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GORANCI ( BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA), TRAVEL WITH MY ART #47

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 Hello! Today I'm taking you to Goranci in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In my last post, I shared a painting of Vrboska (Kamenjara beach more specifically) in Croatia. In this post, I'll share a painting of Goranci. As you know, Travel with My Art is a regular feature on my blog where I share my art.  It is a way of connecting my art, my photography and my travels on this little place to call my own (aka my blog). This painting was actually a commission I did a few years ago. The lady who ordered the painting from  me asked me to paint two horses: a white and a black one. She did not ask for a specific background. I browsed my archives and found many photographs of horses I took and even more photographs that my husband took. I got to work and started making multiple sketches, trying to figure out composition and everything. Readers of my blog know that I have been visiting Goranci for years. I blogged about this little village near Mostar many times. Somehow when I was sketch...

KAMENJARA BEACH, VRBOSKA, TRAVEL WITH MY ART #46

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Hello! Time for another 'Travel With My Art' piece. This acrylic painting was actually painted on litter. Literally, on litter. As I was hiking, I found a discarded packaging and I decided to paint on it. I finally got the chance to do some en plein air. It all happened because I did not have any paper or sketchbook with me. I packed some acrylic paints in my backpack and decided to paint on whatever I could find. I thought that maybe I would find some driftwood. Instead, I found some litter to paint on. So, I was cleaning the nature, hiking and painting at the same time. Now, that was a productive hike.   This painting is painted with one euro acrylic paints. Literally, the cheapest ones. I picked them up at local TEDi in Stari Grad. Litter plus cheap paints and the result is still good. That happens when you have the skill. It stops being about the materials. At this point, I could paint with mud or dirt on whatever. I could paint with anything on everything. That is because...