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Siloé Oliveira

@siloe

Gardening, Art, Cooking, Sustainability, DIY,

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Siloé Oliveira
@siloe Jul 10, 2017, 1:54 PM UTC

Stones in River bed. Original oil study

Making small oil studies is a great way to practice the main skills of painting. It is a good idea to paint small on paper that is primed with an acrylic base because it is an affordable and convenie…

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Siloé Oliveira
@siloe Jul 6, 2017, 1:52 PM UTC

Original Museum Sketch. Medieval helmet

When we think of museum sketching we usually think of drawings sculptures or paintings. But there is a lot of interesting stuff to be drawn in museums: armor for instance. After having drawn several…

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Siloé Oliveira
@siloe Jul 5, 2017, 7:34 PM UTC

Original sketch of old stone house in Ellicott City

I went to Old Town Ellicott City to draw the architecture. I chose to use a fine tip pen to make details and lines and a few brush pens in a gray scale to add in tone. I wanted a loose feel to the dr…

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Siloé Oliveira
@siloe Jul 5, 2017, 1:57 PM UTC

Original Museum Sketch. Practicing portraits from ancient Busts

I feel that drawing from museum busts is a great way to practice drawing portraits. So I went to the Walter's Museum in Baltimore with a sketchbook and mechanical pencil and started to draw the ancie…

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Siloé Oliveira
@siloe Jun 28, 2017, 1:38 AM UTC

Chair under Shade - Original Drawing from San Antonio Travel Sketchbook

One of my favorite little quick sketches from my San Antonio travel sketchbook is this one with an painted iron chair. This chair caught my attention because of its bright color under the intense sha…

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Siloé Oliveira
@siloe Jun 28, 2017, 1:14 AM UTC

Tips for Growing beautiful heirloom tomatoes

There is nothing like the flavor of a homegrown heirloom tomato. It has even become the theme of a country song: "there are two things money can't buy, true love and homegrown tomatoes." I have to co…

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Siloé Oliveira
@siloe Jun 26, 2017, 10:20 PM UTC

Drawing a greek bust in a museum. Original Sketch

I'm sharing some of the sketches I did this weekend in the Walter's Art Museum in Baltimore. The roman and greek statues room is a great place to sketch (Although having to draw while standing is tir…

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Siloé Oliveira
@siloe Jun 26, 2017, 1:54 PM UTC

San Antonio Decorative Porch Post - Original drawing from travel sketchbook

San Antonio's architecture is rich with all types of styles. Porches in the older part of town are also common, many boasting two stories of complex wood work. As I was trying to capture the spirit o…

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Siloé Oliveira
@siloe Jun 25, 2017, 11:41 PM UTC

Drawing from Museum Statues - Renaissance Bust

I decided to go draw in the Walter's Museum of Art in Baltimore as a way of honing my drawing skills with interesting subject matter. This place is a jewel in the city, and I would even dare say it i…

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Siloé Oliveira
@siloe Jun 23, 2017, 10:51 PM UTC

All you need to know about making your own compost

Composting should be simple. People overcomplicate it. Of course there is a lot out there that is known, and even more that is unknown still about the composting process. That being said, why on eart…

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