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Includes tips for sketching while travelling and soaking in the summer slowly.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2025 19:18:00 +0300</pubDate></item><item><title>Feminine. 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This post is a hub for all my best resources on art journaling, illustrated journals, and creative sketchbook habits—from free guide, videos, insights to in-depth classes.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2025 17:08:00 +0300</pubDate></item><item><title>A Year in Kazakhstan - Watercolor Painting Series. Mountains, Landscapes and People</title><link>https://olga-bonitas.com/blog/kazakhstan-watercolors</link><comments>https://olga-bonitas.com/blog/kazakhstan-watercolors#blog-comments</comments><description><![CDATA[Watercolor Kazakhstan: A collection of artworks (landscapes) dedicated to my life in Almaty in 2023 and the stories behind them. This passion project was created during my time living in Central Asia, where I explored the beautiful mountains extensively.]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jan 2024 21:01:00 +0300</pubDate></item><item><title>How I Fell in Love with Sketching on Brown Paper</title><link>https://olga-bonitas.com/blog/how-i-fell-in-love-with-sketching-on-brown-paper</link><comments>https://olga-bonitas.com/blog/how-i-fell-in-love-with-sketching-on-brown-paper#blog-comments</comments><description><![CDATA[If you've seen my sketchbooks, you know my deep love for brown craft paper. Let me share a story about how I fell in love with drawing and painting on tinted paper in my illustrated art journals.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Oct 2023 15:06:00 +0300</pubDate></item><item><title>My Watercolors at the Romance /Online Exhibition. 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My environmental poster series War and Сlimate Change was selected among a very big number of entries by the 225-person grand jury panel of the A' Design Award &amp;amp;amp;amp; Competition which consists of internationally influential press members, established designers, leading academics and established professionals.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jun 2023 18:51:00 +0300</pubDate></item><item><title>Sketchbook Tour. Family Trip to Turkey. March 2023</title><link>https://olga-bonitas.com/blog/sketchbook-tour-family-trip-to-turkey-march-2023</link><comments>https://olga-bonitas.com/blog/sketchbook-tour-family-trip-to-turkey-march-2023#blog-comments</comments><description><![CDATA[]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 May 2023 14:20:00 +0300</pubDate></item><item><title>Sketchbook Drawing. 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Use watercolors and applications to transform your cooking routine into a cool illustration.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 24 Apr 2023 14:28:00 +0300</pubDate></item><item><title>Winter Art Journal 2023</title><link>https://olga-bonitas.com/blog/winter-art-journal-2023</link><comments>https://olga-bonitas.com/blog/winter-art-journal-2023#blog-comments</comments><description><![CDATA[]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Mar 2023 09:13:00 +0300</pubDate></item><item><title>Big Journey Journal</title><link>https://olga-bonitas.com/blog/big-journey-journal</link><comments>https://olga-bonitas.com/blog/big-journey-journal#blog-comments</comments><description><![CDATA[]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2023 13:03:00 +0300</pubDate></item><item><title>Autumn Art and Craft Ideas. </title><link>https://olga-bonitas.com/blog/autumn-art-and-craft-ideas</link><comments>https://olga-bonitas.com/blog/autumn-art-and-craft-ideas#blog-comments</comments><description><![CDATA[]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2022 16:10:00 +0300</pubDate></item><item><title>Blueberry Pattern. Step-by-step</title><link>https://olga-bonitas.com/blog/blueberry-pattern-step-by-step</link><comments>https://olga-bonitas.com/blog/blueberry-pattern-step-by-step#blog-comments</comments><description><![CDATA[]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2022 10:16:00 +0300</pubDate></item><item><title>What to draw when you want to draw, but you don't know what exactly</title><link>https://olga-bonitas.com/blog/what-to-draw-when-you-want-to-draw-but-you-dont-know-what-exactly</link><comments>https://olga-bonitas.com/blog/what-to-draw-when-you-want-to-draw-but-you-dont-know-what-exactly#blog-comments</comments><description><![CDATA[]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2021 13:09:00 +0300</pubDate></item><item><title>Sketchbook Winter 20/21</title><link>https://olga-bonitas.com/blog/sketchbook-winter-2021</link><comments>https://olga-bonitas.com/blog/sketchbook-winter-2021#blog-comments</comments><description><![CDATA[]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 Oct 2021 17:09:00 +0300</pubDate></item><item><title>New book with my illustrations</title><link>https://olga-bonitas.com/blog/New_book_with_my_illustrations</link><comments>https://olga-bonitas.com/blog/New_book_with_my_illustrations#blog-comments</comments><description><![CDATA[Советы о том как правильно оформить портфолио]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2021 08:53:00 +0300</pubDate></item><item><title>Natural school. Exploring the world</title><link>https://olga-bonitas.com/blog/botanikids-vektornaja-pridumannaja-karta-i-multik</link><comments>https://olga-bonitas.com/blog/botanikids-vektornaja-pridumannaja-karta-i-multik#blog-comments</comments><description><![CDATA[Иллюстрации для проекта Botanikids]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2018 08:39:00 +0300</pubDate></item><item><title>New Year's cards 2018. Shaggy friends</title><link>https://olga-bonitas.com/blog/otkrytki-2018-mohnatye-chetveronogie-druzja</link><comments>https://olga-bonitas.com/blog/otkrytki-2018-mohnatye-chetveronogie-druzja#blog-comments</comments><description><![CDATA[]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 12 Nov 2017 21:38:00 +0300</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
