that's all for now. Let me know in the comments what your two favorite colors are; I'm gathering ideas for a giveaway soon. :) Love, Abbi #artnouveaulovers #abbischellhase #starwonderart #oldfashionedgirl #monochromaticart #cameosilhouette #weddinghairstyles #resilient #wildroses #gentleartstrongwoman #gentlenessisstrength #pencilportrait #classicalportrait #idrawgirls #womendrawingwomen #braidedupdo #illustrationartist #thehighlysensitiveartist https://www.instagram.com/p/B2cOqMdjWM-/?igshid=pi9m6we9v6mc

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"What's not in the world that should be in the world? What's the thing that only I can contribute? If I can't get this idea out of my head and onto paper, it dies with me" - things I heard Lin-Manuel Miranda say. . You have meaningful things to contribute. Unique experiences and perspectives and gifts that others will wrap around themselves like a warm blanket on a snowy day. ❄️ Don't let negative self talk hold you back. . This is a little 2" sketch I did on the cardboard from a cereal box! It turned out so well; I love it and I want that cape! ✍️🕊️ . . . #starwonderart #abbischellhase #linmanuelmiranda #birdcape #birdfriends #birddrawing #whitecharcoaltonedpaper #generalswhitecharcoal #whitecharcoal #monochromeart #wipdrawing #birdsketch #songbirds #artistinspiration #recycledmaterialsart #tonedpaper #posterart #pencildrawings #idrawpeople #idrawbirds #risingofthelark #birddesign https://www.instagram.com/p/B45FafDjwO1/?igshid=7974z1s55aiz

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🌱 I’ve never liked “sneak peek” as a phrase, so what should I call this? It’s like a little piece of my soul. 🌿 I’m completely nervous and yet completely confident to show you what I’ve been dreaming up. 🌙☁️💫 This painting is Part One of a series for the gentle. I mean it as a balm for those who feel too soft, who wonder sometimes if there is anything good for them in this world. To the meek, the wounded, the persevering, the compassionate: You are needed, and you contribute so much more than you know. Your powers are obscure, subversive, and real. 🍀🦌 . Thank you for reading this far. If you’d like to make sure you never miss an update on this series, follow the hashtag #abbischellhase .This will help me beat the algorithms, so thank you! 💙✨ . #abbischellhaseart #starwonderart #romantic_noir #pastelgothic #highlysensitiveperson #pastelgothart #delicatedetails #peacefulartwork #artdecoart #vintagebookcover #artnouveaudesign #gothicartist #romanticgoth #gentlenessispowerful #fantasyartist #gothicbeauty #infjartist #romanticgoth #fantasyillustration #symbolicart #romantic_darkness #etheral_moods #ethereal_moods https://www.instagram.com/p/B1RmEF2jBP8/?igshid=ty5f8xspobkc

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Oddly, although color is THE first thing I notice in a piece of art, it's surprisingly difficult to harness what I feel about color and put it into my own paintings. What is your opinion of this color palette? 🎨✨ Keep a look out for my newest piece this weekend! 🍯💛 . . . #wip #workinprogress #abbischellhase #abbischellhaseart #starwonderart #honeyart #savethebees🐝 #harvestgold #shinyart #artdecoratif #woodcut #artnouveauillustration #natureartists #liquidgold https://www.instagram.com/p/B2m4zE-DKOc/?igshid=19j3f45w1xwll