Chilled drawing afternoon in Greenwich park. @drawingrobin says I get too distracted by dogs. She's right. . . . . . #corgi #corgibutt #dogsofinstagram #dog #greenwich #grenwichpark #london #sketch #sketchbook #sunnyday #tombowdualbrushpens #markersketch #instartist #instart

A post shared by Eleonora Di Massimo (@gentlebree) on Jun 19, 2017 at 3:09pm PDT

What do you do on the hottest day in London? Go to Greenwich park of course! But not exactly for sunbathing...

I want more time to draw. Trying to squeeze some studies for some portfolio update. . . . . . #wolf #angrywolf #digitalart #photoshop #wildlife #wildanimals #animals #wacomcintiq #canines #instart #instartist

A post shared by Eleonora Di Massimo (@gentlebree) on Jun 10, 2017 at 4:02pm PDT

Follow the robin! @drawingrobin She's an amazing artist and the best drawing companion you could wish for! Go and check her profile! . . . . . #drawingrobin #robinbird #animalsart #instadraw #digitalart #photoshop #friends #birdsofinstagram #illustration

A post shared by Eleonora Di Massimo (@gentlebree) on May 8, 2017 at 3:51pm PDT

Little doodle I made for a friend's birthday card . . . . . #otter #significantotter #illustration #illustrator #ink #pentelbrushpen #instaart #instadraw #animalsart #birthdaycard #birthday

A post shared by Eleonora Di Massimo (@gentlebree) on Apr 23, 2017 at 1:47pm PDT

I did this few weeks ago and forgot to post it here. Had another go (or battle if you prefer) with gouache. The paint won. Still kind of happy with the overall result as I was going for some sort of subject study anyway. Ps: Commissions are open! You could get a drawing like this for 30£. . . . . #borzoi #borzoiofinstagram #hounddog #dogofinstagram #instadraw #illustration #gouache #dog #illustrator #commissionsopen

A post shared by Eleonora Di Massimo (@gentlebree) on Mar 24, 2017 at 4:45pm PDT

Toffee

Toffee, my little bugger. He was my really unconventional pet chipmunk. Cute, fluffy and...well, not particularly smart, but I loved him nevertheless. . . . . . #chipmunk #pet #illustration #brushpen #ink #petsofinstagram #drawing #instaart

A post shared by Eleonora Di Massimo (@gentlebree) on Mar 15, 2017 at 4:01pm PDT

Efficiency. Toffee's cleaning routine was impeccable. He would start from his little head and quickly get to the tip of his tail within seconds. . . . . . . #chipmunk #pet #instaart #ink #illustration #petsofinstagram #brushpen #pentelbrushpen #drawing #petstories

A post shared by Eleonora Di Massimo (@gentlebree) on Mar 15, 2017 at 4:09pm PDT

I didn't exactly have a nice weekend. Lately I keep thinking I've just made so many wrong decisions in the past. I can't bring myself to plan anything for the future, cause every time I do, things go wrong. And the present is just working. Finding the strengths I need to get out of this limbo is draining and surprisingly overwhelming. I don't think I've ever felt like this before, and I wouldn't even know how to talk about it properly. So, I just tried to put it down on paper, cause apparently it's supposed to help. It did distract me for a while and I guess I feel like I haven't completely wasted the day. For some reasons, these feelings always come back during the weekend. I'm generally fine during the week, as work occupies the majority of my time. Well, sorry for the depressing post. Again, I felt that writing it down would help a little bit. I just need to find more time for drawing so that I can just shut down for a while. . . . . #dog #whippet #dark #illustration #thoughts

A post shared by Eleonora Di Massimo (@gentlebree) on Mar 13, 2017 at 5:08am PDT

I hardly ever talk about my "bad days", especially here on the web. For once I've tried to transform those feeling into something creative, and I've found it extremely hard. I was quite sad in realising drawing is not a therapy for me any longer, it doesn't relax me as it used to. I still do feel better when I do it, and maybe I should keep making more of these experiments, at least for myself.