art & stuff

Hey guys! It's the beginning of the cold season. And that means coffee tastes even more delish than it does during the rest of the year. I was initially planning to get this project done in time for International Coffee day but missed the deadline by a lot and kind of just got carried away. Also, every day is a coffee day for me, really. --- You can see more pics of the project here. I’ve attempted these to live on Bored Panda, too - if you could give a lil’ upvote that would be very helpful 😇 https://www.boredpanda.com/i-created-little-characters-inspired-by-types-of-coffee/ --- Yay to coffee! ☕

Hey Tumblr peeps! This is my latest A0 watercolour piece called “Filtered”. Most of the social media posts we see every day are carefully filtered to portray the ordinary in a way that is most appealing and often fake. Social content lacks honesty and simplicity as most of the things we see on our news feed are glamourised and carefully curated to paint a perfect picture. It's good to remember nobody is perfect and we all face the mundane now and then, which is okay. Grab a print on Society6 🎨

Hello! I've created a few illustration that were submitted to A Secret 7" project, that takes 7 tracks from 7 of the best-known musicians around and presses each one 100 times to 7” vinyl. They then invite creatives from around the world to interpret the tracks in their own style for every 7”. You don’t know who created the sleeve, or even which song it’s for, until you have parted with your cash - the secret lies within. Oh, and the profits go to a mental health charity ☀️ I absolutely loved the concept, so I've brought a few simple concepts I had into sleeve designs. For more info about the project, visit https://secret-7.com/

Aaand here's an ink nib drawing process. Watercolor + ink + card paper of a lovely faded turquoise colour. Tunes: Tri Tachyon - Little Lily Swing Kevin MacLeod - AcidJazz

All original watercolors have been sold, so I made them available as prints - grab one if you want these guys in your kitchen. Or in your bathroom. Or even hanging off your chest - nobody can stop you, do it your way! https://society6.com/marijatiurina/collection/fruit-characters

Long time no see, tumblr! Anyone still here? :) Thought I’d share my latest - fruit and vegetables re-imagined as watercolor characters.  There’s an amazing greengrocer near my London home, and for the last few months I have been going over there and picking green foods I found interesting and inspiring to create characters based on those.  Hope you like it! And if you want one of these guys, follow this link: https://society6.com/marijatiurina/collection/fruit-characters Happy last day of February!

A while ago I noticed that street art in London (even though really good) is missing 3D stuff (by that I mean unofficial reliefs or sculptures). Then I decided to get some clay and create little bits to leave around London and other towns I felt needed some fun added to their streets.  Clay + sand paper + acrylics + varnish + some glue. Then find a nice spot and settle it there. You can find more wip shots and little back stories behind these sculptures in my Behance post:  Follow me on Facebook and Instagram for artsy updates! ^-^

Hello! A thing that I have been into for a while is something I called 2D3D. Watercolor characters cut out of paper were photographed on the streets to create that street photography feel, but using cartoony 'models'. I was interested in exploring the way a paper character can match a real everyday environment, almost like the real people posing for a camera. That was fun, might look into it again at some point. Follow me on Facebook and Instagram for artsy updates! ^-^

Hi all, glad to present my biggest and most detailed watercolor painting to date. Eden was inspired by one of my favourite paintings that is Bosch's Garden of Earthly Delights. This piece is about 75cm x 25cm, and it took several months to create from a light pencil sketch to a full colour painting. Please feel free to order a print here! And support me on: Instagram Facebook

Tiny watercolors process video ^-^

Small drawings and paintings part II. Instagram Facebook

Hey guys. Here are some small traditional drawings and paintings from the past year. Mostly watercolor, pencil and ink pieces. Hopefully will do a post dedicated to random digital bits at some point, too! For more bits and bobs from the world of tiny art please follow me on: Instagram Facebook

Hey tumblr, Looks like I’ve been absent for centuries, for which I am sorry! If any of my followers are still here, I will re-open the art flow. ^_^

This watercolor piece has been in my drafts for a while. Detail, detail everywhere. Do I still have enough patience for such works? Daily updates: https://www.instagram.com/marijatiurina/

Recent character sketches - watercolor & ink practice timelapse.

My recent personal project is about the feeling we get when we “inhale” too much art. Ever felt that browsing through a million of works online leaves you slightly dizzy? So much good stuff, a lot of it is worthless, and most of it fades away when your mind sobers up. Another reason for creating this one is that I simply love the flow of paint through connecting linework and brush-born strokes that make up the painted shading. Also, stuffing one piece with as much detail as I can fit in while making it work as a composition. Took me a month to create this piece from a free-hand sketch. Watercolor on A3 watercolor paper, available as a print from Society6. Follow me for sketches, projects and WIPs: Instagram Facebook Patreon

2015 has been quite a cool year! I made sure no time was wasted, and used it to doodle as much as I could. As a result, here is a little collection of small traditionally created drawings and paintings from 2015. Full post on Behance. Hope you like these! Please feel free to support me on Patreon, that would be much appreciated ^_^ For WIP, prints, sketches and process shots: Instagram Facebook Society6