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now that @realdonalddrumpf has ended #DACA, it’s time for Congress to protect the 800,000 recipients @SpeakerRyan
about 11 months ago
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about 11 months ago
too good 😂😭 https://t.co/Ss1awP8DXy
about a year ago

February 2018
- Feb 4, 2018 Tips for Sharing Your Imperfect Work Feb 4, 2018
January 2018
- Jan 22, 2018 Why Share Imperfect Work? Jan 22, 2018

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coastal beach landscape study (astwood cove, bermuda) 🌊🏝 this painting was so challenging for some reason!! unlike the previous two paintings which were done primarily in gouache paint and maybe 5% digitally, this one was probably 30% paint (posted in my stories 💩) and 70% sorta salvaged digitally using gouache and pencil brushes in #procreateapp. swipe to see a quick and dirty process video! on the positive side, I am enjoying experimenting with mixing traditional with digital mediums as an intentional process...

the swimming hole (Tom Moore’s Jungle in bermuda) 💙💚 where my husband attempted a flip and nearly knocked his contact lens out of his eye 😑 and where I gingerly jumped in from the lowest entry point possible 😬 the water was so comfortable and there were a number of rocks to perch on while watching braver souls than mine jump/cannonball in... hope to be back one day! // painted with gouache + some finishing touches in procreate #joanneshihillustration

hello from somerset, bermuda 🌺🌿 jk, I’m back in hot and steamy Boston and back to my angsty self 😆 but painting this temporarily brought me back to this happy place with the loveliest of colors 💛 #joanneshihillustration // painted with gouache + finishing touches in procreate

wishing you a lovely weekend 🐯 a little piece of an unfinished illustration that I seem to be hung up on... 🤷🏻‍♀️ #joanneshihillustration

it’s okay - no, it’s good - to slow down. take some deep breaths. take a walk for no other purpose than to move a bit and take in the world with your senses. touch, smell, hear. lie down and be still. just for a minute. or maybe more: how much time can you spare to quiet your soul today? i’m guessing more time than you might think. what could result? maybe: realizing how much burden you are carrying unnecessarily. noticing how you may truly be feeling underneath the surface - underneath frustration and impatience and anger, maybe you’re feeling helpless? scared? alone? and knowing deep within that it is ok to feel each of these things, that just acknowledging them makes a world of difference. and finally, releasing that feeling of pressure to be constantly *doing*. you are more than what you do, than what the world sees, than what the world might value today. just be. #selftalk #selfreminder #joanneshihillustration

I read about the bear in CA living his best life (hot tub + margarita + nap) so naturally i drew this immediately 😆 wishing you a beary relaxing Fourth of July tomorrow! 🐻🍹#joanneshihillustration

hello!! 👋🏼 wanted to share a little glimpse of what I was working on for most of June: the illustrations and lettering for a cocktail recipe gift booklet for a marketing agency! 🥂🍸🍹 if you’ve been following this account for a while, you might recall that during my year of lettering back in 2014(!) I did a month straight of #letteredlibations. to be hired to create work based directly on such a fun personal passion project was a dream 💛 I’ll be sharing each drink illustration over the next few weeks and maybe some fun cocktail/drink facts to go along with them 😊 #joanneshihillustration

whatever is on your plate this coming week... take a little time to be present and do something good for your soul, whether it’s taking a walk or taking deep breaths or making therapeutic scribbles 💛 a reminder that self-care is important and that you don’t need to “earn” it in order to make time for it. #notetoself

in sickness and in health ❤️ a little illo I drew earlier this week while waiting for my husband in the ER (don’t worry, he is ok/on the mend now!). I’m excited for him to get back to 100% soon. @jonbag87 💛👫

late night doodling from over the weekend. sadness in the summer has a different vibe than in the winter, doesn’t it? #mood . . .
#summertimesadness #joanneshihillustration #handletteredtype #procreatelettering #procreateart #womenwhodraw #womenwithpencils #summerpalette

i’m behind on my illustrated journal and am not super happy with this one... that’s ok 🙂 this was for 5/6-5/12 and in the time that has passed since then I’ve gone climbing five times, been to the museum three times, and gotten to consume more oysters, so it actually captures a good amount of the last three weeks 😜 #joannesillustratedjournal

“You must work with all your energy, incessantly and seriously, to attain the skill and ability that allow you to represent visually your spiritual life, your worldview, and your impressions of life.” - Egon Schiele // a quick little sketch/study I did of one of Schiele’s many self-portraits.. glad I got to revisit this exhibit today before it leaves the MFA in a couple days. feel a bit blah and haven’t been sharing much this past week - getting too caught up in the “why’s” of things instead of just doing! thankfully, every day is a new chance to start over and to try again. 💛

🎶 I’m always left of center and that’s right where I belong, I’m the random minor note you hear in major songs 🎶 goal mood: self-confident, self-loving @janellemonae in “I like that” 💛 // (mostly) gouache on watercolor paper

sucker for cute packaging 🙋🏻🙋🏻🙋🏻 anyone else? loving this tin of mint watermelon tea from trader joe’s 🍉☕️ // attempting to do a daily digital illo... currently on day 3! started to get frustrated/impatient with my progress today. my husband had to remind me over dinner that I’ve only drawn a handful of things digitally so far and to not be so self-critical. I know, I know 😤 (always fun when I get frustrated at myself for getting unnecessarily frustrated 🙃) #joanneshihillustration
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#teaillustration #digitalillustrator #procreateillustration #procreateapp #womenwhodraw #womenwithpencils #womenofillustration #illustrateddoris #foodillustration #cutepackaging

recapped the day of my bday last weekend in my illustrated journal ☀️ we hit up the south end, chinatown (twice), seaport (harborwalk!), public gardens & back bay. I love living in a walkable city 💛 #joannesillustratedjournal
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#visualjournal #illustratedjournaling #illustrateddiary #visualjournaling #mujisketchbook #dayinboston #bostonartist #bostondaybook

a random little rooster i made over the weekend 🐓 felt more right to post it on a Monday morning than late Saturday afternoon (my husband was napping then and I wanted him to rise and shine...) 😆 swipe to see the process! #joanneshihillustration . . .
#womenwhodraw #womenwithpencils #ipadillustration #procreate #illustrationpractice #procreateart #roosterillustration

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