Elena - Joyful Urban Illustrations
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🎨Sketching my world and playing with watercolors
🎉Mom of two
📍Spanish living in Washington DC
https://www.pintalustika.com
🎉Mom of two
📍Spanish living in Washington DC
https://www.pintalustika.com
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My name is Elena, and I create joyful urban illustrations inspired by the places I visit with my family. I’m from Madrid and have lived in Paris, London, and NYC—now calling D.C. home. I use ink, watercolor, colored pencils, and gouache, and I love painting on location whenever I can.
I’m working on another Northern Lights series! Painting them in watercolor is always so much fun — you never quite know how they’ll turn out until the very end.
#watercolor #northernlights #auroraborealis #art
#watercolor #northernlights #auroraborealis #art
August 4, 2025 at 5:13 PM
I’m working on another Northern Lights series! Painting them in watercolor is always so much fun — you never quite know how they’ll turn out until the very end.
#watercolor #northernlights #auroraborealis #art
#watercolor #northernlights #auroraborealis #art
My first painting in a while! I started with one of my favorite subjects — cute houses. My parents visited Iceland last month and sent me so many photos. I loved the contrast of the red house against the green landscape, the dark volcanic sand, and the white snow.
August 3, 2025 at 8:44 PM
My first painting in a while! I started with one of my favorite subjects — cute houses. My parents visited Iceland last month and sent me so many photos. I loved the contrast of the red house against the green landscape, the dark volcanic sand, and the white snow.
I’m so excited to share something new: my Bryggen illustration is now available as a woven blanket!
Woven in North Carolina by FiberArt, and available now in my shop! pintalustika.etsy.com/listing/1864...
Woven in North Carolina by FiberArt, and available now in my shop! pintalustika.etsy.com/listing/1864...
April 23, 2025 at 1:20 AM
I’m so excited to share something new: my Bryggen illustration is now available as a woven blanket!
Woven in North Carolina by FiberArt, and available now in my shop! pintalustika.etsy.com/listing/1864...
Woven in North Carolina by FiberArt, and available now in my shop! pintalustika.etsy.com/listing/1864...
I wrote on my website about our family trip to Puerto Rico and included all my sketches www.pintalustika.com/blog/sketchi...
Sketching in Puerto Rico — Pintalustika
Sketches of our family trip to Puerto Rico
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April 20, 2025 at 11:55 PM
I wrote on my website about our family trip to Puerto Rico and included all my sketches www.pintalustika.com/blog/sketchi...
The weather in Puerto Rico changes every minute. It can go from sunny and full of color to stormy in an instant. This was the view from the beach walk in Esperanza. We got completely soaked on our way home 💦 😅
#puertorico #travelsketch #watercolor
#puertorico #travelsketch #watercolor
April 18, 2025 at 10:01 PM
The weather in Puerto Rico changes every minute. It can go from sunny and full of color to stormy in an instant. This was the view from the beach walk in Esperanza. We got completely soaked on our way home 💦 😅
#puertorico #travelsketch #watercolor
#puertorico #travelsketch #watercolor
Spring Break with my family in Puerto Rico. Sketch of Caracas Beach between swims. This place is so beautiful!
#travelsketch #puertorico #beach #watercolor
#travelsketch #puertorico #beach #watercolor
April 16, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Spring Break with my family in Puerto Rico. Sketch of Caracas Beach between swims. This place is so beautiful!
#travelsketch #puertorico #beach #watercolor
#travelsketch #puertorico #beach #watercolor
A cute doggy in my latest watercolor commission
#art #commission #houseportrait #watercolor #painting
#art #commission #houseportrait #watercolor #painting
April 7, 2025 at 10:35 AM
A cute doggy in my latest watercolor commission
#art #commission #houseportrait #watercolor #painting
#art #commission #houseportrait #watercolor #painting
My top seller this week! 🌸🌸🌸 It’s almost peak bloom for the gorgeous cherry blossoms in D.C., but one will be dearly missed: Stumpy. This beloved tree was removed last year due to the work to address flooding at Tidal Basin. I painted this watercolor based on a photo I took during its last bloom.
March 28, 2025 at 5:31 PM
My top seller this week! 🌸🌸🌸 It’s almost peak bloom for the gorgeous cherry blossoms in D.C., but one will be dearly missed: Stumpy. This beloved tree was removed last year due to the work to address flooding at Tidal Basin. I painted this watercolor based on a photo I took during its last bloom.
March 24, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Hapoy first day of Spring!
March 21, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Hapoy first day of Spring!
This watercolor of the Manhattan Bridge from Dumbo is done. I took the reference photo on a very cold January day, and the street was empty. I decided to keep it that way and I actually like the peaceful feeling of it.
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#nyc #walldecor #wallart #painting #art
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#nyc #walldecor #wallart #painting #art
March 15, 2025 at 8:23 PM
This watercolor of the Manhattan Bridge from Dumbo is done. I took the reference photo on a very cold January day, and the street was empty. I decided to keep it that way and I actually like the peaceful feeling of it.
pintalustika.etsy.com/listing/1888...
