Hello Patrons,
I hope you don't mind the spam today π
! I wanted to share the next Doggust painting! I want to paint a chocolate lab today in the field! I'm having a lot of fun with these since I'm really enjoying playing around with the colours!
Let me know which dogs you'd like to see! I'm thinking of doing a Samoyed next or an Australian Shepherd!
Thanks so much for your support!
Love always,
Maxine
2022-08-03 01:15:29 +0000 UTC
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Hello Patrons,
I hope you don't mind the spam today π
! I wanted to share the next Doggust painting! I'm having a lot of fun with these since I'm really enjoying playing around with the colours!
I don't think I'll follow the prompt list but I might go back to it! I still don't know how many I'll do since I'll be busy with the shop next week but I'm hoping to do more!
Let me know which dogs you'd like to see! I'm thinking of doing a Samoyed next or an Australian...
2022-08-03 01:12:01 +0000 UTC
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Hi Patrons,
I decided to participate in Doggust for this week. I'm not sure how many I'll do, but I wanted to try something different and take a break from large illustrations. The first prompt is a Shetland sheepdog so I wanted to draw two since they're so cute! It's been a while since I freely painted something. I think I have been so focused on adding as many details in my painting that I forget how much fun it is to just paint a cute little scenery with furry friend...
2022-08-02 13:46:25 +0000 UTC
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Hi Patrons,
I decided to participate in Doggust for this week. I'm not sure how many I'll do, but I wanted to try something different and take a break from large illustrations. The first prompt is a Shetland sheepdog so I wanted to draw two since they're so cute! It's been a while since I freely painted something. I think I have been so focused on adding as many details in my painting that I forget how much fun it is to just paint a cute little scenery with furry ...
2022-08-02 13:44:54 +0000 UTC
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Hi Patrons! π€π€
I have some great news! I tested negative! ππ I was fortunate I had mild symptoms so that I could recover quickly! So, this means I can now open my shop!! π₯°π₯°
Iβve wanted to open my shop for a while now! So Iβm happy to return to it and prepare for my shop!
Thank you all so much for your patience and understanding!! Iβm still go...
2022-08-01 14:55:18 +0000 UTC
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Hi Patrons,
Here's the process for Starry Bonnet Shoppe. I really enjoyed painting this piece since it's been a while since I made a landscape painting. I was really inspired by the movie Emma and its colour palettes, so I decided to add my own spin to it! π
In my recent posts, I've been stuck with my ideas, so this was a nice break to do something inspired by a particular scene and paint a familiar theme of stars and moon. I always get caught up trying to find something new, s...
2022-07-30 17:03:32 +0000 UTC
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Hi Patrons,
How are you all doing this week? Thank you all for your well wishes! I am feeling much better these days but still taking it easy and staying in quarantine. The first day was horrible, and I was bedridden π€§
However, I have some mild symptoms, so I finished this painting yesterday and today! π I've always wanted to do a regency-inspired painting, so I wanted to create something inspired by the beautiful scene in 2022-07-30 01:19:12 +0000 UTC
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Hello Patrons,
I wanted to share some news about the shop update. Unfortunately, I tested positive for COVID-19. I feel mostly fine and felt a lot worse yesterday, but I don't want to risk handling prints and packaging next week until my results are negative, so I will have to postpone the shop update until August 7th or 14th. π’
I'm really sorry about this. I hope that's okay with you all! π
WIPs
I've been slowly chipping away at two pieces but h...
2022-07-26 17:32:51 +0000 UTC
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Hello Patrons π€
How are you today? Thank you for all the lovely suggestions in my last post. I think taking a break is what I definitely needed! So I promised myself not to do any work over the weekend and instead indulged myself in watching some movies I've been meaning to watch. βΊοΈ I also returned to my comfort movies and decided to watch Kiki's delivery service again. π₯°β¨
I wanted to take it easy for this piece, so I am taking inspiration from a scen...
2022-07-21 15:46:43 +0000 UTC
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Hello Patrons π€
How are you all today? Usually, on social media, I am always excited to share my work, but sometimes artists experience many doubts as well. I wanted to share a little about whatβs going through my painting process lately.
Iβve been doing some sketches and not feeling too happy with anything Iβve been doing. Maybe Iβve reached a point where I see flaws and mistakes in my paintings, so I want to keep correcting them. Iβm unsure if I should try pai...
