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It happened again. The very same thing which happened in case of works like dreaming in the meadow, or a ghostly presence's stroll. Once again I got inspired by photo from tiny thin book with aphorisms (e.g., "True freedom is to have power over oneself for everything." by Michel de Montaigne). Well, to be precise two photos were my inspirations this time.
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| First of the mentioned photos - a landscape with 2 trees. |
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| Second of the mentioned photos shows a laid table among the flowers. |
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Last time a romance between an acrylic paint and a black pen happened was in the end of 2024. So, I thought it'd be great to create another one. I came up with a work showing a woman with a wreath on her head.
I hope You'll be able to feel the summer vibes from the picture which is visible below.
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| the Poppy Wreath, acrylic paints and a black pen on a paper, 19,5 x 14.5 cm. |
Firstly, I applied colours like yellow, green, and red on a paper with acrylic paints.
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For some time I was working on a picture of a lady standing in the vague body of water. In today's post You will see a short story which started from a sketch made with a brown crayon, and ended with a portrayal of a Water Nymph.
Enjoy!
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| A brown crayon sketch I mentioned. |
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For some time certain thought was tickling my mind, and it was the idea of drawing a lady wearing a kimono. Maybe it's because I haven't been doing an art inspired by Japanese culture in quite a long time. At first I've got no idea how to compose a picture, or which colours I should choose. Finally I came up with usage of a contrast, and with an addition of something symbolic.
Below You could look at my work - letting the red crane go.
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| letting the red crane go, watercolour crayons on a watercolour paper, 19,7 x 14,5 cm. |
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Back in May 2016 I visited Łazienki Park in Warsaw. There I saw not only beautiful buildings and nature but also lots of peacocks. I'm mentioning this because one of the photos showing a peacock led me to experiment a bit in graphics software.
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| Peacock strolling in the gardens of Łazienki Park in Warsaw. I took this photo in May 2016. |
When I look at this photo it seems to me as if peacock was emerging from flowers, or walking on the surface of flowers. I found this part of photo fascinating.
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Spring came, and it is a pleasure to look at a gradual awakening of nature.
So, in today's post I'd like to show you a drawing of a young woman holding flowers.
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So, today I'm coming to You with a collage card I've made in Canva.
Once I was experimenting (and I'm still doing that) in this programme.
Below you can see the net result of my experiments.
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| complicated thoughts, graphic. |
It looks quite surreal. I called this card with a floral motive complicated thoughts.
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Honestly I've never got a chance to create something on a circular medium.
And I was really curious how will I deal with that.
So it became my aim - a tondo. Tondo is a term for a work of art created on a circular medium.
And today's the chance to show how I dealt with this chalenge.
I was wondering a bit about what I want to draw, or paint on a circular paper. I came up with an idea of a romance between an acrylic paint and a black pen. It's not the first time I'm doing this kind of experiment (previous works: lost in the dream, At first sight?).
Below you can see the net result of my work.
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Lately I was working on a drawing showing two sitting ladies leaning against their backs. I felt an urge to draw them because of a certain photo which I found in thin book with aphorisms (there are quotes like "Natural abilities are like natural plants that need pruning by study." by sir Francis Bacon).
In the upper part of this photo you can notice a photo in the mentioned book. When I looked at this photo I thought it would be fun to create a picture with two figures sitting like that. But show them in a different way, in a dreamy setting.
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Today I would like to share a new work with You. The idea of woman wearing yukata and holding a fan appeared in my mind. Honestly, it is quite possible that hot summer days have something to do with her holding this fan.
Uchiwa was a model of a fan for this drawing. Uchiwa is a handheld, traditional type of Japanese fan which has a form resembling a paddle. This coolish accessory is usually decorated with various patterns. So I designed a pattern with a ginger cat in the fan's centre, surrounded by forget-me-nots on the blue background.
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So, the whole idea for today's work appeared in my mind as an image of mysterious woman holding a flower. But which flower should I portray? That's a question. At first it was a bit difficult riddle but then I made a selection, and chose iris.
