Remember the beautiful feeling of touching the pages of an old book, wondering just how many people have lovingly anticipated the stories within its pages? Or that simple, musty and kind of historic scent of it? And also, the excitement of opening a new book and feeling like you've found a new companion? All these are quite quirky and simple but they are...

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 Lately, I have found myself enamored once again by the simple beauty of writing letters and flower pressing. They're both so nostalgic. They leave behind not only beauty but memories and feelings.  I have also been meaning to make something out of the pressed flowers aside from putting them in letters and I am really excited about it! Have a visit on this...

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Have a peaceful Christmas, everyone! May love and warmth embrace you in all your days. Cheers! Here's a little illustration of the family -- there must have been such an immense kind of love between them. I hope your holidays are well and are filled with love. Cheers and love to all of you, wherever you may be. ...

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Hello everyone! I am delighted to let you know that some of my latest artwork has been featured on iLeGaLit, a non-profit online magazine focusing on art and culture, and founded by Lucia Bihuncová from Slovakia. I am humbled by this opportunity and thank Lucia for this exciting venture.  Here is the English translation of my artist biography: Mariel Ypil is an illustrator living...

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The fourth week. It seemed like I did those first ink sketches just days ago and not weeks. Here are the sketches I did for the last part of Inktober 2016. Day 22 Nymph She inhabits the gardens and meadows, her being floating in the air as the wind takes her to other flower fields, meandering in the simple beauty of floras. The...

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It's the third week of Inktober and I can't help but flip back on my sketchbook to look at my sketches -- has it really been three weeks? I haven't been drawing daily for so long a time. I feel like the avid sketcher in my younger years (I'm not as old as it implies, mind you, but I love the extra years!)....

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Inktober week two was a challenge I didn't expect. There were lots of ideas of what each piece should be, but sometimes spontaneity is also key and what to make do when an idea pops in your head even in the middle of the illustration process.  Day 8 Queen Elizabeth I I watched the film Elizabeth : The Golden Age with my mother...

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The wind gets chillier by the day yet the sun still shines golden on every little thing besides the gray filter that hangs in the air. It's October, finally.  Well, we don't have real autumn in our land, but the feeling of it is always welcome. I crave the coziness of bonnets and cardigans, pumpkin pie and the fantastical cup of butterbeer along...

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I have always been so in love with the concept of giving gifts. There's the warm intimacy of actually wrapping carefully selected gifts and tying them with ribbons and such things. I also love to write handwritten notes. I believe that it connects us even more to one another, that we are always in each other's thoughts and hearts each day. And this...

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Wes Anderson with Tom Wilkinson on the set of The Grand Budapest Hotel Source:  http://auteurstearoom.tumblr.com/post/134500966118/director-wes-anderson-and-tom-wilkinson-on-the-set You know, I would really be on cloud nine if Mr. Wes Anderson (The Grand Budapest Hotel) and Mr. Bryan Fuller (Pushing Daisies) were to do a collaboration together. Because really, just look at their work. There's the quirkiness in the stories, the striking visuals and the rather...

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