Sybille Nicole Art

09/09/2022

Working to bring many rough sketches of sleeping little people to watercolor paper. 💤

Graphite, graphite watercolor, cold pressed paper

ID painting of toddler asleep, covered by a blanket

09/07/2022

Recent commission piece I got the privilage of working on that was a special gift 🎁

Btw I'm really digging the switch from Daniel Smith and Grumbacher paints to , especially the iridescent ones✨

05/04/2022

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04/11/2022

Studies of white storks for a series
[ID: watercolor paintings of white stork in a nest, other in flight,]

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03/29/2022

Despite the US Copyright Office's tutorials on how to register a creative work, I kept getting overwhelmed and gave up multiple times. Luckily I found there are people who can help with that! Big thanks to for helping me get it done 🎉

[ID: painting of a on a flower with text: "copyright registered!"]

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03/04/2022

Sketching out a new collection here in the corner of the den where art supplies and toys and Nintendo parts collide. This series is gonna be all about white storks 🎉

[ID: sketchbook with graphite drawings of two white storks in flight.]

02/14/2022

It's been a while since I've constructed a book or journal. Since I'm getting out my art supplies again I'm remembering that bookbinding something else I've done.

Pictured here is is my watercolor study journal. I left the binding stitches long to create a bookmark, finding it's more functional than I expected. It's always nice to save time flipping through pages to find where I left off

[ID: large handmade book from various angles]

02/04/2022

From the early years (1991?!). When I spent time at my dad's work I made drawings on copy paper and played on the secretary's typewriter. When I turned 18 one of the office ladies gave me a folder with all the drawings I had ever made her. My first portfolio. 💕
[ID: scribbled pen drawing of a horse on a hill looking at the sun. Text created with a typewriter towards the top reads "thewildhorse by nickiyoungsma"]

01/16/2022

A great morning of playing with garbage! At my kiddo's request I made a baby horse from the biodegradable packing peanuts that are scattered about our living room. We're using the floor mat I made from moving boxes and craft tape to keep the floor cleaner.

Packaging and trash are a great source of art materials!

If you get packing peanuts in a package and you don't know if they are biodegradable, dampen them and if they start to dissolve, they're the biodegradable kind! This also works as an adhesive and you can mash them together.

12/22/2021

My kids found my box of unfinished wood carvings from +20 years ago, including a rabbit with a long, thick neck whose ear just broke off 😂. They want to glue it back together but I'm debating if it's worth it....

12/08/2021

Printable 2022 Monthly Calendar is now available. Leave as-is for a minimal look or color in the pages adding your own flair 🎊

Get organized while sprucing up a wall, desktop, or fridge with this 2022 monthly calendar! Each month features an image that can be left as-is or colored in to add your own flair. The calendar includes references for full moon, new moon, equinoxes and solstices. ~~~ PLEASE READ Remember this is

12/05/2021

My art table: probably the most structured, precise, and sturdy thing I've ever made. I originally constructed this in 2010 as a welding table that would work for standing or sitting with a stool.

The joints I welded using a MIG welder aren't all as smooth as I wanted, but this here table has held up well! Minor rusting since the metal is mild steel (generally forgiving and economical). Since I use this primarily for drawing, painting, and cutting paper I keep it covered with an oilcloth. I'm lamenting I didn't put another shelf on it through 😂.