2022-07-15 14:11:09 +0000 UTC
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Hello Patrons!
Hereβs my latest painting: βNap Time.β I originally painted this piece sometime last year and decided to go back to it. Itβs been a while since I painted a piece with only animals so it was a lot of fun looking at references for sleeping corgis I canβt help but go aww every time I see one! π
I wish you all a wonderful week! π§‘
2022-07-14 17:13:33 +0000 UTC
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Hello Patrons,
I want to share my latest painting: "Nap Time," featuring a sleeping corgi with some chickens! ππ I originally created this piece last year but never got to finish it since I wasn't happy with the results. So, unfortunately, I don't have the entire breakdown process for this piece, but I want to talk about my thought process of why I changed it. π§‘
Thought Process
When I finished this piece, compositionally, there was something off abo...
2022-07-14 17:10:03 +0000 UTC
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Happy July! π»
It was Canada day on Friday so we had a long weekend! π I got to spend it with my family walking around Harbourfront and getting ice cream! π¨ It was a beautiful day! Summer always feels so nice here since there are always so many outdoor events happening and it doesnβt get dark until 9 PM! βοΈ I hope you are all enjoying your week so far!...
2022-07-04 15:34:23 +0000 UTC
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Hello Patrons! β€οΈ
Please choose your favourite reward!
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The most popular vote will be your 5x7 print, the second popular vote will be your 4x6 postcard print
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Voting automatically ends today at 9 PM ET! I have to cut the time a bit shorter since tomorrow is the last day to sign up for rewards!
β JUNE ARTWORKS
2022-06-29 13:53:41 +0000 UTC
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Hello Patrons!
Here's my latest painting! I went to the library recently and the little trip sparked my imagination to recreate that feeling of magic so I wanted to try to replicate that in this painting! π§‘β¨
Originally, I wanted to just paint a cozy space but I wanted to bring in some elements of magic storytelling and my culture! I added some patterns from the Philippines, parol (Christmas star), and some baskets! π΅ππ§ΊπΊ
Since we only have two days of June le...
2022-06-29 13:47:45 +0000 UTC
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Hello Patrons! π§‘
I hope youβre all having a good week so far! I finally finished my latest painting! This was a home stretch since it seems like June ended so fast!! π
For this painting, I really wanted to challenge myself with a wide-angle perspective. I want to try to create more interesting compositions in the future since I think I can really play around with imagining world-building! π§‘
I went to the library recently and borrowed a bunch...
2022-06-29 13:47:35 +0000 UTC
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Hello Patrons! π§‘
I hope you are taking it easy this week since yesterday is the summer solstice so I think everyone deserves to enjoy the sun even for just a little bit hehe πΌ
Iβve been doodling on my notebook lately! It feels nice to use a pen and paper again to just freely lay out my ideas! ππ₯°

So I doodled a sketch of the new painting Iβm currently...
2022-06-22 16:02:05 +0000 UTC
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Hello Patrons! π€
I hope you are enjoying your week so far! I want you to help me decide on the next painting! I'm debating between these three themes! Although, I've painted these themes before I thought it would be nice to go back and work on them again! π₯°
Comfy Spaces /Creative Studios

Grand Castles/Castle Interiors
2022-06-15 15:03:10 +0000 UTC
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Hello Patrons!
I finished my painting, βPorcelain Gardenβ! This piece was so fun to paint since this idea has been sitting in my WIPs for a while! My mom owns a couple of these vases, and Iβve always loved the design. So I thought it would be nice to create a whole garden filled with these!
I hope you like the piece!
Have a wonderful day and thanks so much for your support!
Love always,
...
2022-06-13 15:55:21 +0000 UTC
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Hello Patrons!
I finished my painting, βPorcelain Gardenβ! ππ¦ This piece was so fun to paint since this idea has been sitting in my WIPs for a while! My mom owns a couple of these vases, and Iβve always loved the design. So I thought it would be nice to create a whole garden filled with these! πΈ
I ended up replacing the bunnies with a peacock since most of the vase designs feature a beautiful peacock so I decided to add that instead and I think it h...