In quite unexpected conclusion an image of Iris, goddess from Greek mythology emerged.
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| The doodle I made in order to record my vision. |
I drew a design on A3 paper.
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Here comes the 15th comic strip from series "the Four Seasons in Four Frames" (in short: 4 in 4).
This time there are 2 main heroines of the story. One of them is Spring, and the Second One is Summer.
Plus, there are also Autumn and Winter as supporting characters.
PLOT:
On the eve of the summer solstice Seasons attend a small ritual prepared by Spring and Summer.
As always, you will find the translation of bubbles below the comic strip.
ENJOY!
FIRST FRAME:
Summer: Quite a few people have already come.
Spring: It's great to see you on Kupala Night!
SECOND FRAME:
Autumn: It's nice to look at the way the fern flower blooms.
Winter: The fact is I hope that icicles will melt...
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Today I would like to show the 13th comic strip from series "the Four Seasons in Four Frames". Here the main protagonist of the story is Autumn.
PLOT:
A few years ago Autumn was enjoying her walk when suddenly she heard a meowing.
Below Wrzos you will find a translation of the bubbles.
ENJOY!
FIRST FRAME:
STRIP: A few years ago...
SECOND FRAME:
AUTUMN: What are you doing here? Did you get lost?
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In the past year I've made works like Green dress and fantasia amalfitana. They've got in common a few things:
The only problem is a name for this new series - I don't know what would be a proper name.
Now let me show you my next work from new series!
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Around the Christmas I published a poem concerning kintsugi on my second blog. Kintsugi is the japanese way of fixing destroyed vessels with a lacquer which is mixed with a powdered gold or silver.
I wanted to translate this poem, and show this translation in a form of "the Poetic Graphic".
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| the Poetic Graphics: kintsugi, graphic. |
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After quite a long time the eight comic strip of the series "the Four Seasons in Four Frames" shows up here. This time it's Summer's turn.
PLOT:
In the vicinity of the medieval castle ruins Summer was walking and eating Sunflower seeds (as a pastime activity) when she noticed that the way is blocked by the flock of birds.
You will find the translation of the bubble below the comic.
ENJOY!
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One day I doodled a green dress with a patterned bottom. This inspired me to create a picture showing a woman in this dress.
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| Mentioned doodle. |
During drawing the first sketch I was having a doubt about the length of a dress and a hairstyle. I considered a maxi dress but changed my mind quite quickly. The only change I made with her hair was turning them into more wavy.
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I was wondering for a while where should I present my work - there or on my blue blog with poems (subjects of my blog are interchanging regardless). My hesitation came from usage of polish language in poem's arrangement. Few days ago I was doing some clearing-up in my drawer. I found the old papers, photocopies and flyers.
Between them I noticed a printout of my short essay concerning hanami - japanese custom which consists in watching flowers of cherry trees. With the beginning of the Spring, people listen carefully weather forecasts and their full pariculars in the matter of sakura zensen (cherry blossom front which is crossing through islands from South to North). Thanks to those informations people can appropriately prepare for hanami.
They celebrate a subtle, ephemeral beauty of cherry blossom in the parks, in the palatine gardens or at the cemeteries. The last of the mentioned places actually correspond strongly with a symbolism of gentle flowers, associated with the passing.
I've decided to cut some words from this essay and arrange a poem.
Why not?
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Lately my interest in japanese culture increased much more than ever. A portrait which I'll present in today's post is an evidence of this. Well, just look at this smoking lady.
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| in the cloud of smoke, crayons on a brown paper, 18 x 12,9 cm. |
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After my long absence I'm leaving here a work with a snowy theme. Well, it's so hot nowadays so it wouldn't hurt to show you a drawing of an arctic fox which is curiously gazing at Galanthus Nivalis (yup, I drew "the trailers of the Spring" again).
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| something new, pens and pencil on paper, 26 x 19,8 cm. |
