Letters from the Forest

I like New Year’s Eve. It’s my favorite holiday! 🌟 It’s an opportunity to revisit everything I’ve done during the year and make plans for the next one. I love it! Sunset at Saquarema Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, while visiting my mom for Christmas. A few weeks ago, while I was starting to review my year and think about what I’d like to happen in 2026, one of the things that caught my attention was that I’d like to be more consistent with what I post. When I created Letters from the Forest,...

Hello! It's Lia. It’s finally that time of the year when it’s warm enough for me to immerse myself in cold water (not freezing! 😄), which I love. However, I have even better news to share… My new video is the HARDEST one I’ve made so far (really!), but it’s also my FAVORITE, and I’d love to hear your thoughts. Was the extra work in editing worth it? Watch it here! "This Only Happens Once a Year" / "Duality" The accompanying post will be on my Patreon, as usual, with photos, extra info, list...

Hello, forest friend! 🌿 Japu bird's nests and the Caledonia Massif, Tres Picos State Park, Brazil. Spring is here, flowers are blossoming and japu birds (crested oropendola) are nesting. It also brings warmth and rain to the forest where I live. Days are getting longer, meaning more natural light (which I love 🌞) but also more heat inside the studio during the day, changing how fast watercolor dries while I paint. I have to adapt. That’s life. In my last two videos, I shared random pages from...

Hello, forest friend 🌿 My latest video has only been online for four days, but it's already the best-performing of all my 27 long-form art videos. It also has the most comments and likes so far. 😃🎉 Was it the 10 tips for beginners? The music? The intro? Or the sketching itself? I keep wondering what made the difference… I’d love to hear your thoughts on it. And if you haven’t watched it yet, here it is: Watch it now If you’d rather read the tips instead of watching, I also wrote a blog post...