2022-06-13 15:54:47 +0000 UTC
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Hello Patrons! π€
I wanted to show you the process of how I worked on the cover for βThe Frost Fair.β βοΈ This is the first time I worked on a middle-grade book cover so it was very exciting for me! π
When I was first contacted for this job, the designer reached out to me letting me know how the team at HarperCollins wanted to incorporate whimsical elements to the cover! They created a board of samples of work I have done. They really liked Daydrea...
2022-06-08 15:34:04 +0000 UTC
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Hello June! πΌ
Itβs a new month and Iβm so excited because lots of things are happening in June! Lately, Iβve been overthinking a lot of my painting ideas so I took a break and decided to pick up on some hobbies such as the clay hobby, and went back to baking! I signed up for a class in two weeks and Iβm so excited to learn how to pipe flowers! π§ Having a few break...
2022-06-02 15:44:09 +0000 UTC
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Hello Patrons! πΊ
Yesterday, I finished my client work early so I felt inspired to do another Mermay! π§ββοΈ Iβm really hoping I am able to finish it before the end of the month! I wanted to take a break from the sky mermaids so I did a tropical mermaid! πΊβ¨ Sheβs a seashell collector and lives in the Philippines! I will be taking a lot of inspiration from tropical plants! I hope I get to finish it!! π§‘π§‘
2022-05-27 16:12:21 +0000 UTC
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Hi Patrons! π§‘β¨
I have a new mermaid this week! This time it was suggested by Chloe! Sunrise and Sunset as twins! I really enjoyed creating this piece since it reminded me of me and my sister! π§‘
For this idea, I wanted Sunrise and Sunset to be side by side briefly catching up with each other before they go their separate ways. Itβs a little bittersweet but the moments when they do see each other, the sky turns into this magical explosion of colours and it becomes a specia...
2022-05-26 17:04:18 +0000 UTC
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Hi Patrons! π§‘β¨
I have a new mermaid this week! This time it was suggested by Chloe! Sunrise and Sunset as twins! I really enjoyed creating this piece since it reminded me of me and my sister! π§‘
For this idea, I wanted Sunrise and Sunset to be side by side briefly catching up with each other before they go their separate ways. Itβs a little bittersweet but the moments when they do see each other, the sky turns into this magical explosion of colours and it becomes a specia...
2022-05-26 16:52:17 +0000 UTC
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Hello Patrons! π€
Iβm continuing the sky mermay series with a Rainy Mermay! π§οΈ Thanks to Inah for the suggestion! π
This mermay is also inspired by this beautiful saree (retro mermaid saree drape.) I wanted to include elements of rain in the design! I find saris and lehengas so beautiful so I was really inspired to paint it! π
2022-05-19 15:37:53 +0000 UTC
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Hello Patrons! π€
Iβm continuing the sky mermay series with a Rainy Mermay! π§οΈ Thanks to Inah for the suggestion! π
This mermay is also inspired by this beautiful saree (retro mermaid saree drape.) I wanted to include elements of rain in the design! I find saris and lehengas so beautiful so I was really inspired to paint it! π
The ...
2022-05-19 15:33:34 +0000 UTC
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Hello Patrons! π§‘
I hope you're all having a wonderful week! This mermaid will be available in the Mini Gallery Box collaboration next month as a big print. The theme of the collaboration is sky mermaids! So Iβm thinking of creating a sunset one and maybe a night sky! If you have any other ideas for the sky theme, let me know βοΈβ¨
Iβm also going to work on the celestial tea party theme soon! ππ«
Unfortunately, the process wonβt be available for this piece s...
2022-05-12 15:24:24 +0000 UTC
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Hi Patrons! π
Thank you all so much for the amazing suggestions in my last post! It was so much fun going through all of them and saving Pinterest inspiration from your ideas! π§ββοΈ
There were so many lovely ideas so I thought of combining some of them. π₯° I really like the idea of doing a tea party and combining celestial mermaids so I'll do a Space themed Tea Party for mermaids! πͺβ I also like the idea of Rococo mermaids so I will try to find a way to combine s...
2022-05-09 14:38:15 +0000 UTC
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Hello lovely patrons! ππ§ββοΈ
I'd love to get some fun suggestions to help me create some Mermay! Depending on how many suggestions I get here, I might ask IG story for prompts as well! I think it would be fun to combine some of these prompts into something new and creative π€©!
I think this will als...
2022-05-03 21:51:31 +0000 UTC
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