tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575481156910915172024-03-05T19:12:31.097+01:00Marielle Collins Art...I create therefore I am...
Marielle Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05713098813366345003noreply@blogger.comBlogger84125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757548115691091517.post-68750993863459598352015-03-30T23:56:00.000+02:002015-03-30T23:57:47.383+02:00Taking a break<div style="text-align: justify;">
Hi, Everyone! Easter is coming and I'll be moving to a different country in about two weeks. I think I don't need to tell you how busy these weeks are for me... I have to take a break from blogging for a while, until I'm settled in my new place. I wish you a happy Easter and hope it brings you a lot of new energy. I'll see you in a couple of weeks, before the end of April. </div>
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P.S. Wish me luck! :)</div>
Marielle Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05713098813366345003noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757548115691091517.post-11925594201739570622015-03-23T23:34:00.000+01:002015-03-24T00:42:22.634+01:00"Night Ride Across the Caucasus"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="text-align: justify;">This abstract work is titled after a song written by Loreena McKennitt. I've been listening to the album </span><i style="text-align: justify;">The Book of Secrets</i><span style="text-align: justify;"> recently and I was captivated by the feeling of distance and never-ending rythm of a journey created in this song. I didn't want to make an illustration to this song, because I wanted my work to have a bit more autonomy, so I decided to go for a very raw and contemporary look and create a feeling of expectation and anxiety which are always present in a journey.</span></div>
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"Night Ride Across the Caucasus", 15x20cm, ink and collage on paper<br />
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Ride on Through the night Ride on</div>
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Ride on Through the night Ride on</div>
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There are visions, there are memories</div>
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There are echoes of thundering hooves</div>
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There are fires, there is laughter</div>
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There's the sound of a thousand doves</div>
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Ride on Through the night Ride on</div>
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Ride on Through the night Ride on</div>
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In the velvet of the darkness</div>
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By the silhouette of silent trees</div>
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They are watching, they are waiting</div>
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They are witnessing life's mysteries</div>
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Ride on Through the night Ride on</div>
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Ride on Through the night Ride on</div>
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Cascading stars on the slumbering hills</div>
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They are dancing as far as the sea</div>
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Riding o'er the land, you can feel its gentle hand</div>
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Leading on to its destiny</div>
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Ride on Through the night Ride on</div>
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Ride on Through the night Ride on</div>
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Take me with you on this journey</div>
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Where the boundaries of time are now tossed</div>
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In cathedrals of the forest</div>
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In the words of the tongues now lost</div>
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Find the answers, ask the questions</div>
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Find the roots of an ancient tree</div>
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Take me dancing, take me singing</div>
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I'll ride on till the moon meets the sea</div>
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Marielle Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05713098813366345003noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757548115691091517.post-31832010226565428202015-03-16T23:57:00.001+01:002015-03-16T23:57:24.952+01:00"Deer"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
I live in a city, so it is not very often that I see deers. Or hear them. Yes, the last time I heard a deer was in autumn and it scared me to death. I was on a trip to the fields and I just sat down on the grass to rest my weary legs, when I heard this strange noise nearby. My heart stopped for a while. I turned my head instantly just to catch a glimpse of a deer disappearing gracefully in the woods. </div>
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This drawing does not show the deer I met then, of course. But I tried to capture the same kind elegance of this wonderful animal.</div>
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"Deer", 15x20cm, sanguine on paper</div>
<br />Marielle Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05713098813366345003noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757548115691091517.post-67500050675606465802015-03-09T23:58:00.000+01:002015-03-09T23:58:04.712+01:00"Sleeping Fish"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
I find it so fascinating that there is such a variety of fish out there presenting a huge spectrum of shapes, colours and patterns. There's a lot you can choose from when you have an idea for a drawing or a painting. My idea was to express that fish live in constant movement, even if they are asleep, because the water around them is in movement. To do this, I made the drawing on a background created with diagonal strokes and I chose a fish that would give a contrast to it with its pattern, and yet blend in with its colour, which would suggest a certain kind of unity with its world.</div>
