This Artist Explores The Unspoken Side Of A Relationship In Adorable Illustrations

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The definition of ‘finding love’ has definitely changed for our generation. For some, they find love in themselves and that’s enough. For others, they find it in their passion for work. The need to find it in another person is no longer as prevalent as before. And I guess you could say, for better or for worse, this is what gave rise to the hookup culture. In our strive to be independent, we sometimes take it too far and completely close ourselves off from others.

But even then, there are those stolen moments in which you catch yourself thinking about the ‘what if’. You can’t help but imagine a life where you have that someone special to share it all with. The one who knows you so well, they’d ace every quiz about you. The one you can bare it all with. That special one for the long haul.

Los Angeles-based artist Amanda Oleander puts these stolen thoughts onto paper with her illustrations. She perfectly shows what love looks like when no one’s watching in a long-term relationship.

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She draws inspiration from her own relationship and from those around her. But one thing remains common in all her illustrations. It’s all about the simple moments in life.

1. The third person in bed. Your hair.

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Drawing 78/100 of the drawing a day for 100 days challenge. Last night I woke up in the middle of the night saying “owww you’re on my hair” and then @joeyrudman moves over and I pulled it to my side. In the morning he told me that when I said that he thought in his head “well, it’s taking up the whole bed” 🤣🤣🤣 —————————————— Anoche me desperté en medio de la noche diciendo "owww estas encima de mi pelo " y luego @joeyrudman se mueve y muevo mi cabello a mi lado. Por la mañana me dijo que cuando le dije eso el estaba pensando "bueno, está ocupando toda la cama" 🤣🤣🤣 ————————————— I’ve been getting messages of people telling me that they can translate my titles in their language better than google translate. Feel free to translate the titles anytime in your language for our community in the comments ! ❤️💕 thank you so much 🙏🏼✨ ————————————— tradotto in italiano nei commenti grazie @martasanset ———————————————————— Art prints and original paintings on the site link in bio🌼

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2. When one kiss can melt you into a puddle of love.

3. Nothing beats getting pampered by your SO.

4. The simplest way to confirm your love for each other.

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Drawing 92/100 of the drawing a day for 100 days challenge. You know it’s true love when their morning breath doesn’t phase you 💕 ———————————————————————————Sabes que es amor verdadero cuando el aliento de la mañana no te molesta 💕 ——————————————————————————— Você sabe que é amor verdadeiro quando a hálito da manhã não te incomoda 💕 ———————————————————————————Sai che è il vero amore quando il loro alito mattutino non ti smorza 💕 ———————————————————— Art prints and original paintings on the site link in bio🌼

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5. They become your human diary.

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6. When you can let your inner child run free with their cute little customs.

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Drawing 95/100 of the drawing a day for 100 days challenge: Title: Make a Wish! /This is inspired by a moment that happened yesterday. Is making a wish on an eyelash that has fallen off a common tradition around the world? ——————————————————————————— Título: ¡Haz un deseo! / Esto está inspirado en un momento que ocurrió ayer. ¿Hacer un deseo en una pestaña que ha caído es una tradición común en todo el mundo? ——————————————————————————— Translation thanks to @zzmayhem: Titolo: esprimi un desiderio! / Ispirato da un momento avvenuto ieri. Esprimere un desiderio per un ciglio caduto è una tradizione comune anche nel resto del mondo? ———————————————————— Translation thanks to @maggieper : Título: Pede um desejo! / Isto é inspirado num momento que ocorreu ontem. Pedir um desejo quando uma Pestana cai é uma tradição comum em todo o mundo? ——————————————————————————— Art prints and original paintings on the site link in bio🌼

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7. You always have an in-house butler. A cute one that too.

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Drawing 2/100 for the drawing a day for 100 days challenge. Title: I Forgot A Towel! ——————————————————————————— Título: ¡Olvidé una toalla! ——————————————————————————— Título: Esqueci uma toalha! ——————————————————————————— Название: Я забыл полотенце! ——————————————————————————— Translation thanks to @zzmayhem Titolo: Ho dimenticato l'asciugamano! ——————————————————————————— Art prints and original paintings on the site link in bio🌼

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8. Grooming each other becomes a favourite pass time.

