a figure with a book (Caserta)

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Recently I was working on the drawing. I treated it as a form of exercise. My main model was a photo showing one of the statues from the garden in the Royal Palace of Caserta in Italy. I'm not sure who was pictured in this sculpture (I suspect it might be allegory of something associated with wisdom, or a goddess). The picture I'm talking about You will find HERE.

So, I took a pencil, a brown paper, and started drawing.

Soon afterwards I was not only using pencil but also a white crayon.

cosy stroll

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Today I would like to present the new work from the series Wild Fantasy. This series consists of the black-and-white pictures with colourful accent, made with pens. 

The ideas for these pictures come from doodles. You see, I like doodling so much, and sometimes I create something which starts living rent-free in my imagination. These doodles depict ladies in fancy outfits with colourful accent, accompanied by animals, and sometimes by plants (it depends from the background chosen for the picture). On the right sidebar of this blog there is a list "My Series", and here You may see the previous works of Wild Fantasy, if You are interested.

So, after this short introduction let's start a story about the Wild Fantasy's new work with brown accent.

ENJOY!

So, one day I draw quite a fascinating rigout - a white blouse with 3 ornamental strips, and a brown skirt with one ornamental strip in lower part.

holding the light

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Recently I felt a desire to create something on the spur of the moment.

So I sketched a naked woman who's holding the light in her hands. 

I haven't got any specific idea concerning a portrayed lady.

holding the light, pencil and white & black crayons on a brown paper,
11,5 x 17,2 cm.

One may wonder what is the light in her hands.

It could be deeply hidden treasure or power which is about to awaken.

It could be anything. 

That's all.

How do You perceive holding the light?

Let me know in the comments.

Have a Nice Day! ✨

Squirrel

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Today I would like to show You a drawing of a very lovely creature. I mean squirrel. 

It's so cool to see squirrel during the stroll.

The basis for my drawing was a photography which I found in old card.

This card is from some binder with cards concerning various animals.
It was some sort of collection cards.

I took brown paper and pencil, and started drawing.

a Dragon - part 1

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One day I thought that it would be splendid to draw a dragon which doesn't look sillily. This desire was inspired by manga One Piece, and a sculpture of chinese dragon I saw in one of the polish museums. 

So, my aim became a dragon.

This picture shows a Far Eastern Asian Dragon flying above the waterfall.
In this waterfall there are carps koi. This sketch was inspired by the legend about
the Golden Dragon.

Escapism of a lady with a kiseru

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Do you remember a lady in the cloud of smoke? 

Once again, I draw a lady wearing kimono who is holding a kiseru.

However she is different.

Besides obvious differences you could also notice usage of a frottage.

escaping, crayons on a brown paper, 18,3 x 11,8 cm.

Dream

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Dream, crayons on a brown paper, 18 x 12,5 cm.

Lately I wanted to draw something spontaneously and I draw this sleeping lady. 

It was quite an engaging activity.

🎊 

Happy New Year 2022! 

🍶

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.

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.

Beryl Stapleton

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In the first words I apologise - I didn't make an another comic strip from the cycle '4 in 4' to the end of January. Lots of things happen but I hope I'll publish the next one pretty soon.

Recently I've got a chance to read Arthur Conan Doyle's novel The Hound of the Baskervilles. It was a great book and also pretty inspiring. When I stopped on Beryl Stapleton's first appearance I couldn't help drawing her. So I made a sketch on 10th January 2020.

Beryl Stapleton, crayons on paper, 14,7 x 10,3 cm.

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

Hello!

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.

a mermaid on a brown paper

Hello!

     The first thing I must say is sorry. I apologize for my long absence and disability in organising my own life (hope that I find a solution for my problems).

     Today I want to show a drawing of white-haired mermaid which is sitting on rocks. This sea creature seems pretty wild and also - thoughtful. I can't explain why I often draw people (mostly women) in the state of reverie or sadness. I think that's really intimate feeling, plus a message about inner struggles, longings, etc.

A Mermaid, pencil and a white crayon on a brown paper.

     Oh, and one more thing. Lately I'm using a pencil and a white crayon on a brown paper. I really love the effect - it reminds me sketches of Renaissance artists I saw long time ago (I don't remember particular examples, sorry).

Have a Nice Day!

Reverie

Long time no see!

Firstly - I'm sorry for my long absence (again!). I've got lots of things to do and somewhere between them I stopped with my drawings. Well, today I decided to do the same thing I've done with "a hope of the phoenix" - I'll publish not only a drawing but also a poem (THERE <- polish version). I hope you will enjoy this.

Oh, and one more thing. 

Why did I decide to draw a theme like "reverie"? Once in one of the books about art I noticed a masterpiece of Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Its title was Reverie. 

It depicted a beautiful and thoughtful lady. 

To be honest, it was a little inspiration for me.

Reverie, crayons on a cardboard, 19,5 x 19cm.

Eva Cassidy's portrait

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Eva Cassidy's portrait, pastel on cardboard, 25,3 x 19,8 cm, 13-14.10.2016

I hope that your day was amazing and full of beautiful smiles. Once I decided to portraited Eva Cassidy. I chose her because I loved how she was singing. I found a picture in the Internet as a base to her portrait. Unfortunately I printed this picture. Unfortunately - because picture was (a bit) cut.