I have to agree with you, L.C. and I have to tell you that it never occurred to me to frame my lavender! It’s as if you are looking out of a window into a beautiful garden! Your sketch captures the quiet beauty of the lavender perfectly!
Denece! That’s great to hear-I find myself becoming more comfortable with the shading each session I participate in as well. Your lavender is beautiful! Thank you for sharing it with us!
Melanie
11 days ago
Thank you so much! My first session and it’s recognisably 3 stalls of lavender. Such a confidence boost 🙂
Melanie, you definitely captured the spirit of the lavender! Thank you for joining us today-I’m so happy you enjoyed your first session. We hope to see you again on August 10th!
Very nice, Tom! I’m so glad you took time to sketch with us today! You lavender tooks very peaceful and I appreciate the attention to the shading even in the stems. It looks great!
I look forward to them as well, Tara! Your lavender is spectacular! The shading makes it look so real…so 3D! I’ve never been able to master that skill!
It’s definitely worth thinking about Lyndsey, because you did a really nice job! Do you have a favorite “nature setting?” I love to sit in the forest and draw…it soothes my soul!
Ca Ling, we are so glad you could join us and we hope to see you again in August. I ♥️ the black paper with white sketch! What a unique take on it. I think I’m going to give that a try. I’m assuming it is gel ink? Was this your rough doodle or your final sketch?
Tammy Patrick
11 days ago
Great session, thanks Shivani! Here is my drawing.
Nico, Shivani’s classes definitely have a calming energy to them, don’t they!? It’s so relaxing and the highlight of my weekends when we have them! Thank you for sharing your work with us today!
Shalini
11 days ago
Very relaxing session as always. Thank you Shivani! ❤️
I am with you on this one Shalini-so relaxing! We are happy that you could join us! I love your drawing-thank you for sharing it with the community. Were you using pencil today? The shading looks so smooth. I’ve never been able to get mine quite that smooth and would love some tips if you’re willing to share!
Annie L
11 days ago
Calming
do you draw purely from observation, instinctively or did you learn to draw them
Hi Annie, I draw a lot of from observation. I’ve found the mind often plays tricks on me when I draw from memory. Also, just the act of observing often helps me to focus and therefore switch off my mind and relax 🙂
Great work, Burcu! The shading on your leaves/petals make it look so realistic!
Amélie
11 days ago
First time I draw flowers, I am proud of my self 🙂
I love the smell of lavender, so during the drawing session, I put a diffuser lavender organic essential oil in my safe space. Thank you so much Shivani !
I’m so happy that you feel a sense of pride-that means the world to me! I wonder, as you were working on your sketch, did the essential oil help enhance the experience? I’m thinking I may try that next time! What. lovely idea!
Igor
11 days ago
Hi! I attended the class for the first time! It was a nice experience! Thank you!
Isn’t it such a wonderful feeling to be proud of the work we create!? I’m glad you like your work from today’s session Laurie, I like it too! You did such a great job placing the leaves and it looks like your lavender is blowing gently in a breeze!
Chandni
11 days ago
This was a wonderful drawing session! Very relaxing to draw together with so many creative folks from all over the world! As always, thank for another lovely session, Shivani and Shay.
Looking forward to the next one! 🙂
Thank you so much for joining us Chandi! We are looking forward to seeing you in August. Thank you for sharing your lovely drawing as well. It’s so calm and graceful!
Me too, Donna! I’m looking foward to August 10th and can’t wait to find out what our topic will be! Your lavender is so peaceful! I hope you felt just as calm when today’s session finished!
Mica
11 days ago
This was more fun that I thought it would be! You were right, I surprised myself. Thanks for the session.
Mica, Shivani has a way of helping us realize we have more inside of us than we could have imagined! I’m so glad you had fun today. I hope you will join us again in August!
Tracy
11 days ago
Lovely, relaxing time. I wasn’t convinced I could draw lavender when we started. So impressed with my effort x
I too, find these sessions so relaxing, Tracy! You did an incredible job with your lavender. The flowers are so full, yet so calm…almost meditative. Love this!
