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atiano22.bsky.social @atiano22.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

New sketchbook so started it off by sketching my current go-to art supplies. #art #sketching #sketchbook #urbansketching #usk #watercolor

Watercolor painting of art supplies depicting a 12 color palette and two erasers on the left hand side as well as a mechanical pencil, two pens, two paintbrushes, one watercolor marker and one white highlighter pen.

Close up of the mechanical pencil, two pen, two paint brushes, watercolor marker and white highlighter depicted in watercolor

Close up of the two erasers and 12 color palette painted in watercolor

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atiano22.bsky.social @atiano22.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Finally getting back to sketching my Peru trip. This is a door I spotted in Lima's historic center. #art #sketching #sketchbook #usk #Lima #watercolor

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atiano22.bsky.social @atiano22.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

Another page in my Peru travel sketchbook from my first day in Lima. #art #watercolor #lineandwash #Peru #urbansketching #sketchbook

A two page spread depicting a stone building on the left and a lamp post on the right. The yellow grey stone building shows some intricate stonework surrounding the large front door and large floor to ceiling Peruvian flags drape to the left and right of the front door. On the right, the grey lamp post has three lamps connected with some intricate metal work at the top and on a few parts of the central column. Two plant hangers hang from the left and right lamps.

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atiano22.bsky.social @atiano22.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

I didn't have the time or energy to sketch on my trip to Peru, but I'm starting to sketch my travels. Kicked this sketchbook off with the dates (inspired by Danny Hawk's method). #sketchbook #watercolor #sketching #art

Watercolor painting of a desk calendar showing two dates of October 31 and November 8 with an arrow between the two. The calendars have the months in white on a red background and the day in black on a white background. The calendars are surrounded by multicolored paint splatter.

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atiano22.bsky.social @atiano22.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

I've made a lot of progress since the last time I posted this project. Working my way through the orange colors right now. Pattern purchased from CutePatternsByMaria on Etsy. #crossstitch #wip #LOTR #hobbits

A work in progress cross stitch project of a depiction of Bag End from Lord of the Rings.

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atiano22.bsky.social @atiano22.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

A work in progress: the linework on a sketch of the Salem Custom House. Watercolor to follow! #art #sketching #sketchbook #salem

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atiano22.bsky.social @atiano22.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

It's been awhile. Going back through my pictures from my Spain trip last summer. Here's a sketch of a gilded lamp post outside of the Palacio Real of Madrid. Worth getting some gold watercolor paint! #sketchbook #sketching #lineandwash #watercolor #urbansketching #usk #Madrid

A black lamppost with gold decorations in front of a bridge like structure with archways and part of the palace building in the background

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atiano22.bsky.social @atiano22.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

My coral knots and bullion knots need work, but I've enjoyed this. Looking forward to the next project! #embroidery #learnsomethingnew #handmade

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atiano22.bsky.social @atiano22.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

Short weekend trip means a lot of cross stitching in the car. This is my third ongoing cross stitch project. Nearly there, just a border and some clouds. This is part of The Posy Collection, picked up in The Gateway Arch gift store. #crossstitch #stlouis #gatewayarch

Cross stitch project of the St Louis skyline featuring The Gateway Arch.

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atiano22.bsky.social @atiano22.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Learning something new tonight! I've had this dropcloth sampler for awhile and decided to finally give it a go. Enjoying it so far! #Embroidery #wip #handmade #alwayslearning

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atiano22.bsky.social @atiano22.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

Line and wash sketch of my vegetable garden before the cold weather comes. #art #watercolor #sketching #urbansketching #usk #sketchbook

Watercolor painting of a vegetable garden. The garden has a rustic wooden fence which is lined with orange and yellow marigolds and dark brown mulch. The foreground depicts two raised beds, the leftmost with edible flowers, herbs, and lettuce and the right bed with tomato plants with some unriped and nearly ripe tomatoes. The background is composed of various squash plants with their large leaves taking up most of the space, with some marigolds visible in between. A small trellis sits in the mid ground next to two plants covered in a white mesh fabric.

