my painting/ moja slika






oil paints/ uljane boje
Because you left such kind comments about my last canvas, I'm sharing another one with you. I certainly haven't been idle this summer, I've been painting and drawing so much that my fingers and hands are literally sore. Well, some things are worth the pain...and as they say no pain, no gain.

Zbog svih lijepih komentara o mom zadnjem platnu, podijeliti još ću jedno ulje na platnu sa vama. Ovoga ljeta sam si dala truda, crtala sam i slikala toliko da su me doslovno bole prsti i ruke. No za neke se stvari isplati svašta pretrpjeti.

Comments

  1. Anonymous5 August 2014 at 22:13

    Ivana predivno izgleda, predivne boje.

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  2. Alexandra Zakharova5 August 2014 at 22:56

    I do love this artwork of you, as always it's so special and specific. You definitely have found your personal artistic style. I like the clear, bright facture of all your paintings, so keep it up!
    Hope you are doing fine, dear Ivana. Take care!

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  3. Willow6 August 2014 at 03:29

    What a lovely painting! So great to see its progression and the photos of you working on it. This makes me want to start drawing/painting again...and holiday by the sea.

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  4. Unknown6 August 2014 at 03:52

    Brava Ivana, è proprio bello!



    No Summer without a boho-chic dress on lb-lc fashion blog

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  5. Bárbara Marques6 August 2014 at 04:41

    One of my favourites :) I liked it even when it wasn't colored!

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  6. tr3ndygirl influencer e fashion blogger6 August 2014 at 06:01

    Ivana sei bravissima,è stupendo
    buon mercoledì
    http://tr3ndygirl.com
    un bacione

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  7. Unknown6 August 2014 at 09:53

    i can smell the scent of the sea through your canvas...
    your hand is magic
    Chiara
    ♡EFFENSHION…essence † fashion

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  8. modenfer6 August 2014 at 09:55

    Lovely painting Ivana, I love the different shades of blue in the water and the nice brush strokes! I agree with you completely, no pain no gain, and when it comes to art it's even more than true. I often can't even feel my fingers anymore when I draw too much, but when I see a result of my work I know it's worth it. We need to work a lot to progress! Hugs!

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  9. Fabrizia Spinelli6 August 2014 at 11:27

    That's a lovely painting, I adore the deep blue of the sea!
    Fabrizia – Cosa Mi Metto???

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  10. Unknown6 August 2014 at 11:46

    Love your painting, Ivana ^_^

    Hugs,

    Nicole

    www.nicoleta.me

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  11. Unknown6 August 2014 at 12:26

    Complimenti!!! E' bellissimo!!!
    Kisses
    Francy&Stef
    Chic With The Least
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  12. Rasz6 August 2014 at 13:19

    Dear you are very talented <3 amazing

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  13. Caro *6 August 2014 at 14:14

    You are so talented ! Fabulous painting :)

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  14. Coco6 August 2014 at 21:44

    Ivana adoro quando pubblichi le foto dei tuoi capolavori! È bellissimo questo dipinto, continua cosí tesoro. E grazie per I tuoi commenti, che mi fanno tanto tanto piacere!
    Baci,
    Coco
    Coco et La vie en rose / Bloglovin / Facebook

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  15. Starlingdays6 August 2014 at 22:12

    So nice post!
    Tender decor by Wannabe
    http://starlingdays.blogspot.com/2014/08/wannabe-decor.html

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  16. Desirèe D'Aloia6 August 2014 at 23:18

    sei molto brava!!!

    http://thefashionprincessblog.blogspot.it/

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  17. Silvia Negretti7 August 2014 at 06:52

    Ma che brava!!! E' bellissimo questo quadro! :D
    Baci!
    S
    http://s-fashion-avenue.blogspot.it

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  18. Nataša 7 August 2014 at 12:19

    Isplati se, definitivno.

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  19. Lucy7 August 2014 at 13:25

    Brava Ivana! Lucy www.tpinkcarpet.com

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  20. melindapollard7 August 2014 at 16:10

    Beautiful- I love that painting! You are very talented :)

    http://mylifebeingrenewed.blogspot.com/

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  21. Jeeda8 August 2014 at 09:34

    That is just so beautiful. Girl you are so talented. I love it so much that I would love to own it and hang it in my house and just admire it all day haha

    http://thelittlebigobsession.blogspot.co.uk/

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  22. Moscow Blogger9 August 2014 at 12:03

    love your painrtng when I was 20 years old I used to paint too
    http://afinaskaterblogspotcom.blogspot.ru/

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  23. Natali11 August 2014 at 22:41

    Wooooww!! Kasnim sa komentarom, ali i nemam sto za reci... Jednostavno prekrasno!! Ne mogu vjerovati koliko vas je u ovoj blogosferi koji ste "skriveni" talenti. Bas inspirativno!

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All your comments mean a lot to me, even the criticism. Naravno da mi puno znači što ste uzeli vrijeme da nešto napišete, pa makar to bila i kritika. Per me le vostre parole sono sempre preziose anche quando si tratta di critiche.

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