Bianca, we are so glad you enjoyed the session today! I love the little pop of color your used in the center, and the single stalk of lavender that lies in the foreground of your sketch. Amazing work!
Marco
11 days ago
Thank you so much for your work with draw-your-stress-away, Shivani!
It was great having you at the session Marco. And I completely agree – it is okay that one stem is empty. I’d even say that stem with those words makes the whole drawing even more special! 🙂
Very nice, Karina! I appreciate the variation in the size of your lavender petals as it makes it look so much more realistic and authentic!
Ellie
11 days ago
I added some colour and pen strokes to mine afterwards. I would’ve kept adding more, but sometimes you just have to tell yourself to stop before you go too far… 😬
Thank you both Shay and Shivani; looking forward to the next session! 💜
Haha, yes, sometimes it’s easy to get caught up in the moment and keep going for just a little too long. Your lavenders are lovely, especially with the layer of color!
I have found that sketching and drawing is a great help when I’m feeling anxious and overwhelmed-it’s actually what got me started attending Shivani’s sessions! That was over a year and a half ago!
Thank you for the kind words Ellie, it’s reminds me of how beautiful nature is and how a sketch can bring so much joy, happiness plus peace in a chaotic world.
Tammy Patrick
11 days ago
Hi! I am unable to post my drawing or leave comments. 😔
I’m so excited for the July 6th Session! I can’t wait to see what we are drawing this time!
Not so bad for not loving to draw flowers 🤪
I never would’ve guessed! You did amazing Alexandra! Great work!
It looks so three-dimensional
Added some color to my Lavender today!
Very pretty!
Thank you, Mica! ♥️
Very colorful 🙂
I was feeling cheerful today!
Beautiful! ❤️
Thank you for your kind words! I find sketching so relaxing!
Thanks for the fun and relaxing class.
We are so happy you could join us today, Beth!
Loved this 🙂
Heather!! This is beautiful! I love the subtle addition of color-what medium did you use?
Danke for the great session!
Stunning work, Jak! Your lavender has such a calm energy to it and the scale of your flowers really make it stand out!
What a great idea！people can quietly draw together all around the world.
I have to agree with you, L.C. and I have to tell you that it never occurred to me to frame my lavender! It’s as if you are looking out of a window into a beautiful garden! Your sketch captures the quiet beauty of the lavender perfectly!
Thank you so much! This was fun!
I agree Robert! So fun, so relaxing, and you did a fabulous job layering the flowers on your lavender stalks! Simply amazing!
A great session. Thanks!
Very nice, Michelle! I admire the way the gentle slant in your stems adds such grace to the lavender! Beautiful work!
Very relaxing and I got alot more comfortable with shading this time. Thank you!
Denece! That’s great to hear-I find myself becoming more comfortable with the shading each session I participate in as well. Your lavender is beautiful! Thank you for sharing it with us!
Thank you so much! My first session and it’s recognisably 3 stalls of lavender. Such a confidence boost 🙂
Melanie, you definitely captured the spirit of the lavender! Thank you for joining us today-I’m so happy you enjoyed your first session. We hope to see you again on August 10th!
Thank you. Wonderful to join as always.
Very nice, Tom! I’m so glad you took time to sketch with us today! You lavender tooks very peaceful and I appreciate the attention to the shading even in the stems. It looks great!
Thank you for the lovely hour.
Thank YOU for being part of the session—I appreciate you taking the time to join us and sharing your art with us today! You did such a great job!
Thank you so much.
How pretty, Kathryn! The petals on your lavender are so delicate-you brought such care and attention to them! Nice work!
Thanks!
Amazing work, Griff! The texture on each petal of the lavender looks so realistic!
Thank you again Shivani for this wonderful chance to slow down and create!
I’m so glad you could join us again Ann-Marie! Keep drawing (regardless of what anyone might have said to you in the past!) See you again soon 🙂
Hi Ann-Marie! It was great to see you today!
I look forward to these sessions so much! Thanks to Shivani and Shay and all the other attendees!
Thanks so much for joining us Tara! It’s great having you at the sessions 🙂
I look forward to them as well, Tara! Your lavender is spectacular! The shading makes it look so real…so 3D! I’ve never been able to master that skill!
