I usually shy away from saturated colors, but it’s good to step out of your comfort zone once in a while !!

I’m currently experimenting with a whole bunch of textures and shapes, in the hopes of picking the best ones for an abstract print ! I basically  had Helmut Lang in mind when making these, I think their senior print designer Pascale Gueracague does a fantastic job!  She’s really inspirational.

Two small-ish paintings of a hummingbird (namely Anna’s hummingbird) and an iris.
 

There is no substance in fashion photography, not unless you think of a concept which conveys a message to an audience. This is why I feel the need to find solace in art, and go back to my creative roots, since watercolor has always had a great appeal to me, one which seemed lost for such a long time. But I think of it this way: “You fall in love twice: the first thinking that it’s the only time, the second time understanding that this was the first”
I am on the right track back to painting each day. Therefore I am going to post a small painting each Wednesday from now on. I’m starting off with flowers since I need all the petals I can think of for a future print. I’ll gradually move on to something else when I’m ready. Portraiture seems like a distant dream, nevertheless I’d better be careful what I wish for, since I might actually get it.
Posting these three for a start. The abstract one was purely experimental and playful. I should do that more often.

Prada already did it with their S/S 2010 show, and  H&M resurrected it two years later (no surprises here though). This magnolia print takes twenty minutes to sort and another ten to put together. Nothing like the original version, since it uses different photos for the manipulated print, also less artistic looking (Prada made it look more painterly and better composed), but it’s a close match. This has been lying in the dark depths of my archive for quite some time now. But not anymore, since I made a “promise” of one new print per month.

Feel free to ask any questions, I promise I don’t bite !

“Everything in the Universe has rhythm. Everything dances.” (Maya Angelou)

“However, cities and their design are invariably rigid and static. Nevertheless, they provide lasting emotions to a plethora of people ranging from enthusiastic tourists to comfortable inhabitants.

What would be the best solution to showcase this amazing diversity of feelings and rhythms of cities?

In our opinion, a “noble danseuse” Marina Gogeanu, discovering her surroundings, dressed in fashion-directed designs by Alexandra Nicu and immortalised by our good friend and photographer Martha Sarah.”
Text via Coventry Fashion Society.