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Angel of Healing

By jullia in Commissions, Gallery

Materials: graphite pencils and oils on Strathmore Bristol Smooth paper, 11 x 14 inch.
Reference: client’s photo

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Roxana

By jullia in Commissions, Gallery

Materials: graphite pencils and oils on Strathmore Bristol Smooth paper, 8 x 11 inch.
Reference: client’s photo

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Meeting Jean Haines and Roy Simmons

By jullia in Articles

Roy, Simmons, Jean Haines and me. Notice Jane's reaction when I gave her some of my prints :)

Yes, I know, you envy me now very much. I had the chance to go in London and meet 2 great watercolor artists: Roy Simmons and Jean Haines.
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Janet – dry brush oil portrait

By jullia in Commissions, Gallery

Materials: graphite pencils and oils on Strathmore Bristol Smooth paper, 8 x 11 inch.
Reference: client’s photo

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This is the little bracelet I received from Pinar Sondal, after the Art Swap for Handicrafts organised last month on Swap Art. This is called “Gold coated Silver Lady In Red Heart Bracelet” and is hand crafted with pure and sterling silver. If you like it you can also buy it from her Etsy Shop.

Because it was a swap, she received my handmade journal :) .

Pinar Sondal, or Toosis, is a jewelry designer from Turkey. You can find her gorgeous work on her official website toosis.com, at Boticca, Etsy, or you can read her blog.

In her designs Sondal uses fresh-water pearls, semi-precious faceted stones such as quarts, amethyst, peridot, jade, aquamarine, citrine, and onyx combining them with sterling silver and findings that she designs with several techniques. See below a nice presentation of Toosis for Boticca:

Handmade journal for the Art Swap for Handicrafts

By jullia in Articles

Yes, this handmade journal is my entry for the Art Swap for Handicrafts. It is 22 x 15,5 cm, with hardcovers, ~40 pages, it has an inside envelope for storage, and I used the Japanese binding :) Like it?
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Nasti

By jullia in Commissions, Fantasy, Gallery

Materials: graphite pencils and oils on Strathmore Bristol Smooth paper, 8 x 11 inch.
Reference: client’s photo

This is the portrait I did for one of the two winners of Okian’s competition . The prize is a 8×11 inch portrait made on request.

One of the most interesting portraits I ever did. This time I tried to combine the graphite with some colour. And because I didn’t like any type of colour pencil, I decided to use the dry brush technique :D Never used this technique, so I was a little worry that I might destroy the portrait. But guess what? The winner loooved it, and I think too that is an interesting effect, which for sure I’ll use it in further portraits.
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