Mila Alexander

Bio: A watercolour illustrator from North Wales, U.K. I’m looking to improve my confidence in working with other mediums during 30works, hoping the short deadlines will help me create without judgement.

Instagram: @maillustrate

Day 30
I commit to finishing this - 1/5 Lover’s Eyes
An unfinished watercolour blue eye
Work By: Mila Alexander

Day 29
Painting with my toddler
An abstract painting of red, pink, yellow and white
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Day 28
Small Baby
A macro shot of a baby's eye
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Day 27
2 Days Old
A Lino print of a full orange and a sliced orange with a black frame and orange background
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Day 26
Flying between
A blue dragon flying
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Day 25
Black and White - Lino Print
A Lino print of a slice of an orange and a full orange framed. In black and white.
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Day 24
One less thing - having my eyes open when drawing
A charcoal abstract portrait of a woman
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Day 22
Bin
A painting on a bin, labelled ‘Free art’
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Day 21
Even babies need art
A picture of a baby holding art
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Day 20
Brief: Don't make anything today. Just send a description of what you would make.
Work By: Mila Alexander
Brief: Don't make anything today. Just send a description of what you would make.

Day 18
Catnip
An abstract charcoal drawing
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Day 16
Jazz party for one
A picture of a table easel with two abstract charcoal drawings taped to it. The easel is covered in marks and paint.
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Day 15
Prints available soon
A yellow background, a monstera plant in a pink pot.
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Day 14
A parcel - Oystercatchers, Watercolour on Paper
A painting of two oystercatchers on a river, with multiple prints of the same painting around the original.
Work By: Mila Alexander

Day 13
Second Interval
A sign on a stone wall reads 'On this site Sept 5 1782 nothing happened' on the left the background is blurred.
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Day 12
Interval
A sign reads 'on this site sept 5. 1782 nothing happened'
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Day 11
What is cheating?
a close up of a mans eyes and bridge of the nose. Highlights are in pink, shadows in purple and blue. The eyes looks gently angry.
Work By: Mila Alexander

Day 10
Two worlds collide - Collaboration with Richard Watt
An acrylic painting of a stone arch on a river. The arch has a blue flame coming from the left side and a pink ribbon coming from the right side. A tree is behind. Green grass and a stone wall in the background.
Work By: Mila Alexander

Day 7
Leaves on a stream
A stag and an otter sit at the bank of a stream. The text reads above the stag ‘sometimes I think I’m a bad artist. Above the otter is reads ‘that’s a thought and we don’t always have to listen to our thoughts, sometimes we should just watch them float by’. The stag and otter are both in brown watercolour, there are 8 leaves on the water.
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Day 6
Love for $ale conversations - pretending to be Emily Ball
A charcoal collection of 6 clusters. All with different marks, some soft, some hard. Different directions. Some lines some circles some squiggles. The background is a textured white paint.
Work By: Mila Alexander

Day 5
Today
An illustration of a woman with a brown short curly Bob, yellow skin, blue and purples shadows on her face and pink highlights. Outlined in black.
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Day 4
Zoolingualism
An ink and watercolour illustration of a woman with a curly brown Bob, looking at a flying Robin. She has rosey cheeks and a freckled nose. She is wearing a black coat and grey jumper. The lines are sketchy.
Work By: Mila Alexander

Day 3
Painting before the painting
An up close shot of the middle of a paint mixing pallette. In the middle there are lots of small droplets of watercolour paint in brown. The rest of the pallette is out of focus and dark.
Work By: Mila Alexander

Day 2
Sticks - Charcoal on stone with burnt wicker and ash
A charcoal line drawing of a generic flower with a single stem on patio stones. A single leaf made from sticks on the stem. White ash in the middle of the flower.
Work By: Mila Alexander

Day 1
It could be worse
A photograph of a shedded tarantula skin. The centre is the holes of the body exposed and in focus, legs surrounding.
Work By: Mila Alexander