drawing of the eurasian hoopoe

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So, a few months ago I saw the Eurasian hoopoe (Upupa epops) for the very first time in my life. It was a brief moment during which I noticed how lovely this bird is. It was sitting on the fence, and was folding his distinctive crest like a fan. Quite recently, this memory came back to me, and inspired me to draw this cute orange bird.

As a reference for my drawing I used a photo from "pixabay.com" - here's LINK to mentioned photo.

the Eurasian Hoopoe, watercolour crayons on a paper, 14,5 x 19 cm.

In order to create this picture I used only watercolour crayons. I consider it as an excellent exercise.

That's all.

Let me know in the comments what do You think about my drawing.

Have a Nice Day! 🐦

reaching out to the sky

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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.

First of the mentioned photos - a landscape with 2 trees.

Second of the mentioned photos shows a laid table 
among the flowers.

the Poppy Wreath

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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.

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.

gazing out at the distance

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Here's a woman. Her face remains unknown as she's rear-faced to viewer. She's focused on a landscape beneath her.

This is a vision I draw on a paper recently. Soon I felt a need to do something interesting with it.

By "something interesting" I meant using pastels (both dry and oil), and also watercolour crayons. I craved to experiment with them.

I started with dry pastels. Then I used watercolour crayons for womanly silhouette.

the Poetic Graphics: green small plane

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So, You see, in September 2023 I put up a poem on my other blog. A poem was inspired by a fascinating sight - a green toy aeroplane got stuck in the cherry tree in someone's garden.

HERE You can read the poem in my mother tongue, its title is zielony samolocik. I thought it might be a good idea to translate this poem, and then turn it into a graphic being a part of "the Poetic Graphics".

Below there is a net result of my work.

the Poetic Graphics: green small plane, graphic.

As always a translation was quite a challenge for me.

the Poetic Graphics: with the willowy hair

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This year I created a poem inspired by a view I saw during the stroll in one of the parks in Cracow. I saw a quite lovely pond with a small island. There was a really big willow on this island. 

The original title of mentioned poem is wśród wierzbowych włosów. HERE You can read this if You want to. I translated this poem in order to make it a part of the Poetic Graphics series, and show it on a specially designed background.

Below there is an effect of my work. 

the Poetic Graphics: with the willowy hair, graphic.

among the sunflowers

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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.

At first sight?

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In previous year I made lost in the dream. This work was different because I used acrylic paints for the first time. Additionally I used black pens in order to draw on a painted cardboard. I found this experiment so entertaining that I made another work in similar manner.

You can look at this work below.

At first sight?, acrylic paints and black pen on a cardboard, 13,4 x 19 cm.

For background I chose colours like orange, yellow and green. It took me long to decide which colourful juxtaposition would be great. I was pretty close to choose blue.

Temptation

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Some time ago I found an old schoolbook. There I found a reproduction of Alphonse Mucha's work called: 'the Moon' (1902).

In 1902 Mucha worked on the series of decorative panels called the Moon and the Stars. 
The illustration you see here, shows a study for the Moon (technique: ink & watercolour on paper).

When I was looking at the picture of the Mysterious Moon Lady, a thought of creating a collage came to my mind.

the Poetic Graphics: petrichor

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Almost a year ago I wrote a poem about a very specific  and fresh smell which appears after raindrops touch the soil. It is called petrichor (this word is created from greek words signifying "the rock" and "a substance which is running through the gods veins"). 

Original version of petrichor you can find on my blog with poems.

Below there's a translation of petrichor as a part of the series "the Poetic Graphics".

the Poetic Graphics: petrichor, graphic.

At a crossroads where everything is possible

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It's nice to take an autumnal walk from time to time. There's a possibility to notice beauty in the unexpected places. It's great to have a camera in a bag just in case.

I've took this photo in September 2021.

Green dress from a certain doodle

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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.

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.

the Plan of the Forest Temple

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Lately old photographies inspire me to experiment a bit with them and create something new. And again, after works like attempt to embrace and dancing trees a surreal vision happened. Funnily enough it was a photography showing trees one more time.

Mentioned photography. I took in a certain forest two years ago.

After the initial experiments I created a Rippled Forest. 

This graphic is showing trees reflecting in the water. 

the Green Eye

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     A few days ago I published on my blog with poems a post varied by a graphic the Green Eye. I used it in decorative purposes for a poem which english version is available below a mentioned illustration (original version is THERE).

     A story behind the Green Eye is quite simple. Once I made a photo to my sweet cat and then - out of boredom - I started turning mentioned photography into graphic because I've seen too much potential... I could call it some kind of "training". 

the Poetic Graphics: the wind hidden in the breath

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     Today I want to show you another graphic from the cycle "the Poetic Graphics". A graphic with a poem I've written between the March and the April (original version is THERE). It happened because of my quite casual thoughts about the wind and breath.

the Poetic Graphics: the wind hidden in the breath, graphic.

an Arctic Fox found something new

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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). 

something new, pens and pencil on paper, 26 x 19,8 cm.

is Evergreen

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the Other World is Evergreen, graphic.

This time the main colour of graphic is green. I wanted to express the beauty of mentioned colour through my graphic. So I was experimenting a little bit.

That's all.

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the green mermaid

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the Green Mermaid, crayons on paper, 14,7 x 21 cm.

This time I kept up my work in shades of green. Mermaid is sitting on the rock. In the background there's a river and deep, coniferous forest. Hope you'll like such a monochromatic mermaid and her surroundings (although the idea of landscape came out of the blue). 

So - it was another - monochromatic (!) - mermaid on my blog. 

And probably - not last.

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🎵Kalafina - Monochrome

Siren Song

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     In the last day of September I published a drawing inspired by Yuki Kajiura's composition - "Siren song" (Tsubasa Chronicle OST). And I'm sorry for a quality of photo - in fact colours of the drawing are more saturated. Mermaids are connected with water so I decided to draw them in shades of blue and green. 

       Oh, and there's one thing - you probably wouldn't see this. A mermaid from the left lower corner is a small reference to Girl with a Pearl Earring made by Johannes Vermeer. That's all :-D 

Siren Song (Mermaids), crayons on paper, 29,5 x 20,8 cm, 29-30.09.2017.

I hope you'll enjoy my work.

Have a nice day! 

A Jay

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This is a sketch of a Jay. Once I made this drawing based on a photography of this interesting bird. And still don't know why I choose a green colour to express a silhouette of a Jay. 

A Jay, sketch made by green crayon on paper.

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