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Atelier News: a reconstruction part 2
Reconstruction portraits are portraits that are made without the possibility of a life session. Based on pictures and descriptions. Working from photo’s is not at all bad by the way: they are often spontaneous, they are very patient, they don’t move and they are strictly two-dimensional.
Atelier News: another reconstruction portrait
I’m working on a new ‘reconstruction’ portrait. From time to time that comes on my path. Before I report on the new project, here a post about one I did in 2010, signed sealed and delivered…
From the Aquarellista headquarters 4
The portrait is as good as finished! There are some minor details but they will have to wait until I have done the greater part of the next portrait – the other half – literally- of this one…
From the Aquarellista Headquarters 3
The portrait is coming along fine – the shape, colours and features of my ‘muse’ are basically done…
From the Aquarellista Headquarters 2
In Part 2 I discuss falling in love with my model. It never fails to happen to me… The drawing is now finished and I am applying the first washes, the skin parts – like hands and face…
Green Rosebud ‘covered’
Singer/composer Catherine Taylor Dawson is currently recording and producing her first solo album and guess who is going to design the cover… To try out if it would work between us I took care of the illustration of a jazzy album with classics like summertime, cry me a river or mad about the boy…
From the Aquarellista Headquarters 1
Today I started with a new portrait commission and as I am creating a ‘Making of’ book anyway I thought it would be a nice idea to use my writings to keep you posted on how it goes, the materials, the details, the challenges and things I learn on the way…
Exhibition Holotropic Art Symposium 2011/2012
Professional artists from 4 continents – Europe, USA, Asia and Africa – show their creations in the third edition of the “Annual International Holotropic Art Symposium” in the Dana Gallery in Str. Prof. Cujba.
The Mystery of Survival – MyDNA in Galerie Oscar
Until 1 February 2012, Marina shows an overview of her latest aquarelles in the hippest gallery of the Côte d’Azur, Galerie Oscar in Nice. The theme of this solo exhibition is ‘the mystery of survival’
‘Farewell’ wins Prize of the Culture Council
Out of hundreds of entries, one of the two paintings that Marina Kulik entered in the Grand Prix d’Aquarelle has won the prize of the Culture Council! Her other painting (MCRose 13) received a honourary mention.