My daily art activity

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Thursday, 30 August 2012

A White House & Autumn Trees print

Sunday, 11 March 2012

Sunday, 30 October 2011

Elfins Face - an original fantasy pencil and ink pen drawing

Tuesday, 13 April 2010

Daffodil in the Rock Garden A3 Original Pen Drawing

Fresh from my garden

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Elecampane (Inula Helenium) Flowers

Elecampane (Inula Helenium) Flowers by Alexandra Cook
Elecampane (Inula Helenium) Flowers by Alexandra Cook




 An outdoor watercolor, ink pens and pencils painting of daisy-like yellow flowers of Elecampane, also called Horse-heal (Inula helenium) or Marchalan (in Welsh). Done on a sunny August day in my mother garden in Russia. If you look carefully you may notice a brown butterfly, sitting on one of the flowers. The size of the original painting is approximately 12 x 8.5 inches, on sale here: http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=Shop&op=listing&product_id=436259 

In the summer 2009 we had incredible amount of butterflies near Moscow. I've been watching them landing on theese lovely (although wild and invasive) flowers for hours.

Thursday, 8 April 2010

St Michael Church in Breaston, Derbyshire, UK

We used to live near to this ancient village church in East Midlands. I painted this outdoors, in winter, standing by the local coop shop till a delivery lorry blocked my view. Just as well because then I realized how frozen I was! Soft pastel on pastel paper. The original artwork (about A3 in size) has been sold.

Saturday, 20 March 2010

Another Nebula

A soft pastel abstract painting. It had a bit of story to it. I left it unattended and my son who was quite young at that time had drawn dark brown lines all over the picture. I've got upset first but then managed to incorporate them into the painting... The original (was about A4 in size) is sold.

Nebula by Alexandra Cook
Nebula by Alexandra Cook

Red Book - An Modern Drawing of a Reading Woman, pen & gouache

I've added a work to redbubble.com
I like making artworks which look like pictures out of a lost book or movie. And its up to you to imagine the rest of the story.
A women reading in fromt of the window is sketched freely, spontaneousely. There also are a bit of strange symbols and a part of my poem in Russian (full text here)
Original is for sale here
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Friday, 19 March 2010

A drop of bright orange...

Orion Nebula Collage by Alexandra Cook
Orion Nebula Collage by Alexandra Cook

A combination of paper collage, acrylic and oil pastel, inspired by the beautiful flower-like shape of the Orion Nebula. There is a bit of text on some pieces of paper, one says "winter blue". The original artwork was about A3 in size, sold.

River Hafren in September

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Done outdoors in 2008 in Newtown, Powys, oil pastel on paper, size was about A4. Sold.
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Thursday, 18 March 2010

Scarlet Flowers: Potentilla nepalensis or Nepal Cinquefoil

Three red flowers of Nepal Cinquefoil and their green leaves. Done in my previous garden in the East Midlands
Both prints and original are for sale:

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Wednesday, 17 March 2010

Observation Point

Observation Point by Alexandra Cook
Observation Point by Alexandra Cook


An unusual modern impressionist fantasy painting: A group of people on a terrace overlooking some unearthly landscape with a town and a flying mashine (spaceship). Strange writings are seen through hot and dusty background. Thick and thin acrylic brushstrokes, the original painting was approximately 50 x 40 cm, on board (sold).