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"Sleeping Fish", 10x15cm, pastels on paper</div>
<br />Marielle Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05713098813366345003noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757548115691091517.post-32675987664862509462015-03-02T23:57:00.000+01:002015-03-02T23:57:03.938+01:00"Horatio Hornblower"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
You probably know the TV series about a fictional character, a Royal Navy officer, Horato Hornblower. The films were based on C. S. Forester's novels and the title role was played by Ioan Gruffudd. I haven't read the books yet, but the adventures depicted in the films made me want to do so. In the meantime I decided to draw a portrait of the main character inspired by the films. I hope you like it.</div>
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"Horatio Hornblower", 10x8cm, pencil on paper</div>
<br />Marielle Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05713098813366345003noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757548115691091517.post-73887394336319819062015-02-23T23:59:00.001+01:002015-02-24T00:10:12.228+01:00"Gold of the Aztecs"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
There are many theories about the gold of the Aztecs and what it really was. As an artist I'm inclined to think that it is always art and crafts that are the most precious things that a civilisation has to offer. That's why I would see the artistic heritage of the Aztecs as the real treasure. Of course everyone is entitled to their own hypotheses :) My abstract work is titled <i>Gold of the Aztecs</i>, but it leaves much room for interpretation, as the subject is and probably always will be open.</div>
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"Gold of the Aztecs", 15x20cm, oil pastels on paper</div>
<br />Marielle Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05713098813366345003noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757548115691091517.post-51712432279001177822015-02-16T23:59:00.001+01:002015-02-16T23:59:04.724+01:00Study of Onion Skin<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
This is a small watercolour study in which I tried to capture the lightness and fragility of an onion skin. There's always so much to learn from the simplest objects. I love the colour scale of onions, the browns and golds, and the delicate stripes that go from the roots up. It's a small detail which gives a lot of character.</div>
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Study of Onion Skin, 8x10,5cm, watercolour on paper</div>
<br />Marielle Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05713098813366345003noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757548115691091517.post-58456201858915344802015-02-09T23:56:00.000+01:002015-02-10T00:42:41.282+01:00"Magic Well"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
I like legends, fairy tales and myths, because they are a great source of inspiration. Every such story has a huge potential of sparking the imagination of an artist. The picture I'm showing you today has a fantastic title and connections, however it's been inspired by a traditional medieval music that I have found lately on a youtube channel called Traditional Music Channel. The music was so wonderful that it made me imagine all those incredible things people used to belive back then and this picture simply happened :)</div>
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"Magic Well", 15x20cm, oil pastels on paper</div>
<br />Marielle Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05713098813366345003noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757548115691091517.post-38880673868684925702015-02-02T23:57:00.000+01:002015-02-02T23:59:01.968+01:00"Waiting"The air becomes dense as the sun sinks.<br />
Everything is still and yet the wind of suspicions<br />
Seems to crack the walls and open the windows<br />
Sweeping away every trace of you in me.<br />
The night chill is on its way.<br />
Everything has to give in under its piercing stare.<br />
I will hide from it and warm myself by the fire,<br />
But I fear it will come anyway and put out the fire inside me.<br />
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"Waiting", 15x20cm, acrylic and collage on paper</div>
<br />Marielle Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05713098813366345003noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757548115691091517.post-53912072248263599402015-01-26T23:54:00.000+01:002015-01-27T00:09:23.335+01:00"Bianka"<div style="text-align: justify;">
Bruno Schulz is one of my favourite writers of all time. This illustration is inspired by his extraordinary short work <i>Spring</i>, which is so dense and vivid and so enigmatic that you could read it a hundred times and still discover something you've never noticed before.</div>
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Marielle Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05713098813366345003noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757548115691091517.post-57818655032524876292015-01-19T23:57:00.001+01:002015-01-20T23:48:23.588+01:00"Titanic"<div style="text-align: justify;">
This is a painting I made for my nephew, who really likes history and has become very interested in the Titanic's story recently. It's a popular subject and we all know what happened to the Titanic, but I usually feel more comfortable if I make a bit of research before picking up my brush. It always makes me feel the subject better. In this case it was especially important, because I had to deal with a tragedy of so many people... I wanted to approach the painting with a true compassion and respect and express the inevitable doom of the Titanic without any drastic scenes, as the picture was requested by and intended for a child.</div>
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<br />Marielle Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05713098813366345003noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757548115691091517.post-10468410402514719612015-01-12T22:42:00.000+01:002015-01-12T22:42:11.824+01:00"Shell"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
