Illustrations
Coloured drawings executed in pastel crayons, coloured pencils, poster paint, ink, and guache. My starting point, or intention , is to illustrate a text, poem, or idea. The search for colour, and therefore atmosphere or mood, begint with a collage design.
dated 2018 until 2024
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Moon flower
2018Inspired by a photo I took myeslf of a young woman. A moon, an owl, and a collage made up of moon-like flowers were the starting point of this illustration. Thhere is no message, but.looking for some symbolic meaning, I came upon the story of Blodeuwedd 'The flower-faced' from the Mabinogi - a collection of Welsh mythology. There are elents which I can see in my drawing.
Walking in green-gold silence
2018This illustratie is inspired by the beginning of the poem Desiderata by Max Ehrmann. 'Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence'.
Who is the butterfly?
2018A contemplation on who am I