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Thursday, 11 March 2010

Still life with yellow melon in oil pastel

Alexandra Cook added work to redbubble.com

My favorite ceramic plate, green lime, orange cloth and a freshly bought yellow melon! Done with oil pastel on paper at home. The original (was about A4 in size) is sold.
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Ginkgo Alley in Autumn, Alexandria, VA

Ginkgo Alley in Autumn, Alexandria, VA by Alexandra Cook
Ginkgo Alley in Autumn, Alexandria, VA by Alexandra Cook


Sunlit golden falling leaves of ginkgo biloba, an alley, a bench, a part of a building, distant fountain. If I remember correctly, the place was near metro station. The original (pastel, pencils, pen & ink and watercolor) is for sale.  

Blue Crocus Print

Alexandra Cook
  • Blue Crocus by ~linandara on deviantART

    First flowers are opening on the lawn... Original has been done with oil pastels on black paper, about A3 in size. This version has been edited digitally.

Wednesday, 10 March 2010

Web Palace

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Something strange and mysterious. All source images (photographs) are mine. Manipulated in Photoshop.
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Deep in the Forest

Two kids found a little house in the woods. I like making artworks which look like pictures out of a lost book or movie. And its up to you to imagine the story!

Deep in the Forest: a fairytale by Alexandra Cook
Deep in the Forest: a fairytale by Alexandra Cook

Tribal Dancer. Large Original Life Drawing Monoprint

Tribal Dancer

Tribal Dancer. Large Original Life Drawing Monoprint
Tribal Dancer. Large...
Linandara $45.00
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Seas of Eternity




Seas of Eternity by ~linandara on deviantART
A green-sailed junk ship sailing a purple sea with another sea for the sky. Oridinal is done with acrylic, pastel and metallic inks on canvas, its about 9.5 x 7.5 inches (24 x 19), still available. This version was edited a bit digitally.

Tuesday, 9 March 2010

Russian Congratulations Card (in Russian) from Zazzle.co.uk


Swirls


 
Swirls by Alexandra Cook

Pen and watercolor abstract picture. Original was postcard-sized, 15 x 10.5 cm (6 x 4 inches) on white card (sold). Reminds me a bit of art of 1920s-30s, Art Deco, etc...

An American Sketch

Done on the spot, 21.02.2000 in Alexandria, VA. Original. For Sale here.

Another new old work:

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Monday, 8 March 2010

Sheep on a farm in England Print

White sheep on a farm in England by Alexandra Cook
White sheep on a farm in England by Alexandra Cook

"Old House in Draycott"


An oil pastel over acrylic painting, edited digitally. A house in Draycott, Derbyshire.
Work

Old House in Draycott by Linandara



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Recent Activity on the Web

Daybreak by ~linandara on deviantART
The Fight: Painted Abstract by Alexandra Cook

The Fight: Painted Abstract by Alexandra Cook

Shadows of a Snowflake by Linandara

“Shadows of a Snowflake” by Linandara


Easter cards

and

Russian Orthodox Easter Card with Eggs card
Russian Orthodox Easter Card with Eggs by Linandara

Have been sold. Thank you very much for buyers from Toronto & Warrington!

Alexandra Cook Из недавних путешествий

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Я хотя и пытаюсь всем на свете заниматься, но одновременно никак не получается. Недели две назад все читала и писала блоги, а тут засела как бы работать и ничем другим не хотела заниматься. Еще у меня был сезон фотоохоты за мороженными подснежниками... ...
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24 Hour Dispatch to the UK on most orders. Happy Easter Pascha Card in Russian created by Linandara. This design is available in several sizes and is totally customizable.

Alexandra Cook Playing with kids toys...

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Furry Abstract by Alexandra Cook

Alexandra Cook added work to redbubble.com

Dried last year reeds lit by spring sunshine and turned into gold... Original in oil pastel on textured paper, A4 (about 30 x 21 cm), for sale "here":http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=16...