This is my latest drawing. I wanted to experiment with a charcoal and a pinkish pastel on a grey paper, so I chose an old shell for my subject, as it offered a beautiful range of shapes and structures and at the same time it presented a very limited colour scale. Both features are perfect for a technique that gives very dark shark shadows and accentuates highlights. </div>
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<br />Marielle Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05713098813366345003noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757548115691091517.post-75440165174992306762015-01-05T22:13:00.000+01:002015-01-05T22:13:02.232+01:00"What a Wonderful World"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
There is time for being serious and there is time for doing something whimsical. This cute little miniature invites you in a simple, childlike way to forget about all your worries for a while and sit down on a wobbly bench in the middle of nowhere with only a snail passing by. </div>
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"What a Wonderful World", 9x15cm, ink and pastels on paper</div>
<br />Marielle Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05713098813366345003noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757548115691091517.post-78691835424571969852014-12-29T23:59:00.000+01:002014-12-30T02:18:30.486+01:00The eyes are the window to the soul...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
People argue about the origins of this popular phrase and whether it is true or false. As a visual artist I have drawn and painted many faces and many parts of faces in my life and in my experience it is always the eyes that are the most expressive elements of human body. The eyes show not only temporary emotions like fear, joy, anger, but also the general state of human condition. They show the inner beauty of a person and whether that person is trully happy or not. </div>
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Study of a Human Eye, 12x12cm, pastels on paper</div>
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<br />Marielle Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05713098813366345003noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757548115691091517.post-80766611618935920422014-12-25T21:53:00.000+01:002014-12-25T21:53:39.153+01:00Merry ChristmasSanta Claus put the last one of the presents on his sleigh and squeezed a hat on his head. He looked up at a clear night sky and his merry eyes reflected thousands of stars. He smiled. This was the time when human hearts shone brighter than the brightest stars. On this silent night they were filled with the sweetest melody known to the world - the melody of kindness.<br />
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Merry Christmas!Marielle Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05713098813366345003noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757548115691091517.post-41638116234272576752014-12-22T23:58:00.002+01:002014-12-23T00:14:58.359+01:00I miss you so much :(,',',',<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
Today I write with my eyes full of tears. My most beloved rabbit died yesterday and words cannot express the sorrow I feel. With a bleeding heart I just want to say:</div>
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Farewell my dear little friend. Thank you for your love with which you filled my life. You made me smile, you made me laugh, you gave me comfort in difficult times. I hope I made you happy as much as you made me. I will always love you and you will always live in my heart.</div>
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<br />Marielle Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05713098813366345003noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757548115691091517.post-36392017630156649262014-12-15T23:57:00.001+01:002014-12-15T23:57:12.616+01:00"Squirrel"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
I love watching squirrels in the park, when they are climbing up the trees to hide on the top branches, or chasing each other on the ground. Sometimes they come so close, you can even touch them. I never have, but I've seen a photo lately of a squirrel taking a ride on someone's rucksack :))) These cute little raskals can be very funny sometimes!</div>
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I've enjoyed every inch of this small study, from the tiny nose and shiny eyes to the tip of the bushy tail.</div>
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<br />Marielle Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05713098813366345003noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757548115691091517.post-16040459711655859572014-12-08T23:58:00.003+01:002014-12-10T22:21:43.313+01:00"Good morning, Daisies"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
This is my latest illustration inspired by children's books. As the days become shorter and shorter, I begin to miss sunlight, so I've decided to make a picture that would fill my heart with light and make me smile all through the winter. </div>
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I hope, you will feel the Sun's kiss through this little picture, too :)</div>
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The funny thing is, after a whole gloomy week, the sun really did come out the next day after I posted this :)))</div>
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<br />Marielle Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05713098813366345003noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757548115691091517.post-84553688965990029622014-12-01T23:54:00.000+01:002014-12-01T23:59:01.350+01:00Sketch of Architecture<div style="text-align: justify;">
I've always loved drawing architecture. Even when I was just a child, I used to draw fictional interiors or architectural surroundings for my pictures filled with some fairy tale characters. I guess I felt a necessity to show that people move in space, in 3 dimentions, although I wouldn't probably say it that way back then :) But this problem was hugely intriguing for me very early on. And it still is today, even though I have much more experience now. I simply find great pleasure in making observations of this kind and playing with space on a sheet of paper.</div>
