Pearl of the sea (canvas in progress) / Biser mora ( slika u nastajanju)

oil paints/ uljane boje 

sketch/ skica

Now it needs only finishing touches/ još je potrebno samo malo dovršiti

Another painting I'm working on right now.  Još jedna od slika na kojima trenutno radim.

Comments

  1. Iván The Trendy Surfer8 September 2014 at 17:35

    Incredible Ivana !
    Would you like to follow each other via GFC?


    xx
    http://www.thetrendysurfer.com/

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  2. RaeAbigael8 September 2014 at 21:42

    wow! I never really tried painting on canvass. but your work is really amazing! :)

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    1. Ivana Split9 September 2014 at 07:24

      thank you dear...you should try it some day, really it's not much different from painting on paper.

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  3. Fashiondoll.pl9 September 2014 at 00:17

    PERFECT!
    ♥

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  4. Imogen9 September 2014 at 01:13

    This is most definitely one of my favourites. What a lovely location. I think the use of colours, textures and brush strokes displays a lot of talent. Keep up the good work.

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  5. The Dainty Dolls House9 September 2014 at 01:30

    Incredible paintings, love the detail a lot :))) What a beautiful place too. I hope your week is going well doll xx

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    1. Ivana Split9 September 2014 at 02:10

      thank you darling Kizzy....my week was off to a bad start, but it looks like it's going to improve:)

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  6. Unknown9 September 2014 at 03:27

    Predivno :)

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  7. Jeanne9 September 2014 at 03:37

    Lovely paintings! You're so talented!
    XO
    Jeanne
    http://fashionmusingsdiary.blogspot.fr

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  8. Fashion Lover9 September 2014 at 03:39

    So beautiful picture!! I love it!

    XOXO!

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  9. Bárbara Marques9 September 2014 at 03:53

    I honestly can't tell what you have to finish yet! It seems complete to me :)

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    1. Ivana Split9 September 2014 at 07:26

      the sea and the buildings need a bit more paint

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  10. Mihaela Pojogu9 September 2014 at 04:05

    Beautiful, not only have talent but you paint often, bravo!

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    1. Ivana Split9 September 2014 at 07:26

      thank you dear, I do paint very often...perhaps too often. It can be very tiring sometimes.

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  11. Unknown9 September 2014 at 05:37

    Sei davvero molto creativa Ivana!

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  12. Ali Hval9 September 2014 at 07:20

    Lovely! The way you apply paint in washes of color is so nice and I adore the red. If anything, I say you could add different hues of color to the painting for interest--example: the sea all appears to be the same wash of blue, which is true of seas, but maybe some parts where it is slightly greener or slightly bluer or slightly lighter could move the eye around a bit more.

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    1. Ivana Split9 September 2014 at 12:05

      the sea is precisely what I planned to work on next:) I always leave it least because I find it quite challenging to do.

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    2. Ivana Split9 September 2014 at 12:05

      *last

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  13. Fabrizia Spinelli9 September 2014 at 07:24

    Che bellissimo paesaggio!
    Fabrizia – Cosa Mi Metto???

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  14. Unknown9 September 2014 at 07:51

    Bello, assomiglia molto ad un paesino in Italia!


    When the Sun goes down on lb-lc fashion blog

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  15. Fede9 September 2014 at 07:56

    che brava, io sono negata in queste cose
    I LOVE SHOPPING

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  16. Natali9 September 2014 at 08:44

    Ma strava!! Kad bi ja barem 1/3 od ovog znala slikati.. Stvarno sam antitalent za bilo kakvo slikarstvo, modeliranje, rezbarenje. :D

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  17. Anna and Klaudia9 September 2014 at 11:00

    beautiful works!! <3

    http://anna-and-klaudia.blogspot.com/

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  18. Alexandra Zakharova9 September 2014 at 11:49

    The painting looks wonderful, indeed. I love the colors which you've chosen and the scenery is truly magnificent.
    It's good that some of your readers are giving advice, sometimes it can be really helpful. At the same time, you won't hear me making any recommendations, because I think you have your personal artistic style and own vision of the world around, which is really great. Only practices will help you to improve it, all you need is inspiration, to my mind:)
    Have a beautfiul day, Ivana!

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    1. Ivana Split9 September 2014 at 12:00

      practice makes perfect as they say:) Advice can be very useful and help us see things in a new light, but at the same time sometimes we just have to follow our own way.

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  19. Dascha9 September 2014 at 12:04

    So nice!!

    xoxo
    www.its-dash.com

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  20. Gaia9 September 2014 at 12:49

    wow, this is wonderful! Very nice!

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  21. Magda Carvalho9 September 2014 at 17:18

    Wonderful ;)

    http://retromaggie.blogspot.pt/

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  22. The Fashion Stir Fry9 September 2014 at 22:53

    Oh my, you did a wonderful job with this painting Ivana. Very neat and really pretty. You captured the view so perfectly.

    http://www.thefashionstirfry.com

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    1. Ivana Split10 September 2014 at 12:41

      thank you dear Busola, your comments always mean a lot to me:)

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  23. Am2Pm Chic9 September 2014 at 23:17

    Wonderful.
    xoxo
    Christy

    http://www.am2pmchic.com/

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  24. Keti10 September 2014 at 03:09

    Cool:)
    http://katerinasfashionspot.blogspot.com/

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  25. The Fashion Panda10 September 2014 at 06:18

    Beautiful !

    Would be so nice if you vote for me for the awards and win a 500 euro voucher ! Thank you !
    www.thefashionpanda.be
    www.thefashionpanda.be

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  26. Inez10 September 2014 at 06:23

    Wonderful work Ivana, xoxo.

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  27. Lilli10 September 2014 at 07:47

    E' da incorniciare Ivana, è stupendo!

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  28. Ivana Split10 September 2014 at 12:39

    thank you

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  29. Caro *10 September 2014 at 12:54

    Marvelous painting ! How are you beauty ? <3

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  30. Anonymous23 September 2014 at 05:51

    very nice painting!!!
    congratulation!!!
    http://www.sweetbea.it

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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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