Alexandra Cook Print for sale

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Alexandra Cook The Rise of a Giant Fantasy Artwork

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Take yourself on a journey nobody made before... An original one of a kind imaginary artwork. An orange gas giant planet rising ower its forested moon

Alexandra Cook Sea Glass Leaf

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This is a part of my Gypsy Mermaid collection, which is all about uncharted seas, empty beaches, pebbles, driftwood, and even mysterious water-polished

Alexandra Cook New Card

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24 Hour Dispatch to the UK on most orders. Happy Easter Pascha Card in Russian and English created by Linandara. This design is available in several sizes and is totally customizable.

Alexandra Cook Snowdrops

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24 Hour Dispatch to the UK on most orders. Snowdrops by River Hafren Mousemat created by Linandara. Customize this design with your own text and pictures or order as shown.

Alexandra Cook Daffodil

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24 Hour Dispatch to the UK on most orders. Daffodil Spring Button Badge created by Linandara. This design is available on many different sizes and shapes of buttons.

Alexandra Cook Print at DeviantArt:

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Alexandra Cook Prints for sale on Imagekind now.

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Dacass. A Mountain Dwelling by Alexandra Cook

Alexandra Cook Trying Redbubble T-shirts

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Buy 'Nepal Cinquefoil Flower T-Shirt' by Linandara as a T-Shirt [4761962-1]

Alexandra Cook added work to redbubble.com

Another print from my painting of a single flower of Potentilla nepalensis, common name: Nepal Cinquefoil (originally watercolour, gouache, pencils, pen and pigment ink). This time in Blue.
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Alexandra Cook My Zazzle

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Hello, my name is Alexandra Cook, I'm an artist and here you can buy products based on my original artworks. You are welcome to suggest me an item if you can't find it in my store. My other site is http://sites.google.com/site/linandara/

Alexandra Cook added work to redbubble.com

During the Smithonian Folk Festival in Washington DC few years ago, a woman was demonstrating her embroidery skills. Originally done with acrylic on canvas. Edited a bit in Photoshop.

Alexandra Cook added work to redbubble.com

Вне время доброта и гений, и все, что люди сотворят - лишь вереница отражений и повторений вечный ряд. Ничто...

Alexandra Cook added work to redbubble.com

An oil and acrylic painting on canvas done with the thick brushstrokes. Picturing a sunflower, a red onion and a lemon.

Monday, 1 March 2010

Something for the St David Day

Daffodil Spring Poster print
Daffodil Spring Poster by Linandara
But there is no daffodils in Newtown this year yet - too cold. Snowdrops are out.
I've found yet another print selling outlet: DEVIANTART

Saturday, 27 February 2010

Selling art

I've discovered a new print selling outlet, called Imageking, and so far its looks well designed and strait forward. Anyone can sell photos and artwork here, which is good, but also because of this one has to spend long time before finding good quality artwork. So far, selling art on Etsy and Zazzle have been the best options for me.

Ebay UK used to be very good for selling art but recently they started to treat the sellers worse and worse increasing the fees and inventing ridicules rules all the time. Funny enough few days ago they blamed me for breaching the copyright and selling an authorized copies of... my own novel... Any attempt to reason with them fails as they don't bother reading messages. I really hope somebody invents a user-friendly online auction site one day...

Also recently I've visited an exhibition of Michael Brennand - Wood's artwoks. Most of them appear to be like beautiful vases with flowers but when one comes to look close one realises that they made up of quite sinister details (like skeletons, bullets, etc). They all have got some meaning and make you think, but I just wonder if its right to make people feel attracted to something on the evil side...

Thursday, 11 February 2010

Gypsy Mermaid


Sorry I haven't been writing too much here as I've got very involved with my Russian blog.

Apart from few new drawings I was experimenting with a bit of shell, textile & sea glass jewellery which I'm starting putting in my Artfire and Etsy shops.

The name Gypsy Mermaid is partly related to how this looks like, and partly to a song by M. Scherbakov.