the Symphony of Terror

 HELLO!

A year ago I wrote a poem inspired by Yuki Kajiura's composition the Main theme of Petit Cossette. This beautiful & moody piece of music made me think about the dark sky and blusterous storm.

The poem I wrote is named symfonia grozy and you will be able to read it HERE.

Today I'd like to show you a pastel created on the basis of a poem, and also a translation of mentioned poem - the symphony of terror.

ENJOY!

the symphony of terror, oil pastels on a teal blue paper, 14,7 x 21 cm.

there is a fire in my heart

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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: 

• they are the black-and-white pictures with a colourful accent, 
• I've made them with pens,
• there are ladies with colourful clothing, 
• animals are accompanying them,
• a doodle was a main inspiration.

I found so much pleasure in creating them, so I thought to myself that it would a splendid idea to make a new series (green dress and fantasia amalfitana will be a part of the series).

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!

Someday I drew this lady with a spectacular hairstyle. As you see she is wearing a flamboyant tunic. 

the Poetic Graphics: where did christmas tree hide

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On February 2020 I arranged a short poem concerning a tough relationship between cats and Christmas trees because of disassembling the Christmas tree, and The World Cat Day (in Poland it's celebrated on 17th February). 

I've translated my poem to English. The original one you can read THERE.

Below you can read a poem in a form of "the Poetic Graphic". 

You can also find it on my account on Pinterest.

the Poetic Graphics: where did christmas tree hide, graphic.

In order to find the perfect background I chose a certain photo as the main inspiration.

a Portrait of Hikaru Masai

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Today I'm showing one of my aims with a great pleasure

. It is Hikaru Masai's portrait. 

Who is Hikaru Masai? 

She is a japanese singer who nowadays is performing as H-el-ical//. Previously Hikaru Masai was a part of Kalafina. This splendid japanese group disbanded in 2019. They were well-known for their songs composed for various anime series.

Previously I drew also portraits of other members of Kalafina: Keiko Kubota and Wakana Ootaki. I was so eager to draw her as well, but as a result of various obstacles I was leaving this aim over.

The time has come but I decided to change something in a style of portraying.

the Poetic Graphics: Dream Reality

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   In today's post I'd like to show another part of the cycle "the Poetic Graphics". This time I worked at translating my poem concerning dreams and their tendency to set into peculiar structures. 

   THERE you'll be able to read its original version.

the Poetic Graphics: Dream Reality, graphic.

Hanami but it is a collage poem

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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?

Lady from medieval times

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Lately I was thinking that it would be so nice to draw a lady... But at the beginning I have no idea for this drawing. So I searched through my old notebooks because some of interesting ideas are usually there. Finally I found this particular doodle:

Well, as I can recall this doodle was made in 2019. I don't know why did I draw this lady in beautiful, long gown... And what did inspire me to draw her (it must have been something medieval)?

Anyway return to this doodle resulted in undermentioned drawing:

What do you think about this work? 

At the end of 2020 a female guitarist is playing something calm

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     In the last post in this year there will be one of my aims - a female guitarist. I haven't got a clue at the beginning how should I portray her... Finally playing on the guitar make me aware which pose looks the best (and drawing a guitar was kinda problematic). 

A Guitarist, pencil and oil pastels on a paper, 14,8 x 21 cm.

     During creative process I decided to experiment a bit. I used a pencil for a young guitarist sitting on a wall and oil pastels for background. I thought about the fourth story from anime Mononoke (2007) where the grey world became lively thanks to smelling various scents.

So... That's all.

As a new aim I chose... a portrayal of a Samurai 

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(because this year's One Piece was really awesome, entertaining and inspiring... For me it was one of those rare things that made 2020 quite tolerable)

♪ Yuki Kajiura - Fake wings

🎉

Ok, my dear readers

I wish you a Happy, Calm and Great New Year!

May your dreams come true!

🎉

Relax with a Violet Crayon

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     In today's post you'll see a spontaneous drawing. From time to time I like to make some doodles because it's relaxing. To be honest I do not know if I've got a notebook which wasn't ornamented with drawings of various ladies, animals (mainly cats), flowers, ornaments, etc. Some of them happened to inspire me to create something bigger (as examples I can point at a pastel the Expectation of Shooting stars or drawing Wisp of Galadriel's hair). Yup, before them were little sketches made on margins or notebooks' covers ❤

     And yesterday I was trying to relax after baking gingerbread cookies. And during my efforts I took a paper, violet crayon and started drawing this lady.

reaching for..., crayons (violet & pink) on paper, 14,8 x 21 cm, 21 XII 2020.

