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Art by Dina Argov

~ Colourful paintings inspired by nature, imagination & femininity

Art by Dina Argov

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The story of the Matryoshka inspirational cards

21 Friday Mar 2014

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Something special happened to me with the creating of my “Matryoshka project”. It all started when I understood I want small and positive art to be my theme for a while, as I was a mother of a small baby girl and wanted to be able to focus for an hour on a painting but not much more. My love for folk art and my Russian origins (I was born in Saint Petersburg) suddenly took place in my world of images, and motherhood took over as a theme. So, Matryoshka illustrations was just the thing for me.

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3 Matryoshka’s by Dina Argov

I started painting on brown paper with oil pastels, because it was not much of a fuss and took little place and time, very effective and user friendly. In that time I was instructing a nice course of folk art from around the world for a group of women who just enjoyed my passion and we were actually discovering new themes together, trying to encode each culture and its special colors, design and style. There I created “The Mexican mother” and “The Morrocan bride” and many more.

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Mexican mother by Dina Argov

Even when the course was over and I had my second baby girl, I continued creating different Matryoshka’s, also on old pages of a German lexicon which added an interesting twist to the whole project for me. I was posting them on my Facebook fan page, and fans were asking for a long time that I will make a card set out of this illustrated series. So I just did it.Image

As I am a painter and not a therapist (at least not by the books), I wanted it to stay clear from words, so my images would talk and connect to the people who will use the cards. It was important for me that it will be a creative tool for group therapists and people who work with women in their clinics or in some special ceremonies such as birth circles or other women’s gatherings. So It comes free of instructions, and it is open for different kinds of activities, especially for telling a story using the cards.

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It’s still new out there in the world, and I am interested to see what will people make of it. One woman even took it to Africa, and found out with the cards that many of the young women there have the same question: “will I get married?”. Others tell me that they use it at the beginning of a workshop, as an ice breaker.

The diversity of the Matryoshka and it’s many faces is a powerful tool for me in my creative process. Any time I can come back to creating a new one and it will be different every time and reflect my feelings. The thing with these Matryoshka’s is that they come out quite positive and kind, even though we all know there are other feelings too. But somehow they help me to see the bright side at the moment, during the process of painting them.

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Birthday Matryoshka painting

 

I also created a 2014 Matryoshka calendar, and still have many pages at the old book that I want to paint on. There are also plans of making a tutorial as I know many of my followers would like one or two. Stay updated to see how it all continues. And please drop me a line, It will make my day.

Yours, Dina

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May sale on all my original art and prints, I’m turning 27:)

10 Thursday May 2012

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Matryoshka with a baby and a blue scarf

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Matryoshka art

29 Wednesday Feb 2012

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Coming soon, pretty little prints of my Matryoshka art. These are paintings with oil pastels, from a series of 22. There will be more added in the future.

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The prints will be available on paper or on canvas.

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Painting “woman – nature”

06 Friday Jan 2012

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SOLD – canvas prints available
Mother wheat :: Price $800

SOLD – canvas prints available

I find my self painting all the time. These days starting to work on a new exhibition that will take place at the “Container” –  From May 1st to 21st. Join me on Facebook to stay updated.
These magical large women combined with trees and whimsical landscapes, started to appear in my paintings after my baby girl was born, they have big colorful dresses, they may look pregnant, and there is something magical going on in their big bellies… I’m sure motherhood took over my creative mind, and I enjoy it so much! New images come to my mind the moment I close my eyes, I am very grateful for that. My red tree painting is also part of this big thing, the canvas prints reproduced from it seem to be a bestseller…

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About Dina Argov

Hi, I am Dina, illustrator/painter, dreamer and realist. My style is influenced by nature, folk art, good vibes and life as a woman and a mother. I love the country side, music, and the company of wise people. If you like what I do, follow me.

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