Art by Sheila Singhal

07/13/2025

My mind can't even begin to grasp how this was done.

06/30/2025

I came across a cheap set of watercolour pencils at a dollar store and decided to give them a try. Not terribly pigmented, but at $3 for 12 pencils, not the worst thing in the world for quick sketching. 😊

06/29/2025

I'd seen a few videos about the Elegant Writer, so thought I'd give it a try, since I like drawing media that I can manipulate with water. It's essentially a watersoluble (very watersoluble) calligraphy marker, and if a drop of water lands on this even after it's dry, it reactivates.

You can get some nice effects, but most black non-permanent markers will separate into colours, through the science of ink chromatography. 😊

04/03/2025

Haha! Love this! https://www.instagram.com/p/DH_fDeBo0HA/?img_index=1

04/03/2025

A recent commission for a friend. Painted with medium-body acrylic paint on dupioni silk from Thailand, then heat-set by ironing on the reverse with fairly high heat. About 3-1/2 hours start to finish. 😊

03/20/2025

A fun video by artist Jackie Wolven on creating "ugly" art. I now want a massive sketchbook... 😄

Why making ugly art is freedom! How can you do it, why should you make ugly art, and how can it change your whole art practice? Plus, a GIANT sketchbook tour...

10/24/2024

Given how labour-intensive needlepoint is — to say nothing of designing and shaping it to an actual object — this is pretty interesting.

Underneath each of artist Ulla Stina Wikander‘s needlepoint objects is a real, once-functioning appliance, accessory, or tool. Wikander (previously) tends to select objects with traditional associations to domestic life, like sewing machines, ironing boards, and hair dryers. The artist, who is bas...

10/16/2024

Apologies to anyone who received a random message from this page. I promise I didn't send it, but have since secured my account a bit more tightly. 😊

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10/15/2024

Also new in my Etsy art shop: mugs with animal images as well as common and scientific names. Not all animals are posted yet, but I'm adding them regularly.

Available here: https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/1793341098/two-sided-brown-bear-mug-with-common-and?click_key=7e1ea271b3819e246bcb0c4280dfaba770472d42%3A1793341098&click_sum=0e9d801f&ref=shop_home_active_5

10/15/2024

A couple of people asked me last year about doing a calendar with some of my animals, so here it is!

It's not a huge wall calendar at 8.5 x 8.5 inches, but this turned out to be the best size and format for the original art. Each month has a different animal, with a 13th animal on the cover. The back is blank.

Available here: https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/1803412779/sheila-singhal-animal-art-wall-calendar?click_key=6dbf22e495278a825555ccf13a181ee09fd3f686%3A1803412779&click_sum=4d7babfa&ref=shop_home_active_1

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