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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:

added work to redbubble.com

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

New Print

Tuesday, 16 March 2010

A strange vision of the spring...

Firework Bush: a double delight!

Available as an original watercolor artwork:
And an "inverted" print (huge size is available):

Firework Bush by Alexandra Cook
Firework Bush by Alexandra Cook

A new Gypsy Mermaid pendant...

Alexandra Cook listed a new item on Etsy: This is a part of my Gypsy Mermaid collection, which is all about uncharted seas, empty beaches, pebbles, driftwood, and even mysterious water-polished remnants of long gone civilizations. Something for an "inner mermaid": original, natural and wild.
I love collecting pebbles and feathers on the beach. This set comes from Mundesley in Norfolk, UK. The thread imitates some exotic seaweed.
The necklace is about 16 inches (40 cm) long, the thread could be made shorter. The weight is about 24 g (3/4 oz).
Will also look great worn on the beach.
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A fortress in St Peter Port, Guernsey

I have to do something with tonns of photos I've accumulated..

Another floral print

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Red Lilies from My Friend's Garden, Print:

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Monday, 15 March 2010

Fantasy Happy Birthday Card with a tree

Dunes and Stars


Dunes and Stars by ~linandara on deviantART

The sea of sand dunes under incredible stars (or comets?) and a silhouette of a bird of prey passing by. Either a poetic vision of this world or a glimpse of another one... This first has been done as a soft pastel and golden ink pen sketch from imagination. Edited in Photoshop. 

Sunday, 14 March 2010

A Dreamscape...

Autumn in the West Park

Autumn in the West Park by Alexandra Cook
Autumn in the West Park by Alexandra Cook

Girl and Her Unicorn

Dreaming... Watercolor and permanent ink pen on card. Original image is about A4 in size. linandara.deviantart.com

New Print-on-Demand & Original Art Site looks good:

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The second image is a very recent one, just a few days old. An outdoor (plein air) artwork, done in early March 2010 in Newtown, Powys, Wales. It was an cold overcast day, the field were still yellowish after harsh winter, birch trees stood leafless. I love this "zig-zag" hill near where I live. The pattern is made of hedges and roads between fields. I struggled with this one a lot, then suddenly started using a thick golden permanent ink marker converting it into a sort of stained glass picture. The way the golden lines look change depending on your point of view. I am really happy with this one. 
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Friday, 12 March 2010

Yet another floral Russian Card...

Russian Floral Congratulations Card (in Russian) card
Russian Floral Congratulations Card (in Russian) by Linandara


For all your Russian relatives, friends, colleagues. Suitable for a birthday. The text is traditional "congratulations" (from one person). The artwork is a print from a painting done in my garden: a single scarlet flower of Potentilla nepalensis, common name: Nepal Cinquefoil.

A portrait ACEO sketch on Ebay

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Abstract Roses 3

I can't stant wasting anything, so when I have some acrylic paint left on my palette I would do some doodles. This is one of the examples (The Fight in the same gallery is another one). After selling the original work (acrylic and ink pen on cardboard) I did several digital versions, varing the colors. Hence the number 3. 

Abstract Roses 3 by Alexandra Cook
Abstract Roses 3 by Alexandra Cook

Pink Blossom ACEO

Alexandra Cook added work to redbubble.com

A quick ACEO miniature outdoor sketch I did in Newtown, Wales a year or two ago with ink pens and pencils on paper.
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Defender of the beach

Defender by ~linandara on deviantART

Thursday, 11 March 2010

Sea Blue - a Gypsy Mermaids Necklace made of a pebble, rope and yarn

Sea Blue - a Gypsy Mermaids Necklace made of a pebble, rope and yarn


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$ 3.60
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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 remnants of long gone civilizations. Something for an "inner mermaid": original, natural and wild.