sketchbook – Cindy Mangomini

Celebrate Little Things, In Drawings.

Celebrate Whatever You Can!

The Holidays are over but there’s no reason to stop celebrating small things. It’s been a tough year and we should be kind to ourselves. You survived 2020: well done! Put on pants today? That’s awesome! Checked in on a friend? You deserve extra karma points for that! Feel like you didn’t do anything worth celebrating today? Remember you are still awesome and it’s okay and normal to feel bad sometimes!⁠ 💚 Hopefully this drawing can serve as a little positive reminder. It was one of my best nine for 2020 on Instagram, and I updated it a little bit for 2021.⁠

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Celebrate Whatever!

Happy Today! I often use special days or fun holidays as inspiration for my drawings, but you really don’t need a special day or achievement to celebrate. At the moment even ordinary things can feel like a real challenge, like putting on pants or going to the supermarket. So today, be kind to yourself and celebrate the small things. It’s a day and you’re still awesome!⁠ (Even if it sometimes doesn’t feel like that.)⁠

Happy Whatever!

Celebrate whatever Mangomini

Celebrate Every Win, No Matter How Small

Happy Today! I often use special days or fun holidays as inspiration for my drawings, but you really don’t need a special day to celebrate. Find something to celebrate everyday, especially on Mondays, because they can be a little tough 😉 So, happy Monday! .. and let’s celebrate whatever!⁣

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It’s The Little Things In Life..

Favorite things right now Mangomini

Small Things That Are Making Me Happy, In Drawings Of Course.

A quick sketch of some of my favourite things right now. I’m trying to shop less but better. So less impulse buys and more things that I can enjoy for a long time. I’m also looking forward to 2 more Ben Howard concerts. Money spend on experiences is always money well spend, especially if it’s Ben Howard (in my opinion anyway!) While working from home I like to listen to podcasts to keep me company and informed. I recently discovered By the book and I’ve been binge-listening ever since.

PS. Nothing on here is sponsored, just things that I really like.

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Take a look at the small things that were bringing me joy in 2020 here or my Spring Wish-list from 2018. If you like this you can also follow me on Instagram and Pinterest for regular updates or shop my illustrated papergoods on Etsy.

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Wine Wednesday!

Inspired by a TED* talk that I saw recently and motivated by recent events in my life and the world, I’ve decided to introduce the weekly celebration of Wine Wednesday to my life. This is the little invitation that I sketched for it.

*The TED talk was not promoting the consumption of alcohol.

Ahoy, Sexy!

Frances Ha sketches by Cindy Mangomini

Sketching while watching Frances Ha.

The Things I Carry Around..

What’s In My Bag, In Drawings

While my paint for another illustration was drying, I decided to draw everything I carry around in my purse (just to kill the waiting time). Because, why not?

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Take a look at Little Things That Make Me Happy from 2020 or Small Things I Like from 2016.

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How I’m Trying Not To Get More Sick..

For the last two weeks I’ve been fighting a cold. It was going pretty well until I had a whole weekend of birthday celebrations 😉

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A Normal Working Day, In Sketches..

What A Freelance Illustrator’s Working Day Looks Like.

Here’s a typical day for me, where I work on my illustrations. This is from my sketchbook. Just a quick imperfect sketch. Materials: pen, ink, watercolor pencils and correction fluid.

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Vive la France..

Holiday In France Illustrated Recap

This pretty much sums up my holiday in France… 🙂

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I have several French/Parisian themed cards and prints in my Etsy shop. I also illustrated Parisian fall/autumn style here. You can also follow me on Pinterest and Instagram to be the first to see if I add more.