Bia Watanabe

Posted by Bia | May 29, 2024
A digital watercolor study

A digital watercolor study I initiated this study with a pencil sketch, then I painted it in Procreate using watercolor brushes and digital paper. It was the beginning of my...

Posted by Bia | May 15, 2024
Sloth Studies and Drawing

Sloth Studies and Drawing This drawing depicts a sloth, very cozy in her bedroom, reading a book. The purpose of this study was to observe how light enters through the...

Posted by Bia | May 8, 2024
Elephant and Pina in a Living Room: Testing Mixed Media

Elephant and Pina in a Living Room: Testing Mixed Media This piece emerged as an experiment that originated in my sketchbook and ended in Procreate. I crafted a little cozy...

Posted by Bia | April 24, 2024
Mother and daughter

Mother and daughter Today, my drawing depicts a scene I witnessed some time ago: a mother and a daughter’s relationship. Their closeness was so heartwarming that it inspired me to...

Posted by Bia | April 17, 2024
A garden in Japan

A Garden in Japan I created this painting in 2020—though I don’t remember exactly the date— after visiting Japan in 2019. My mother and I were fortunate to travel there...

Posted by Bia | April 10, 2024
Observational Drawing – Part 2

Observational Drawing - Part 2   In this post, I'm writing about a study I did using an avocado. It was a quick digital study aimed at understanding light and...

Posted by Bia | April 3, 2024
Drawing Characters

Drawing Characters Every time I embark on a new project and need to create a new character, I study various poses from pictures. I observe details and colors, continually sketching...

Posted by Bia | March 27, 2024
Capi and the Night

Capi and the Night Here, we find a small house in a tree trunk, inhabited by our little friend, Capybara. It seems he heard a noise outside and decided to...

Posted by Bia | March 20, 2024
Mushroom and his notebook

Mushroom and his notebook   Do you ever pause to simply observe the world around you? This is something Mushroom enjoys doing from time to time. While he's generally quite...

Posted by Bia | March 13, 2024
Animals in the Tree

Animals in the Tree I created this watercolor drawing in 2017 as part of a set of four drawings welcoming the new baby girl coming to the family - my...

Posted by Bia | March 6, 2024
Observational Drawing

Observational Drawing   Today, I'm excited to share a drawing study created using Procreate. The subjects include a glass jar, a little bird (originally part of a keychain), and kraft...

Posted by Bia | February 28, 2024
Pãozinho

  Pãozinho   This big dog is a dear friend of mine. Despite the physical distance between us (he lives with my grandmother), our friendship is always on my mind....

Posted by Bia | February 20, 2024

Brocco     Hello! I'd like to introduce you to this character, the one on the right side in the image above. This illustration was like a 'playtime' for me,...

Posted by Bia | February 2, 2024
Life

Life What are your reflections on life? As a child, time seemed to crawl, especially when anticipating Christmas or my birthday. I cherished the 'happy birthday!' phone calls (back in...

Posted by Bia | January 26, 2024
About hope

About hope     Once, a friend of mine said, 'A big sign of hope is to set your alarm for the next morning...' and he smiled at me. I...