Rusalka (oil paints)/ (uljane boje)

Rusalka
uljane boje na papiru



oil paints on paper




Comments

  1. Fabrizia Spinelli8 July 2014 at 08:31

    That's lovely!
    Fabrizia – Cosa Mi Metto???

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  2. Dressed With Soul8 July 2014 at 10:27

    Love these oil paints, especially the blue lips are fascinating me! I think that you have chosen this colour includes a message for you ...

    xx from Bavaria/Germany, Rena

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    1. Ivana Split8 July 2014 at 12:25

      the colours are consistent with descriptions of Rusalka in slavic lore. They're fairies or spirits (there are different versions) and they are believed to dwell in water (lakes, rivers etc)...their hair is usually described as green and perpetually wet. So, the blue lips represent their connection to the water.

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    2. Dressed With Soul10 July 2014 at 08:56

      Oh, thanks a lot for this interesting and helpful description, dear Ivana!

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  3. Beauty Unearthly8 July 2014 at 10:37

    Wow...it pic super amazing...thx for sharing honey...:-)

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  4. Unknown8 July 2014 at 11:22

    Molto bello Ivana!

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  5. Ben A.8 July 2014 at 11:51

    Creative <33

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  6. The Fashion Stir Fry8 July 2014 at 13:14

    Oil paint!! This is awesome Ivana.

    http://www.thefashionstirfry.com

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  7. Ivana8 July 2014 at 13:15

    Stvarno sve vise odusevljavas :)

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  8. testest8 July 2014 at 13:46

    Ovo je odlično!
    Dajana

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  9. c8 July 2014 at 13:48

    Wonderful!

    <3

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  10. The Dainty Dolls House9 July 2014 at 02:35

    This is gorgeous doll, always love your work :) xx

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  11. Unknown9 July 2014 at 02:58

    Sinoć sam sanjala da imam plave usne i evo tvog crteža :) Divna kombinacija boja i ta neka zamišljenost u pogledu...

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  12. Maja K9 July 2014 at 03:37

    Svako si sam zamisli neki lik kad čita ili čuje nešta, ali sa ovakim bojama bi i ja si zamislila Rusalku ;) xx Maja

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  13. Unknown9 July 2014 at 05:49

    so cute draw Ivana!!! :*
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  14. Elizabeth9 July 2014 at 07:03

    Beautiful!

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  15. Silvia Negretti9 July 2014 at 07:31

    Che belli i colori di questa illustrazione!
    Le labbra blu sono molto particolari ma affascinanti! :D
    Baci!
    S
    http://s-fashion-avenue.blogspot.it

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  16. Unknown9 July 2014 at 08:50

    Bella, anche a me piacciono molto le labbra blu!

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  17. Coco9 July 2014 at 11:07

    Stai realizzando tanti capolavori Ivana, complimenti!
    Baci,
    Coco
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  18. Unknown10 July 2014 at 03:51

    che meraviglia, sei bravissima!


    buona giornata
    passa a trovarmi, nuovo outfit, vorrei sapere cosa ne pensi
    Style shouts

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  19. Lilli10 July 2014 at 09:34

    E' davvero molto bello, sei bravissima Ivana!

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  20. Lera10 July 2014 at 09:57

    Cute rusalka, Ivana! Have a great end of this week :-)

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  21. Alexandra Zakharova11 July 2014 at 11:57

    This drawing is magical, believe me!

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    1. Ivana Split12 July 2014 at 02:59

      thank you dear Alexandra, I really appreciate you saying that:)

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  22. Anonymous12 July 2014 at 03:22

    Super su mi boje, i stavrno sve više i više napreduješ u svojim radovima.

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  23. Caro *15 July 2014 at 15:16

    Lovely :)

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