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atiano22.bsky.social @atiano22.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Today I enjoyed the lovely weather and made a sketch of my front porch. Lots of challenging shadows, but pleased with the end result! #art #sketching #urbansketching #usk #watercolor #sketchbook

Watercolor painting depicting an egg shaped outdoor chair surrounded by plants, lanterns, a side table, and a blue dog bed. Multiple shadows from the windows, plants and chairs cover most of the scene.

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atiano22.bsky.social @atiano22.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Finished the third door in Sketching Scottie's door tutorial. I love how this one came out! Feeling ready to sketch any doors I may encounter in my travels! #sketching #watercolor #urbansketching #art #sketchbook

Watercolor painting of an ornate turquoise blue door. The door is narrow and tall and surrounded by light blue tiles on either side. Above the door and within the door there are florals, swirls, and geometric designs.

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atiano22.bsky.social @atiano22.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

A scene from my walk on the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail today. Different than my usual work, but just wanted to practice being quick with sketching and just had fun with the watercolor. #art #sketching #sketchbook #urbansketching #usk #watercolor

Watercolor painting of a wooded area with a paved trail. Some blue sky peeks between the green leaves. In the foreground to the right of the trail is a mile marker for mile 9.75.

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atiano22.bsky.social @atiano22.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

A quick little sketch of this shed with graffiti I see every day at the train station. A quick pencil sketch on the platform and tried out watercolor pencils for the color. #art #sketching #urbansketching #sketchbook #usk

Sketch of a small light grey colored metal shed. The shed features a yellow wording on a brown background with some yellow doodles. The graffiti reads take the train.

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atiano22.bsky.social @atiano22.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Finished the second door in the recent tutorial by Sketching Scottie. This is a very well photographed door in Notting Hill (which somehow I missed when I was there last year). I love how it turned out. One door to go! #art #sketching #watercolor #urbansketching

Watercolor painting of a bright pink door. The door features a central mail slot and six rectangular panels. On either side of the door there are two gold lanterns towards the top and two tall stone planter boxes containing purple and pink flowers. The stoop features a checkered white and pink tile. Atop the door sits a sign reading Farm Cottage and the door is capped with a dark roof like feature that comes to a point.

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atiano22.bsky.social @atiano22.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

My attempt at one-third of a recent tutorial by Sketching Scottie on Patreon. Using a watercolor block so the other two doors will follow. #art #sketching #watercolor #urbansketching

Image of a watercolor painting of a white wood paneled door of a cottage. The door is framed by yellow-hued stone and pink roses on the top and left side. A small potted plant sits on the right side of the stoop next to a door mat.

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atiano22.bsky.social @atiano22.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

It's been almost 2 months since I sketched anything... It's been a busy summer. Getting back into it with a cute little waterfront house (I believe it's in Greenspond, Newfoundland). #art #sketching #watercolor #urbansketching

Watercolor painting of a house on the shore. The house is yellow with a blue door and blue windowsill flower pots under each window. A grassy area is in front of the house with a large flower bush and three tree stumps along side a paved footpath. Above the horizon line fluffy white clouds can be seen in the blue sky.

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atiano22.bsky.social @atiano22.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

It's been a busy few weeks. Finally had time to do some crafting and continued working on this cross stitch kit I picked up last summer at the Real Alcázar in Sevilla Spain. #crossstitch #embroidery #crafting #azulejos

Photo showing a cross stitch kit and the progress compared to the kit. The kit is one of the colorful mudejar style tiles of the Real Alcázar in Sevilla.

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atiano22.bsky.social @atiano22.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Just playing around with some food sketching and testing a different sketchbook. #art #sketching #watercolor #coffee

Watercolor painting of a croissant next to a blue stoneware mug and saucer filled with coffee. A teaspoon rests on the saucer creating reflections on the mug.

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atiano22.bsky.social @atiano22.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

Paris Evening Lights tutorial by Sketching Scottie on Patreon. Fun seeing this come together over the different layers of watercolor. #art #watercolor #sketching #paris #cafe

Watercolor painting depicting a Parisian building in the evening. The four story building is covered with bright yellow and orange windows all the way down to the bustling cafe covered with red awnings and sparking white lights.