Loved drawing together like this, thank you
Oh Louise, It’s wonderful to see your lavender come to life! Thank you for sharing it with the community!
Thank you for a lovely evening 😍
So original bucket 🙂
Beautiful!
Wow, Janie! I love the pops of color! The yellow reminds me of the desert poppies that grow in my hometown. You did a beautiful job!
That was lots of fun! I don’t usually draw nature, but I think I might reconsider!
It’s definitely worth thinking about Lyndsey, because you did a really nice job! Do you have a favorite “nature setting?” I love to sit in the forest and draw…it soothes my soul!
my first drawing as a “grown up” 😌
Well, Kesi…I must say that your first “grown up” drawing is fabulous! Way to go!
Thank you!
Hi Betsy! I’m so glad you joined today’s session—your lavender has such a calming energy!
First timer here, thanks for a nice session 🙂 called in from the Netherlands.
Ca Ling, we are so glad you could join us and we hope to see you again in August. I ♥️ the black paper with white sketch! What a unique take on it. I think I’m going to give that a try. I’m assuming it is gel ink? Was this your rough doodle or your final sketch?
Great session, thanks Shivani! Here is my drawing.
It was great to have you at the session Tammy! How exciting that you also added color to your lavenders 🙂
Beautiful work, Tammy! Your lavender looks very natural and balanced!
Loved it, such a nice energy and calmness. Please keep doing this more often.
Nico, Shivani’s classes definitely have a calming energy to them, don’t they!? It’s so relaxing and the highlight of my weekends when we have them! Thank you for sharing your work with us today!
Very relaxing session as always. Thank you Shivani! ❤️
Thanks so much for joining us again Shalini 🙂
I am with you on this one Shalini-so relaxing! We are happy that you could join us! I love your drawing-thank you for sharing it with the community. Were you using pencil today? The shading looks so smooth. I’ve never been able to get mine quite that smooth and would love some tips if you’re willing to share!
Calming
do you draw purely from observation, instinctively or did you learn to draw them
Hi Annie, I draw a lot of from observation. I’ve found the mind often plays tricks on me when I draw from memory. Also, just the act of observing often helps me to focus and therefore switch off my mind and relax 🙂
Annie L. This is great! Your flowers appear strong, yet graceful. Powerful yet airy. Were you sketching with a pencil or using another medium?
Thank you <3
Lisa, your lavender is perfect! The color is so eye-catching and the lavender stalks are so dainty and graceful!
Great session thank you so much
Great work, Burcu! The shading on your leaves/petals make it look so realistic!
First time I draw flowers, I am proud of my self 🙂
I love the smell of lavender, so during the drawing session, I put a diffuser lavender organic essential oil in my safe space. Thank you so much Shivani !
Putting a diffuser – what a great idea! I’m glad you were able to join us. 🙂
I’m so happy that you feel a sense of pride-that means the world to me! I wonder, as you were working on your sketch, did the essential oil help enhance the experience? I’m thinking I may try that next time! What. lovely idea!
Hi! I attended the class for the first time! It was a nice experience! Thank you!
Welcome, Igor! We are so glad you joined us today and hope we will see you again in August! Thank you for sharing your sketch with us!
Thank you!!
Beautiful work, Margaret! Thank you for sharing with us today, The texture in the flowers stems and the way you layered them paid off nicely!
Thank you, was so relaxing, and great technique for drawing detailed flowers.
You’re right, Elizabeth! The techniques are so helpful, and you mastered it beautifully! Fabulous work! Thank you for sharing.😀
A little rough but I’m loving it!
Oh Jean, not rough at all! You did amazing-I love the texture on your petals. The detail is beautiful and it brings each individual one to life!
Fun session!
Agreed, Lydia, so much fun! Thank you for sharing your sketch today-you did such a great job capturing the quiet beauty of the lavender!
I like what I created. Next time I would use a harder pencil, or at least have a sharper pencil.
Isn’t it such a wonderful feeling to be proud of the work we create!? I’m glad you like your work from today’s session Laurie, I like it too! You did such a great job placing the leaves and it looks like your lavender is blowing gently in a breeze!
