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Saturday, 1 May 2010

Sword in Stone Abstract

Based on my photos of some sea eroded cliffs in Norfolk

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Sword in Stone Abstract by Linandara
Sword in Stone Abstract by Linandara

Friday, 30 April 2010

Ancient Dream Fine Art Prints, Canvas & Framed Wall Art at Imagekind.com

Ancient Dream Fine Art Prints, Canvas Framed Wall Art at Imagekind.com

Ancient Dream by Alexandra Cook
Ancient Dream by Alexandra Cook


Fog, twilight, a boat and a distant city above. First in mixed media category at Art of the Midlands 2004. The original is A2 in size, oil pastels over acrylic. This version has been edited digitally and with pen and ink. 

Wednesday, 28 April 2010

Yacht at Pwllheli

I took this near Pwllheli, North Wales, if I'm not mistaken. Overlayed with a bit of jeans / canvas texture.

Wednesday, 21 April 2010

Camels in the City

Some camels and riders passing through a crowded city under pouring
rain. Inspired by a parade I've seen in Geneva once (without skyscrapers
or rain). Original in pencils, ink, gouash and watercolor, about 40 x
25 cm.

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Thursday, 15 April 2010

Daffodil in my rock garden I

Originally pastel and pigment ink pens floral still life sketch on white paper (for sale here)



I flipped it and changed the background to blue in Photoshop. Why
not, if I can.

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A Legend

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.

Winter Sun Poster

Winter Sun print

Winter sunrise in Newtown, Powys, Mid Wales...

Sunday, 11 April 2010

Dreamland 2

An abstract aceo card, pen and pencils, a bit edited digitally. The original is sold.

Dreamland 2 by Alexandra Cook
Dreamland 2 by Alexandra Cook

Saturday, 10 April 2010

City 864

A view of Chicago


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Friday, 9 April 2010

Daffodil Spring

Watercolor and pencil sketch done in the garden on a sunny spring day. Prints and original artwork.

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Red flowers and Dots shoes

Scarlet flowers of Potentilla nepalensis, common name: Nepal Cinquefoil.


Thursday, 8 April 2010

Trees and Birds fantasy miniature pen & pencil drawing, 4 x 6 inches

Angel with sword and lilies

It started as a sketch of Michael the Archangel in a school notebook. Then scanned, edited, printed on canvas, embroidered (on sale: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280490052439&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT), scanned, edited...

Angel with sword and lilies by Alexandra Cook
Angel with sword and lilies by Alexandra Cook

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.

Wednesday, 7 April 2010

Whole New World

Martian colony with a domestic touch. A cat looks out of the window. A couple of astronauts work outside by the domes. The original art is acrylic on canvas.


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Mysterious Sea Poster

A blue seashell (similar to ENGLISH SCALLOP) and some mysterious writings (a distorted page from my Russian sci-fi novell).


Wall in Shrewsbury

Wall by Alexandra Cook
A fragment of a victorian brick wall in Shrewsbury, UK, edited digitally.
Wall by Alexandra Cook

Monday, 22 March 2010

A break

My main computer has broken down, so, temporary silent... Finished a pen drawing of a red cat and started another "Hansel and Gretel" picture.

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

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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)
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Izbushka - the original 27.79cm x 20.79cm Mixed Media Work & prints:

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A watercolor, pencil and pen artwork on watercolor paper. Early autumn. Low warm sun light falling on a Russian wooden cottage, fence, grass and a couple of silver birch trees. A little village north to Moscow, where my friends have a house.

Friday, 19 March 2010

Green Veil

A sitting woman with a green veil and two standing figures. Open to your
interpretation.
It started as a life drawing sketch, then I made it into an acrylic & paper collage painting with lots of texture, about A3 in size, sold. This version is slightly digitally edited.

Blue Exploding Orion Nebula now...

Now its a digital version No 4, and possible not the last one...
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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.

Morning on Lauss

Its not a very recent one. The planet is from my novell.

Morning on Lauss by Alexandra Cook
Morning on Lauss by Alexandra Cook

New 2010 Art Calendar

Late is better than never...

A collection of my artworks featuring landscape, buildings, flowers, people, trees, rivers, fruit and horses, in various media. Safe for workplace and home.
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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

Brecon. Revisited

We went here last Saturday. Still some snow on the hills.
Canal at Brecon, Wales, print print
Canal at Brecon, Wales, print by Linandara

This picture was taken in summer 1999, recently edited digitally. Notice the dramatic Welsh sky and light, rich greens. Some buttercup flowers are visible on the foreground.

 

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

Impressionist Night...

 
Strange (victorian?) lamp light, leafless trees, orange glow in the air. A surreal impressionist vision of somewhere long ago and far away...

Originally painted with oil pastel on black paper, then colors were adjusted digitally. 

4 St Patrick's Day Decoupage Cards

Thank you very much to the buyer from France! Your cards are on they way.

There more stuff with the same design from my Zazzle shop.

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). 

Old Painting. New print:

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I did this from our appartment window in Alexandria, in 2000 or 1999, looking towards Potomac river. Soft pastel on paper. The original painting is sold (the size was about A4).
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Thai Mangroves

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