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atiano22.bsky.social @atiano22.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

The result of my attempt at the latest Sketching Scottie tutorial. This was such fun! Love how these sea creatures turned out! #art #watercolor #seacreatures #sketching

Watercolor painting of a Loggerhead sea turtle, a Nautilus Belauenis, a Jelly fish and a crab.

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atiano22.bsky.social @atiano22.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

I finished adding another green to this hobbit hole stitch today. I'm loving how the door is starting to stand out. #crossstitch #lotr

Progress of a partially stitched embroidery project depicting a hobbit hole in shades of green, orange and brown, with lots of empty white space.

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atiano22.bsky.social @atiano22.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Yesterday I tried one sketch in a sketching people tutorial by Sketching Scottie on Patreon. I used my Posca pen a bit to fit some mistakes, but I'm happy with how it turned out so far. Watercolor to follow. #sketching #art

A pen sketch of an older man sitting on a stool next to a shopping cart full of books. There is a cat sitting behind the man on the edge of the shopping cart. The man is wearing an oversized jacket and a tie and has a soft briefcase resting on one knee.

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atiano22.bsky.social @atiano22.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

Finished up the orange color today. Going to switch to another green color next! Pattern is by Maria Brovko (CutePatternsbyMaria on Etsy). #crossstitch #hobbits #art #lotrs

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atiano22.bsky.social @atiano22.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

Tower bridge sketch following a tutorial by Sketching Scottie on Patreon. Love the end result. Brings me back to my London trip last April! #art #urbansketching #watercolor #sketching #towerbridge #london

Watercolor sketch of the tower bridge in London

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atiano22.bsky.social @atiano22.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Made some good progress on the orange color tonight on my hobbit hole. #crossstitch #lotr #hobbithole

Cross stitch of a hobbit hole in progress in colors of brown, green, and orange.

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atiano22.bsky.social @atiano22.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Finished adding watercolor to my NYC water tower sketch. Love how it turned out! #art #artwork #watercolor #sketching #urbansketching #newyorkcity

Watercolor painting of some New York City roofs showcasing multiple rooftop water towers.

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atiano22.bsky.social @atiano22.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Latest obsession: NYC water towers! Kind of a complex scene but I love how the sketch turned out. Watercolor to follow. #urbansketching #sketching #ink #watertowers #newyorkcity #art

An ink sketch of part of the New York City building tops, highlighting the many water towers on their roofs.

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atiano22.bsky.social @atiano22.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Something different today. I haven't stitched in a while. This is the largest piece I've ever attempted. I still have a long way to go, but it's fun to see this hobbit hole emerge through progress pictures. #crossstitch #crossstitching

Image of a cross stitch of a hobbit hole in progress in shades of green, orange, and brown.

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atiano22.bsky.social @atiano22.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Tiny Painting 32 is done! Almost didn't paint today, but very glad I did. Love how this one turned out! #art #watercolor #tinypaintings

Watercolor painting of a birds nest, painted in swirls of browns, red browns and some areas of green. In the bottom of the best are three light blue eggs with small brown speckles.

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atiano22.bsky.social @atiano22.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

Forever catching up... Here's 31 in the 2025 Tiny Painting Challenge by Kristin Van Leuven! On to the next! #art #watercolor #tinypaintings #birdseyeview

Watercolor painting of a birds eye view of farmlands and fields. The land is painted in various shades of green, yellow and brown. Trees like the edges of the farmland areas.

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atiano22.bsky.social @atiano22.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Tiny Painting 30 is done! Great 1 point perspective practice with something other than a building. Now only 6 left to catch up! For anyone interested, this is a 2025 tiny painting challenge by Kristin Van Leuven (detailed tutorials on Patreon). #art #watercolor #tinypaintings

Watercolor painting of an ant's view of a forest looking up to the sky. The trees line the edges of the painting and all reach towards the center of the painting where much of the sky is visible. The trees are larger at the bottom and become narrower towards the center of the painting.

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atiano22.bsky.social @atiano22.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Tiny painting 29 is done! This was a little challenging but I love the end result! On to the next! #art #watercolor #tinypaintings

Watercolor painting of a caladium plant. Three stems come out of a blue planter and each stem has a heart shaped leaf at the top. The leaves have a pink center, green edges, and green veins stemming from the center of the leaf.

