by Simone Elum | Jun 22, 2021 | All Posts, Process
Behind the Scenes in my New Studio Space 🙂 I know it’s been quiet over here, but guess what? I moved so I’ve been unpacking and setting up my new studio space! I’ve barely had time to make art in the last 6 weeks (that’s why I’m also...
by Simone Elum | May 19, 2021 | All Posts, Inspiration
If you’ve been following me for a while, you’ve noticed that I love using blue 💙! I’m not sure how I stumbled upon the specific shade of blue that I use but I remember not liking the blue ink that came in the bottle and wanted to alter it a little....
by Simone Elum | Apr 26, 2021 | All Posts, Inspiration
A TRIBUTE TO CORINNE BAILEY RAE : The first time I heard Corinne Bailey Rae was in 2006 late one night watching VH1. It was the music video for ‘Put your records on’. I remember wanting to infuse the feeling of hope and self-acceptance into my Senior Collection but...
by Simone Elum | Feb 14, 2021 | All Posts, Inspiration
IS ANYONE ELSE A “MULTIPLE BOOK READER” ? It seems I can’t read one book at a time.. Sometimes I’ll read three books at the same time. I have this habit of downloading a bunch of book previews on kindle and reading them all to see which book to...
by Simone Elum | Oct 19, 2020 | All Posts, Inspiration
PORTRAITS OF FAVORITE FEMALE SINGERS : A 15 DAY DRAWING CHALLENGE Since January and during quarantine, I had no inspiration. I didn’t want to draw faces (A friend told me I reminded her of the main character in “To the Lighthouse” by Virgina Woolfe) and I just felt...
