Sia Karamalegos (art & photo account)

October print club reveal... This month subscribers get a watercolor print of my sunflowers painting plus a tiny linoprint of the same 🌻 Join before the 31st to get this in your mailbox! shop.sia.studio/products/tin... #snailmail #printclub #watercolor

Beautiful morning for sketching and painting (in the shade at least). Which one is your favorite? Left or Right? I have a small group show called Durham en Plein Air need to figure out my better paintings 😄 #watercolor #watercolorandink #pleinair #urbansketching #usk Cc @ncartmeets.com

Had a fun time painting this giant pot for the Weird Pot Party in Durham yesterday evening. It's the views from the pot - I leaned in to the plein air theme. The surface was rough af so I just went with the textured look. #art #publicart #pleinair

Announcing the September print club designs... A 5x7 print of my watercolor painting "Fish market helper, Mykonos" A tiny linoprint of sardines Join before the end of the month to get these in your mailbox along 📬 shop.sia.studio/products/tin... #snailmail #printclub #watercolor #linocut

Time to sign some tiny prints and get these in the mail! #linoprint #snailmail

Today is the last day to join the August edition of Tiny Observations. This month is Santorini Passages, a watercolor of a doorway in my grandfather's village, plus a tiny hand-pressed print of an Oia church bell tower. If you'd like one in your 📫, sign up today. shop.sia.studio/products/tin...

Print club is in the mail!

Signed and numbered the rest of my tiny tomato linoprints this morning for my art print club 🍅 #linocut #art #linoprint

Why a snail mail art print club? Everything seems to be scroll, swipe, or move on. Tiny Observations is something to hold, unfold, and spend a few minutes with. A watercolor print, tiny hand-pressed linoprint, and letter from my studio. 1st edition closes July 31 (or when full). Sign up ⬇️ #art

A little plein air painting/urban sketching at Durham Farmers' Market with @ncartmeets.com #watercolor #pleinair #urbansketching #usk #watercolorandink

Putting together the very first edition of Tiny Observations. Every month will include a watercolor print, a tiny hand-pressed linoprint, and a letter from my studio inspired by one small thing worth noticing. I can't wait to get these into mailboxes. Join the club... #art #printclub #watercolor

Tiny tomato test prints - testing different ways to mix the yellow and red ink These will accompany the Summer Heirlooms print in my art print club. 🐌💌 #linocut #linoprint

"Another stunning piece of art - For me the first bite of a fresh grown tomato is when summer really starts. These lovelies looked like jewels in the sun when I spotted them at the farmer's market." Used to go a farmers market when I lived in Los Angeles - a fun place to shop.

New fancy printer, who dis? In preparation for my snail mail watercolor print club, I bought a fancier printer. This test print came out really amazing. Join my mailing list to be notified when the print club launches! buttondown.com/sia.studio #snailmail #artprint #printclub

A bit of plein air painting at Blackwood Farm Park with Raleigh outdoor painting group #pleinair #watercolor #art

Progress... trying not to touch while it dries 😅🖌️ #watercolor #art

🍅 This one is taking a while to finish, but I love it. I rotate around the tomatoes to paint each layer, letting some dry and some blend. It always goes through an ugly phase before the final layers are added. #watercolor

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Been working on an art market sign and just finished these add-ons that hang from the main sign. I have my first big art market in August and I'm both nervous and excited. #artmarket #artistlife

I love tomatoes. When I was a toddler, my mom had to beg my Greek grandparents to stop giving them to me because I ate so many I had a rash around my mouth. This little study both reminds me of that but also it's a proud gardener moment. Watercolor on paper 9 x 6.75 in Available #watercolor

The studio pop-up table is all set up at DSSOLVER in Durham! Go check it out for original art, fine at prints, linocut prints, postcards, stickers, and more! Now until the end of July 🌞 Thanks to The Pufferfish Project for making this possible for independent artists ♥️ #artmarket #art

New small piece from my trip to the NC mountains recently - Mountain Laurel 7 1/4 in square Daniel Smith watercolors on Arches 100% Cotton paper #watercolor #nativeplants

Sketching at the Durham Bulls game #urbansketching #usk #art

Quick ink sketch of a skull sculpture while mentoring. Added a bit of water to make it melty and encourage the ink to split colors #ink #inkdrawing #sketchbook

Small, quick plein air sketch of this part of the steam. On the Catawba Falls trail near Black Mountain/Old Fort NC #pleinair #watercolor

Lovely day painting at Duke Gardens with @ncartmeets.com ! Today I focused on the rose garden so that I could paint the fountain. I love all the potted succulents that surround it too. Cc @warriorpainters.bsky.social #pleinairpril #pleinair #watercolor

Finally calling this one finished. It's a very typical North Carolina river scene for those that hike or do plein air painting a lot. I love the red bridge. Starting to notice a pattern with red bridges 😄🌉 #watercolor #art

First flush tea harvest! Last year I got 3 tea camellias. I'm excited my white tea bush is even more prolific this year so I have a decent harvest here. A few leaves from my lipton bush are mixed in. This is a white tea harvest which is a bit easier that making green or black tea

Another watercolor I just finished. The reference photo was from my trip to China in 2014 after my dad died. I needed to get away to come to terms with the immediate grief. I remember walking up this path and being mesmerized by the light going through the lanterns and the pavilion. #watercolor

I really like how this still life of apples came out. The colors and the light just really speak to me. I should jokingly call it How you like them apples to also honor my time in Boston 😆🍎🍏 Watercolor on paper, quarter sheet (11.25x15 in) #watercolor #stilllife #apples #art

A little urban sketching this morning in Durham cc @ncartmeets.com #urbansketching #usk

Happy accidents? I was doing a demo for my class and thought my pen was waterproof. It was not. The class gasped in horror. It wasn't planned, but I ended up with this beautiful, impressionistic ink and wash of a church in Oia, Santorini. #watercolor #ink #urbansketching #santorini #greece #art

Quick beach sunset study #watercolor