I guess I found out why it's become so difficult for me to post regularly on my blog. It has stopped since I've finished my studies. While I studied I was at my computer almost all the time and now I've so many other things to do that I have to make time for blogging. If I want to keep at it, I will have to really schedule blogging-time in future. I'll have to get myself pulled together :-)
Now I want to show you a few projects I've been working on last week:
The first piece I want to show you is my contribution to the traveling journal of Lizzy Love. There are a lot of process-photos and some detail-photos. I very much hope Lizzy will like her!
Next is a sketch of a Mufflon on 300g water colour paper. I used pencils and pastels, a brush and water (The reference photo was provided by Karina Sturm)
Finally I'm working on Frida Kahlo portraits, which I enjoy very much. I am going to do a collaboration with postcard sized Frida-art. I blogged about that a few weeks ago here.
This week I did this painting:
Sketching in graphite:
Adding, acrylic, pastels and a bit of structure-paste:
Adding more structure-paste:
…and dry pastel:
…and some glue:
More dry pastel:
This where I've ended up for now…:
I hope you annoyed your visit! I certainly enjoy sharing my art with people at:
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Have an awesome weekend you all!
Dear Ilona, I am becoming a big fan of your sketches and portraits. Fantastic work!
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Lovely work, the Frida Kahlo paintings are great. Valerie
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ReplyDeleteHi ilona, good to see you. Hope your studies went well. Love your sketches and portraits, excellent. I've been changing my blog and have lost a lot of people on my list in the process. Blogger is a mess. Anyway I re-followed you for my reading list. Anyhoo, I love your Frida. Just awesome. Thanks for the invite and I may do a few but I'm actually cutting back on my online time and will be blogging only on Friday for PPF. Anyway have a great day/evening and good to see you again.
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ReplyDeleteWonderful to see you back!! Love your little girl for Lizzy just adorable and mutton and Frida are wonderful too....you are quite an amazing artist! Thanks for sharing your process! Scheduling time and warding off energy vampires is the only way to fit in blogging. Boundaries set you free my friend!!
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Your portraits are special... The pencil work in that initial sketch is amazing, though the finished product is wonderful as well...xx
ReplyDeleteYou've been busy and everything looks great. I was fascinated by your art journaling process and your Frida portrait process. It was like looking into your mind. I hope you are able to find time to work on your blog now that your finished your studies. Blessings!
ReplyDeleteI am amazed at the power in your graphite sketch. And then seeing her evolve as you add the different mediums. Great post!
ReplyDeleteI very much like "Lizzie Love" in her garden in her lovely dress and it is good to see the progress as it adds so much to the appreciation of the finished painting. Love the sky, the flowers and the brick wall too, it's quite an ingenious collage.
ReplyDeleteYour drawing of Mufflon is excellent as is your portrait of Frida.
Hope you find more time to make art and blog.
so good to see you -and your art again! Wonderful variations of styles. I really LOVE your girl's adorable face on the first project!
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ReplyDeleteLovely stuff! I always enjoy seeing other people's progress pics.
ReplyDeleteHi Ilona, Lovely to hear from you and I am so glad you have shared your art with me!. I have also blogged very little apart from Paper Saturdays. I guess that one keeps me coming back. Like I mentioned in my post my Internet doesn't let me be on the net very much either but part of me likes that. I just feel a bit frustrated when I have to get something posted on Saturdays and I have to make use of some elses PC in another town:). Gosh I am rambelling on, I just wanted to say I am well and enjoying the summer holidays!! I will be in touch keep blogging because I always like to see your art. Xxx
ReplyDeleteWhen it's summer, it's good to stay away from the computer. We'll have lots of time to sit inside when the long and dark autumn and winter come.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, powerful work, each one!
Oh, I love to see that first piece in progress! You got a beautiful end-result. Also your sketch of the mufflon is so great!
ReplyDeleteI think it is okay to blog as and when you can. Oh, these pics are just amazing! Love the journal pics and the mufflon sketch is just so good! Your Frida portrait looks amazing! I really liked all of them!
ReplyDeleteI love your sketches and portraits. They remind me of the art of the masters of old. Your work fills my eyes, which is the greatest compliment I can give.
ReplyDeleteLOVE your Frida portraits! Put in a feedburner follow button and i will follow you with my email!
ReplyDeleteIlona your art is amazing. I really like how the first piece progressed. Very nice indeed
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Wonderful art! Great the frida portrait and very interesting to follow the progress! Also I like your mufflon sketch!
ReplyDeleteGreat artwork,Ilona. Thanks for your visit and lovely comment.
ReplyDeleteWonderful paintings! I love seeing all the progress. :)
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