Trip's sketches

"Tara Oltului" Pastel on Canson, 10x15cm

In the middle of this summer I had a car trip through the Carpati Mountains in Romania. Unfortunately, I had not the possibility to stop and admire all the beauties, I was on a business-trip. But he sceneries took my breath away. Green fabulous forests, giant cliffs and quick mountains rivers accompanied us.  Along the mountains range there were small villages. All the houses had red clay tiles on the roofs, and each villages was crowned by a high church. After we had passed the mountains, wide fields with lavenders, daisies and wheat appeared on the mountains background. If only I could stay there longer....

"FairyLand" Pastel on Canson, 16x22cm

Lilies dream

"Lilies dream", pastel and ink on color paper, 210x150mm

 

 

"Lilies", pastel on color paper, 210x150mm

I like lilies. They are gorgeous and stoutly, and they look royal. Not in vain, they are the symbol of royalty. But their smell is just astonishing and pretty sweet. They lull you into a marvel dream.

Lovely poppies

It is well known that poppies have long been used as a symbol of sleep and death. It may be obvious because of the opium extracted from them; and the blood-red color of the petals.
But I'm wondering how does this delicate and soft small flower could inherit only negative meaning? If you saw a wheat field full of poppies, you would enjoy the scenery, wouldn't you? But would you immediately recall about the sad symbols of these flowers?
I had done a small research about it, and I've found that poppies are also the flowers of youth and beauty in Slav's culture. Slavs young girls used to plait fresh red poppies in their hair at the wedding ceremony. Also, in Greek mythology, poppies are the sign of fertility in the wheat fields. So, poppies aren't so negative as it was supposed. They are peaceful, and their red color is so vivacious, full of beauty and love.
Finally, I can't imagine a Moldavian mid-summer landscape without red strokes of poppies.

Pastel with watercolor underpainting on paper, 21cmx29cm

Thepresent.md

I'm very happy and proud that finally in Moldova has been launced an internet shop of presents. Thepresent.md- here you can find original and exclusive things. All of them are 100% handmade. But the most important is that here you can buy my art-works. Moreover, all of them are framed, and just waiting to beautify your house! Don't miss your chance ;)

La cirese (Try the cherries!)

Which is the taste of the summer?
Here in Moldova, in my small beautiful country, I believe that the juicy and sweet cherries describe perfectly this taste.
So, the weather outside is practically the same. Firstly, the air is full with blossoms's smell. Secondly, the fresh wind claims you for walking and admiring all these beauties. And finally, the short summer rains refresh the nature, making it to become greener and to blossom more and more.
And the red and ripe cherries cannot be absent in the beginning of the summer!

Pastel on Canson, 21x21cm

The Mysterious Iris

Today my imagination took me in a magic world, where blossom the Mysterious Iris.
Pastel on Canson with tin dots, 15x20cm

Sping's paradise flower

For many people tulip is a typical spring flower, but it has a much more interesting story hidden behind her colourful petals. So, being the main topic for Persian poets from the thirteenth century , this gentle and gorgeous flower is the symbol of the paradise on the earth.

Pastel with watercolour underpainting (15x20cm) 

And anothe study with pastel only (15x20cm)

Spring mood

When I was traveling by car through the forest, my attention was attracted by the young small shining leaves. The effect was fantastic!
Pastel on Canson paper, 15x20cm

Summer butterfly

One more new butterfly in my tendre and subtle series. A summer colourful butterfly among the coneflowers.
Pastel on Canson paper, 15x20cm

Be my butterfly series continue

I can't leave this romantic and beautiful theme! When I'm drawing them I feel how my soul flies away, where the sunny dreams become real and the spirit of love lead the world. Enjoy this feeling!

Pastel, watercolor and clear gesso for texture, 15x21cm (6x8inch).

Clear gesso - oil effect

Today I've experimented with a new technique for pastel, and I was  pleasantly surprised of it. This technique I've read on the one of my favorite blog. The most amazing thing is that using the primer clear gesso, offers the possibility to create the effect of oil painting with soft pastel. Here is today's sketch of narcissus flower with pastel, watercolor underpaintig and clear gesso,15x21cm.

Royalty Dark-Blue

However this flower of wisdom and courage inspires me every time I see it, I can't stop drawing it. The shapes and the colors in the moon's light took my breath away.

"Royalty Dark-Blue"   29x21cm    Pastel

Moon's Iris

This is a small series of pastel paintings on a delicate mysterious theme. The Iris flower is well known from ancient mythologies, and the symbolical meaning of it is great...

(21x29cm) 3xPastel paintings

In this series I was inspired by the correlation between the moon's light reflection, the flower growing evolution and the energy transformation.