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atiano22.bsky.social @atiano22.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Still playing catch up on the tiny paintings. Here's 28! Pretty happy with it. Still 8 paintings behind but hoping to catch up some tomorrow! #art #watercolor #tinypaintings

Watercolor painting of a red and white striped lighthouse perched between some rocks on the right side and some sea spray on the left side.

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atiano22.bsky.social @atiano22.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Finally got around to adding color. Very pleased with how it came out! Happy to have sketched this before it's renovated or torn down. #art #watercolor #urbansketching #originalart #abandonedplaces

Watercolor painting of an abandoned mill next to a road. The mill is blocked off by fences and lots of vegetative growth surrounds the walls.

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atiano22.bsky.social @atiano22.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

Another day, another sketch. This time no tutorial. This is an ink sketch of an abandoned mill down the street from my house. The town is beginning work to try and address the contamination left by the previous owners, so it seemed fitting to capture it now. Paint to follow. #art #urbansketching

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atiano22.bsky.social @atiano22.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Finished my Dresden sketch with watercolor today. Very happy with how it came out and the looseness I was able to achieve (instead of perfection)! #art #watercolor #urbansketching

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atiano22.bsky.social @atiano22.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Longer than expected workday, so I didn't get to the watercolor step, but I at least got the pen sketch done. This is from a photo of Dresden following a tutorial by Sketching Scottie on Patreon. Hopefully adding color tomorrow! #art #watercolor #urbansketching

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atiano22.bsky.social @atiano22.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

27 is done! Slowly catching up! I went a bit pale with the background but still love how it turned out. #art #watercolor #tinypaintings

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atiano22.bsky.social @atiano22.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

Tiny painting 26 is done! Took a few times to get the paint consistency right for the salt to work, but pretty happy with how it turned out. #art #watercolor #tinypaintings

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atiano22.bsky.social @atiano22.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

I haven't had time to sketch or paint the past two days, so here's a throwback to number 2 in the 2025 Tiny Painting challenge. #art #watercolor #tinypaintings

Watercolor painting of the northern lights with trees silhouetted in the foreground.

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atiano22.bsky.social @atiano22.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Tiny Painting Number 25 is done! Had fun making up plants, although I did squeeze in my fiddle fig). As always I'm still behind (7 more to catch up). #art #watercolor #tinypaintings

Watercolor painting of a greenhouse full of some imaginary and real plants.

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atiano22.bsky.social @atiano22.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Something different today while waiting for some masking fluid to dry. Followed an urban object sketching tutorial by Sketching Scottie on Patreon. This was fun! #art #watercolor #urbansketching

Watercolor of a fishing boat. The boat has a green hull with yellow accents and the cabin is a blue color with yellow accents. The boat features a flag with a yellow star centered on a red background.

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atiano22.bsky.social @atiano22.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

24 is done! Enjoyed learning about complimentary colors in the process. This is part of the 2025 Tiny Painting Challenge by Kristin Van Leuven, for anyone interested in joining! #art #watercolor #tinypaintings

Watercolor of a pop art style piece of four strawberries painting in four quadrants using complimentary colors. From upper left clockwise, the colors used are red and green, yellow and purple, orange and blue, and green and pink.

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atiano22.bsky.social @atiano22.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

23 is done! Water reflections are tricky, but this was still fun. #art #watercolor #tinypaintings

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atiano22.bsky.social @atiano22.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Slowly catching up on the tiny painting challenge backlog. Here's 22! I really enjoyed this one and loved how it turned out! #art #watercolor #tinypaintings

Watercolor painting of a zoomed in area on a leaf with three water droplets

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atiano22.bsky.social @atiano22.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

I haven't painted in awhile. Catching up on my tiny painting challenge. Got wrapped up in mixing fun color hues and didn't leave much white space, but still fun! (Challenge is my Kristin Van Leuven on Patreon and YT for those interested) #art #watercolor #tinypainting

Watercolor painting of fern leaves with different color hues on each leaf

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atiano22.bsky.social @atiano22.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Finally got around to this lighthouse sunset tutorial by Sketching Scottie. Such fun! #art #urbansketching #watercolor #lighthouse

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