This was a wonderful drawing session! Very relaxing to draw together with so many creative folks from all over the world! As always, thank for another lovely session, Shivani and Shay.
Looking forward to the next one! 🙂
So nice to see you again Chandni – see you again soon! 🙂
Thank you so much for joining us Chandi! We are looking forward to seeing you in August. Thank you for sharing your lovely drawing as well. It’s so calm and graceful!
Thank you so much! I had so much fun
Lily, you are most welcome! It makes my heart happy to hear that you had fun. Hope yo will join us again in August!
I’m looking forward to the next session.
Me too, Donna! I’m looking foward to August 10th and can’t wait to find out what our topic will be! Your lavender is so peaceful! I hope you felt just as calm when today’s session finished!
This was more fun that I thought it would be! You were right, I surprised myself. Thanks for the session.
Mica, Shivani has a way of helping us realize we have more inside of us than we could have imagined! I’m so glad you had fun today. I hope you will join us again in August!
Lovely, relaxing time. I wasn’t convinced I could draw lavender when we started. So impressed with my effort x
I too, find these sessions so relaxing, Tracy! You did an incredible job with your lavender. The flowers are so full, yet so calm…almost meditative. Love this!
Had fun, thanks!
Bianca, we are so glad you enjoyed the session today! I love the little pop of color your used in the center, and the single stalk of lavender that lies in the foreground of your sketch. Amazing work!
Thank you so much for your work with draw-your-stress-away, Shivani!
It was great having you at the session Marco. And I completely agree – it is okay that one stem is empty. I’d even say that stem with those words makes the whole drawing even more special! 🙂
Marco, this is perfect. What medium did you use? And I LOVE LOVE LOVE the quote. Yes…it is ok for the stem to remain empty!
Thank you so much, Shay.
These are Faber-Castell Pitt Artist brush pens. Erasing impossible. 🙂
Well that would terrify me…I erase all the time! LOL But, I may have to try them out!
Thank you Shivani for a wonderful session!
Have a great summer ☀️
Thank you for joining us! Hope to see you again soon.
Here the sketch!
The layering of your lavender petals is stunning! It gives your flowers such a sense of depth!
Thankyou so much, a lovely hour spent, very relaxing
Very nice, Karina! I appreciate the variation in the size of your lavender petals as it makes it look so much more realistic and authentic!
I added some colour and pen strokes to mine afterwards. I would’ve kept adding more, but sometimes you just have to tell yourself to stop before you go too far… 😬
Thank you both Shay and Shivani; looking forward to the next session! 💜
Haha, yes, sometimes it’s easy to get caught up in the moment and keep going for just a little too long. Your lavenders are lovely, especially with the layer of color!
Thank you
Thank YOU for joining us today, Janice! Your sketch is so peaceful…such a beautiful reflection of the mood from today’s session 😊
Thank you, Shay. I was having a moment, but when I started to sketch, I felt better. What a wonderful class.
I have found that sketching and drawing is a great help when I’m feeling anxious and overwhelmed-it’s actually what got me started attending Shivani’s sessions! That was over a year and a half ago!
Thank you for the kind words Ellie, it’s reminds me of how beautiful nature is and how a sketch can bring so much joy, happiness plus peace in a chaotic world.
Hi! I am unable to post my drawing or leave comments. 😔
Hi Tammy! I see your comment here-what trouble are you encountering or message you receiving when you try to upload your picture or leave a comment?
Thanks for this space =)
Ana-I love the unique idea of creating a cut-out to hold your sketch in place. Thank you so much for sharing this with us! Very cool!
These sessions with Shivani has ignited my passion for drawing/painting again. Thanks as usual Shivani :))
I’m so thrilled to hear that Anu! I hope you keep going and we get to see you again at the next session 🙂
Superb.
Anu! How stunning! I love the variation in colors on your lavender! Did you use colored pencils?
Hi Shay, thank you for the encouraging words! I used Gel pen and did a water wash.
You’ve inspired me-I’m going to have to give this a try!