#powderbrushart

This was a study I started earlier this year and left unfinished — until now. Lately, I’ve been fascinated by aged sculptures — especially those weathered by time and covered in mossy, bluish-green patina. They feel like time itself has left its fingerprints on the stone. I imagined what it would look like if these statues were given life — not just in gesture, but in presence. The figure on the left was inspired by The Progress of Love: The Meeting by Fragonard, while the other two are studies based on references by @studiografit.

Inspired by the Romanian celebration of summer solstice, Sanziene.

When I drew these ladies I was exploring chunky proportions and I thought it would be interesting to sprinkle some Regency Fashion flavor over them. So if you like these ladies, the entire Regency collection is now in my shop as stickers, ready to decorate your sketchbook or whatever little corner of your world :)

Compact poses with lots of overlapping and perspective are really challenging for me. But thinking in volumes seems to help — it gives my brain something to hold on to, and with it, a bit of that much-needed sense of control.

I got completely stuck on this piece, especially around the pelvis and ribcage. My mind just couldn’t make sense of it. After wasting precious time (I only get about an hour a day to work, usually interrupted), my frustration was through the roof.

Happy spring! ✨🦋☀️ I wanted to paint a violet themed flower head for a few years. I actually sketched this last year, but only now I came back to it, changed up the linedrawing and added the colors. The last finishing touches was the hardest part.