Tatiana the choreograph

27 Thursday May 2010

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Watercolor and gouache on a small piece of paper, quick painting. This painting of Tatiana was made by a photograph I took while working on a folklore festival. She is the leader of a russina children’s dancing group, a very inspiring woman. It is something very unusual to see here in Israel, very different culturally. She is always with her make up, and always with a smile. Very sensitive and very strong. I worked with Tatiana and her group 2 years in a row, and it was a pleasure. Here are some pictures from one of the festivals: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinakof/sets/72157607813845622/ there you can also find Tatiana in the picture which inspired this painting. And here is the group’s site, where you can see some of the dances: http://www.rdetstva.ru/.

My grandma

26 Wednesday May 2010

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My grandma, lucya (Liudmila). Watercolor and gouache on a small piece of paper, quick painting. This painting is made by a photograph I took few days before my wedding in 2008. She was born in Saint Petersburg and now she lives in Berlin. I like her strong yet sensitive character. Art is something that flows in my family tree, but she is one of those who don’t paint. Still, I think I learned from her about the art of life, which is the most important kind of art.

The color garden

22 Saturday May 2010

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Gouache on paper. This piece is from an early course in my studies at Bezalel. The palette of colors is taken from a non related image (some commercial postcard). First thing was to decide which colors would I use, then choose a landscape and paint it with my new colors. I chose the backyard of my mother in law. This color work was a great pleasure for me, and I hope to make more paintings by the same method as soon as I finish my final project, and then of course I’ll add the best to “Dina’s art world”, to share it with you.

The tea pot

20 Thursday May 2010

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Gouache on paper. A colorful impression experience for a small “travel book” from one of my courses at the Bezalel academy. It is a bit different from the things I usually create, lighter and with more freedom yet precise. The inspiration for the colorful dots is from a rug which was in the room where we stayed.

Male fertility and nutrition

18 Tuesday May 2010

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Gouache on paper, delicate yet rough art. Editorial illustration for an article about Male fertility and nutrition. I like the bright color of the tomato.