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Drawing 4/100 of the drawing a day for 100 days challenge. When you are giving a back rub but find a goodie on the way 🤗 ———————————————— Translation thanks to @corinamery25 🇵🇪 Cuando estás dando un masaje y te encuentras un regalito en el camino🤗 ———————————————— Quando você está dando um esfregaço nas costas, mas encontre uma boa no caminho 🤗 🇧🇷 ———————————————— Quando stai facendo un massaggio alla schiena, ma trovi un tesoro lungo la strada 🤗 🇮🇹 ———————————————— Translation thanks to @csungee 🇭🇺 Amikor vakarod a hátát és közben rábukkansz egy pattanásra 🤗 ———————————————— Translation thanks to @_budazz_ 🇷🇺 Когда вы делаете массаж спины и находите небольшое сокровище по пути 🤗 ——————————————————————————— Art prints and original paintings on the site link in bio🌼

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9. When nowhere else feels more like home.

10. You’ll always have an adventure buddy ready to go.

11. Stolen moments where the rest of the world doesn’t matter anymore.

12. Even your mess is cute for them.

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13. When personal space fits two.

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14. Even Netflix can’t beat this.

15. When they know exactly how to make your day just a little brighter.

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16. Risking a shower together despite their questionable water temperature preferences.

17. Having someone to hold you in those moments of existential crisis.

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Drawing 56/100 of the drawing a day for 100 days challenge. When you see a white hair and it reminds you how old you're getting and all of the things you wanted to have accomplished by this age. So you get your partner to come help cut them out or you pull them out yourself because.. who needs that rude reminder? ✂️✂️✂️– So after this post I've been getting messages about how I should be proud of what I have achieved at this age, and that I'm not that old..etc. I know I'm not that old, thirties are great years and I'm looking forward to them. And I am really happy about how far I am in my career, but as a women who wants multiple kids and wants to tour the world and publish books and work an a ton of projects it gets a little messy at this age since the older I get the closer I am to my internal ticking clock of having children. I'm not ready for them but I do want them in the future and before them there's a lot I want to do, many places I want to go and things I want to accomplish. My mom got married at 23 and had me at 24. She always gave me this piece of advice: "Do what you love before you have kids, travel, spend alone time with your partner don't rush into it." I take that advice to heart and have followed it but I think it's normal to feel that pressure when I am reminded of my age. ✨

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18. When you always have a dance partner for impromptu dance urges.

19. Cuddling can get a bit out of hand sometimes.

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Drawing 58/100 of the drawing a day for 100 days challenge. This is when you are cuddling and you accidentally scratch your love with your toe nail… 🤗sorry! . . This is inspired by last night when I got very close to @joeyrudman ‘s toe nail and he was like “careful!” And then it brought me back to the time he scratched me and it bleed and left a scar 😂 my mind immediately went to this drawing idea but of course I had to exaggerate it a bit for effect. 🤗 . ————————————— Esto es cuando accidentalmente rascas tu amor con tu uña del pie … ¡Lo siento! . . Esto está inspirado en la noche anterior cuando me acerqué mucho a la uña del dedo gordo de @joeyrudman y me dijo "¡cuidado!" Y luego me recordé una vez me rascó y sangraba y me dejó una cicatriz "mi mente se fue inmediatamente a esta idea de dibujo, pero por supuesto tuve que exagerar un poco por efecto. 🤗 ——————————————— Time-lapse in the Instagram story. ————————————————— Prints and originals available on my site, link in bio🌷🎨

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20. One goodbye kiss is never enough.

True love is not about grand gestures and flashy social media PDAs. It’s about going back to the raw untouched potential of being one in two bodies. No giant Insta-worthy teddy bear can beat the feeling of coming home to your true love.

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