splashes, ink, butterflies

paper, ink, acrylics 100 x 70 cm

love is all you need

Kazakhstan is singing "it's eeeasyy", and along with them sings my R, aw

van gogh draws

this is so talented

bravo 'luch'!

the beatles on vinyl long plays

bobby

my friend gave me assignment to write about these 8 words: Nadya Rusheva, Mountains, Piano, to Draw, Almaty, journeys, intuition, musician.

Nadya Rusheva:

I remember a thin old book with prints of her graphic works, and how it moved and amazed me. I could look and re-look at them for hours. They were very naive, spontaneous and emotionally precise. Since then I got a nudge into all this drawing stuff.

Mountains:

I grew up in mountains, hiked them every summer and enjoyed terrific view while walking. When I come back home, first thing I see as I get out of the plane is the huge range of these giants, and they always take my breath away. I dream to go to Himalais one day, and also I want to see Ands. mmmmm :)

Piano:

I am not a great pianist, but I do enjoy playing it. I partly was growing up in ballet-classes, where my mom would play for the dancers, so since 3-4 years old I am in this 'world'. I was 5 when I started playing it, by 9 I was playing Haydn's concerts and knew Mozarts biography in details, at the age of 13 I was playing 5-6 hours a day and got into a school for talented kids. And then I stopped.

After quite a gap, I returned to piano, but now focusing on jazz. Few days ago I was playing Debussi's "Claire de Lune" and my granny said that this music suits me very well. It was so pleasant to hear.

to Draw:

Drawing is cool. And it is one of my favorite past-times. My favorite drawing tool is ink or ball pen. I sometimes have attempts to keep a draw-diary, but then I give up and get to it every once in a while. I especially like to make super fast drawings of faces, and then meticulously working out the details for quite a time. My last drawing was of a drunk woman I saw in metro. But she was kind of elegant in her drunk sleep :D

Almaty:

the City of apples, of childhood, of hot summer and christmas card-like winter. A bit awkward and unelegant, but still charming. My closest friends, parents and, and my <3 are all there. In five weeks I am going to see them all!

Journeys:

My ideal future is: I work and then travel-travel-travel. Last year my friend was doing her Thesis on psychology of travelling. Yep, intercultural exchange is a great development source. Anyway, me wants to go to: India (Darjeling, Himalai, Goa, Mumbai), Bali, Indonesia, China, Thailand, Brazil, Chili, Peru, Italy, France, Spain, Sahara, North Pole, Stockholm, Japan, Siberia, etc etc etc. I would like to live for a while in a different country, pick up the language and travel around it. Those 'different countries' would be France, cause j'adore tout le francais, Italy cause it's wonderful, Spain, because today I've rewatched for the 10th time "Vicky, Christina, Barcelona".

Intuition:

It doesn't work when I answer a test, but I do pre-feel when something is going on. Like, this morning I had a feeling that I will not go to work...So I did not ^^ (I had a day-off)

Musician:

I do not have any associations about an abstract musician...But I do paint every once in a while musicians I especially like. Music is one of the most inspiring sources for me. Sometimes I get scared of how diverse and immense my appetites are.

le cirque du soleil

Alegria

Varekai

autumn

I started drawing in public places. Sometimes, in cafes, but mostly in 'metro', cause that's a great concentration of all sorts of people.

First, it was quite strange and uncomfortable to draw publicly. But then, after realizing that nobody really cares, I felt encouraged. Now it is fun. I notice each time how my hand is getting firmer and more accurate.

Thinking about taking private lessons, but how is it possible to stuff them into my current schedule? Puzzle puzzle puzzle.

(Don't know how the pic corresponds with all this...but I like it)