Watercolors Meet Wanderlust on Alena Gastaldi's Artistic Pilgrimage

Mike returns to the podcast after some time away, prepping for his presentation at Wild Wonder Conference 2023 and his new Etchr Drawing Course. Alena Gastaldi joins the podcast to discuss her journey from architecture in Russia to drawing and urban sketching worldwide. Her homework is something that will most certainly challenge you. Wild Wonder Conference 2023 Mike’s Courses on Etchr Tom and Jerry Saint Petersburg University of the Arts London Urbanskerchers Koh Samui Thailand Roald Dahl J.R.R. Tolkien Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Foundation Series (Isaac Asimov) Foundation on AppleTV The Expanse Lamy Pens Platinum Carbon Ink Koval Sketchbooks (pro series) Jane Blundell Jeanne Dobie Making Color Sing (Jeanne Cobie) Pentel Water brush Holbein brushes Posca marker Henri Matisse ===== How to reach Alena Gastaldi ===== AlenaGastaldi.art Patreon @mysquiggles on Instagram ===== How to reach Mike Hendley ===== MikeHendley.com  Instagram @Mike_Hendley  Twitter @MikeHendley Mike’s drawing kit  Show notes at DrawingInspiration.fm ===== Support the Podcast ===== Become a patron of the show Buy Me a Paintbrush if you like the show or my work Podcast theme music is “Acid Jazz” By Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/