Art portfolio and blog of Isabel Honkonen
As I mentioned on one of the previous posts that I had family staying over and I was making a cake for my daughters birthday so, here's what I ended up making. My daughter has had whey protein allergies since she was 4, she is now 14, it has been a challenge for her to…
Continue reading ➞ Baked Alaska
Yes, they are! Really they are, they're the love child of a moist Brownie and a Tiramisu, they are absolutely delectable and best of all...they are super easy to make. I used my favorite brownie recipe that I have been using now for about 15 years and simply added an additional step to make these…
Continue reading ➞ The Best Mascarpone Brownies.
Hopefully, you got here after seeing my previous post It’s SPRING! Rose Garden in the making. After completing the rose garden I felt that there was something missing, I needed a French Kitchen Garden - nothing to over the top, just enough space to grow Thyme, Garlic, Green Onions, Shallots, Oregano, Basil and a few…
Continue reading ➞ My Potager …
So here we are again... another Spring - and I must say I have been definitely distracted in preparation to this wonderful season, perhaps my favorite and I wonder why... I have been once again stuck in the garden - project after project with a painting resting on the easel that I have commenced and…
Continue reading ➞ It’s SPRING! Rose Garden in the making.
It's been a while but finally, I starting to feel settled in my space and have been exploring different mediums. I been studying abstract and more modern styles of art and trying to get my self back to where it all started, a young girl that had no clue on how to paint and would…
Continue reading ➞ Fresh off the easel!
It's really been some time since I have posted and quite honestly it's been a while since I have painted, I guess I have been feeling frustrated and perhaps defeated in my journey as an artist. I tried placing some of my work in a coop gallery but only lasted there 3 months - it…
Continue reading ➞ It’s been a while…
I decided to do this painting to have fun with colors and shadows, my main focus was the tangerines. I really wanted to capture the tangerine sections but did not want it to look like I was trying to attempt hyper-realism, which either way I am not very good at. I still wanted it to…
Continue reading ➞ Moscato and Tangerines