#nyc #walldecor #wallart #painting #art
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#nyc #walldecor #wallart #painting #art
March 12, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Art prints of my watercolor painting of the New York City skyline are now available in my Etsy store! I really enjoyed painting this one. I may do a collection of skylines this year. pintalustika.etsy.com/listing/1862...
#nyc #painting #watercolor #homedecor #wallart #newyork #brooklynbridge
#nyc #painting #watercolor #homedecor #wallart #newyork #brooklynbridge
March 2, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Art prints of my watercolor painting of the New York City skyline are now available in my Etsy store! I really enjoyed painting this one. I may do a collection of skylines this year. pintalustika.etsy.com/listing/1862...
#nyc #painting #watercolor #homedecor #wallart #newyork #brooklynbridge
#nyc #painting #watercolor #homedecor #wallart #newyork #brooklynbridge
I enjoyed painting these Parisian buildings so I created a Spring version. Again I used the kuretake paints which are a mix between watercolor and gouache.
#parispainting #springtime #paris #art #watercolor
#parispainting #springtime #paris #art #watercolor
February 28, 2025 at 9:44 PM
I enjoyed painting these Parisian buildings so I created a Spring version. Again I used the kuretake paints which are a mix between watercolor and gouache.
#parispainting #springtime #paris #art #watercolor
#parispainting #springtime #paris #art #watercolor
Painting my favorite city with a limited palette using the Kuretake Gansai paints.
#paris #painting #limitedpalette #watercolor
#paris #painting #limitedpalette #watercolor
February 24, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Painting my favorite city with a limited palette using the Kuretake Gansai paints.
#paris #painting #limitedpalette #watercolor
#paris #painting #limitedpalette #watercolor
I took a class about nocturnes with Katie Woodward. I enjoyed learning new color combinations and practising how to capture light at night. #watercolor #nightpainting #painting
February 23, 2025 at 12:09 PM
I took a class about nocturnes with Katie Woodward. I enjoyed learning new color combinations and practising how to capture light at night. #watercolor #nightpainting #painting
My husband loves Brooklyn and this is one of his favourite views of the city. He has been closely following the process of this painting and he says it is perfect. He is saying we need a brownstone there with this view 😂 Back to reality, I’m going to scan it and print it in a big size for our house.
February 22, 2025 at 12:06 AM
My husband loves Brooklyn and this is one of his favourite views of the city. He has been closely following the process of this painting and he says it is perfect. He is saying we need a brownstone there with this view 😂 Back to reality, I’m going to scan it and print it in a big size for our house.
Painting this watercolor of Park Guell was a great way to travel to Barcelona. It brought memories of walking through the park and taking in the city views.
#gaudiarchitecture #parkguell #visitbarcelona
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#gaudiarchitecture #parkguell #visitbarcelona
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February 16, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Painting this watercolor of Park Guell was a great way to travel to Barcelona. It brought memories of walking through the park and taking in the city views.
#gaudiarchitecture #parkguell #visitbarcelona
pintalustika.etsy.com/listing/1864...
#gaudiarchitecture #parkguell #visitbarcelona
pintalustika.etsy.com/listing/1864...
Swann Street in the fall. I started this watercolor painting in the fall but got busy with other projects. I finally went back to it and tried to paint the ginkgo trees in a loose style.
February 14, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Swann Street in the fall. I started this watercolor painting in the fall but got busy with other projects. I finally went back to it and tried to paint the ginkgo trees in a loose style.
One of my favourite buildings to paint: Brooklyn brownstones!
February 12, 2025 at 1:31 PM
One of my favourite buildings to paint: Brooklyn brownstones!
My name is Elena, and I create joyful urban illustrations inspired by the places I visit with my family. I’m from Madrid and have lived in Paris, London, and NYC—now calling D.C. home. I use ink, watercolor, colored pencils, and gouache, and I love painting on location whenever I can.
February 10, 2025 at 10:47 PM
My name is Elena, and I create joyful urban illustrations inspired by the places I visit with my family. I’m from Madrid and have lived in Paris, London, and NYC—now calling D.C. home. I use ink, watercolor, colored pencils, and gouache, and I love painting on location whenever I can.
Painting this one loosely, adding Neocolor crayons over a watercolor base.
February 10, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Painting this one loosely, adding Neocolor crayons over a watercolor base.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review of my calendar: The images are beautiful! I was just looking for a charming calendar with prints from a real artist, and this is beyond beautiful! I lived in Finland for a few months, so these watercolors of nordic style homes stood out to me, and the prints look even better in person
February 7, 2025 at 1:48 AM
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review of my calendar: The images are beautiful! I was just looking for a charming calendar with prints from a real artist, and this is beyond beautiful! I lived in Finland for a few months, so these watercolors of nordic style homes stood out to me, and the prints look even better in person
This is my piece for the weekly drawing challenge on emmablockillustration’s Patreon. I painted it with watercolors and added some texture with colored pencils, following my goal of incorporating more mixed media and playing with my art supplies.
February 6, 2025 at 10:41 AM
This is my piece for the weekly drawing challenge on emmablockillustration’s Patreon. I painted it with watercolors and added some texture with colored pencils, following my goal of incorporating more mixed media and playing with my art supplies.