 

    

      I haven't got any special plans for this drawing... I felt pretty concerned during drawing. At some point I've decided to add a pink colour.

     As a title I chose reaching for... because the Violet Lady is reaching for something... What is it exactly? A dream? A guitar? A pencil? A pen? An amazing book? Another human's hand? A cookie cutter? Well, I don't know - let this be a kind of a wiggle room.

For now, let me 

wish You All, my dear Readers

lots of Health, Love, Strength,

and Peaceful and Joyful Christmastime

against all odds!

✎ Have a Nice Day! 🎄

♪ Eva Cassidy's splendid interpretation of O come, all Ye faithful

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.

Lady in the cloud of smoke

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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.

in the cloud of smoke, crayons on a brown paper, 18 x 12,9 cm.

hanami in purple vibes

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Today I want to show another graphic which was based on my previous work Sutekina tsuitachi o. If you aren't aware yet this japanese phrase means "Have a Nice Day!"

hanami in purple vibes, graphic, 7.04.2020.

This graphic was born from a pure experimentation. I used a fragment of a photography in which I captured the early version of Sutekina tsuitachi o. At first a usage of purple colour wasn't intended but as the experiment goes I liked this effect much more!

the Purple Day

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Today I want to publish not only a graphic but also a poem. As you noticed everything in this post is purple.

It's on purpose because 26th March is also known as the Purple Day. So this is a day of increasing an awareness of an epilepsy in the world.

trembling state of her, graphic.

a Geisha is coming in a sketch and graphics

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   Japanese culture is one of my interests. Everything started with fascination of anime and manga in 2008. And my drawing style is hugely inspired by all those lines and forms I saw (and lost my heart for them). I'm still amazed by such masterpieces like Puella Magi Madoka Magica or Mononoke because of their experimentations with visuality.

   Today I would like to show a geisha's studies made just yesterday. It's a sketch created in a blast of inspiration.

A Geisha's Studies, pen on paper, 21 x 14,6 cm.

next aim - SO LONG! It's portrait of a man!

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Today I want to show a portrait of a man. This theme became one of my aims because of a major advantage of women pictures on my blog. Initially I couldn't decide who exactly should I portray. But one day - spontaneously - I choose Serj Tankian as a model for drawing.

Serj Tankian, black & white crayons on a brown paper, 18,2 x 12,4 cm.

in Eternal Motion

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the Other World: in Eternal Motion

This is the penultimate graphic which was based on the Other World.

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Theme of this work is a movement. We are still in motion, we're going to our closer or further destinations. 

Have a Nice Day!

♩ Florence and the Machine - What the water gave me

covered with Flames

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the Other World: covered with Flames, graphic.

Another graphic...


There will be also three different graphics based on the Other World.

Have a Nice Day!

🎵Yuki Kajiura - Flame of Despair

(from: Puella Magi Madoka Magica: the Movie: Rebellion)

... to be continued ... 

that Springtime Sadness

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the Coming of Spring doesn't make everyone happy..., pen on paper, 14,8 x 17,4 cm.

     My latest drawing is showing a melting snowman during sunny weather. This happens after winter so you could also see Galanthus nivalis (quite simplified) on the left side of a picture. The title of drawing hasn't been chosen accidentally.

    A year ago, at the beginning of Spring, I made a spontaneous doodle which was showing this specific theme. And during drawing I felt somehow... sad. I can't quite explain why I suddenly felt as sad as this snowman... Was it a reflection about a passing and inevitability? Or was it just a desire to express own feelings by a melting snowman?

    Maybe you'll be the one who find an amazing interpretation of this riddle ☺️

Have a Nice Day!

♩ Eva Cassidy - What a wonderful world (cover)

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.

Have a Nice Day!

🎵Kalafina - Monochrome

through the Rainbow

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Today there is another graphic. It's not a secret that I love rainbow especially as a meteorological phenomenon. For me it's absolutely splendid, gorgeous and quite satisfying when the rainbow appears on a sky just after a storm. It's just like a trailer of a good event after terrible struggle and difficulties.

the Other World through the Rainbow, graphic.

Have a Nice Day!

♩ Eva Cassidy - Over the rainbow

(simly the most awesome cover ever)

... to be continued...