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Marielle Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05713098813366345003noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757548115691091517.post-77704154460220380562014-11-24T22:47:00.001+01:002014-11-24T22:47:26.281+01:00"Study of a Red Rose"Whenever I challenge myself with a study of an object, I want to learn more about how it is shaped and created. But usually it's not enough. If I really want to understand what I paint or draw, I have to look at it as an element of the entire universe. When you think about it, that's what it really is. Everything you look at is a piece of this amazing creation, a piece that fits perfectly into this universe's order.<br />
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See you next Monday!Marielle Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05713098813366345003noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757548115691091517.post-40778210345092471552014-11-17T23:27:00.002+01:002014-11-17T23:27:59.397+01:00"Little Prince"After a few busy months I am going back to posting regularly on Mondays.<br />
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To get started, I prepared something that is very special to me. It is a painting inspired by my favourite book of all time, "Little Prince", and wisdom of its best known quote:<br />
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<i>Little Prince</i>, acrylic on paper, 21x30 cm</div>
Marielle Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05713098813366345003noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757548115691091517.post-51305275586764307032014-11-08T20:49:00.000+01:002014-11-08T20:49:21.522+01:00"A Sketch in Llanfechain"I fell in love with Welsh countryside years ago. Perhaps it was because of its green hills and beautiful pastures, or its lovely architecture. It's good to have a place which inspires you and gives you a different perspective. Fascination always powers your life towards improvement.<br />
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This is a sketch I made in Llanfechain, a small village in the heart of Wales (you might remember my other sketch from this place, posted in May <a href="http://mariellecollins.blogspot.com/2014/05/church-in-llanfechain-wales.html">here</a>).<br />
I used a black marker, which, luckily, was a bit dry and used up. This allowed me to make many kinds of strokes, which gave a more real feel to the architecture.<br />
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"A Sketch in Llanfechain", 21x30cm, black marker on paper</div>
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Have a great week and see you soon!Marielle Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05713098813366345003noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757548115691091517.post-593545842191163002014-10-31T20:26:00.000+01:002014-10-31T20:26:35.016+01:00"Charge, Rocinante!"<div style="text-align: justify;">
Today I'm showing you my painting of Don Quixote, the third in the series of humouristic depictions of the famous knight. You probably remember the two paintings I posted in May: "Don Quixote and Sancho Panza" (<a href="http://mariellecollins.blogspot.com/2014/05/don-quixote-and-sancho-pansa.html">here</a>) and "Sancho Panza and His Donkey" (<a href="http://mariellecollins.blogspot.com/2014/05/sancho-panza-and-his-donkey.html">here</a>). </div>
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This one is titled "Charge, Rocinante!". It follows the previous ones in the style of bright colours and simplified design. </div>
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Here you can see the pink cheerful clouds, the happy smile of our knight who wants to prove his strength and ferocity by battling with (imaginary) giants and armies, the wind in his faithful steed's hair and the lance directed boldly in the direction of the enemy.</div>
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"Charge, Rocinante!", 30x40cm, oil on board</div>
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Marielle Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05713098813366345003noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757548115691091517.post-62585811090250193932014-10-21T16:36:00.000+02:002014-10-21T16:36:35.637+02:00"Lizard"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
This is my latest experiment with mixed media. I wanted to use a watercolour background in contrast to the ballpoint pen lines to enhance the details of lizard's skin, which I find absolutely fascinating. Drawing it was almost like a mathematical challenge, although I did give free rein to my imagination too. I like how the transparency of watercolour melts with the transparency of the drawing. In a way it expresses the camouflaging nature of lizards.</div>
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"Lizard", 21x21cm, watercolour with ballpoint pen</div>
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Have a lovely week, see you next time :)Marielle Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05713098813366345003noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757548115691091517.post-43952346565171715032014-10-12T23:13:00.002+02:002014-10-12T23:13:55.730+02:00"At the Edge of the World"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
I usually make a project before making a new painting, but sometimes I like to simply turn on the music and let it inspire some thoughts and ideas that will slowly take shape under my brush. It's always a magical experience. That's how I created this painting and the inspiration came from Edvard Grieg's <i>Holberg Suite, Op.40. </i>I have rediscovered Grieg lately and I'm fascinated with this piece especially. </div>
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Do try to play it (from youtube if you don't have it) while looking at my painting and let me know what you think...</div>
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"At the Edge of the World" 17x23cm, oil on board</div>
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Have a lovely week, see you soon!</div>
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