Sights To See, Places To Visit (Chuch of saint Nicholas, Split) / Znamenitosti za vidjeti, mjesta za posjetiti ( Crkvica svetoga Nikole, Split).

Time for another post in my regular feature Sights To See, Places To Visit. Today I will present one church located on Marjan hill. If you follow me on instagram, you might have seen it as it was featured a couple of times there. The church of Saint Nicholas was build in 1219 by a married couple Roko and Elizabeta. This nine centuries old church is the oldest church on Marjan hill.  

Vrijeme za još jednu objavu u mojoj redovitoj rubrici Znamenitosti za vidjeti, mjesta za posjetiti. Danas ću vam predstaviti jednu crkvu na Marjanu. Pratite li me na instagramu, već ste je imali priliku vidjeti jer sam o njoj već objavljivala. Crkvicu svetoga Nikole su 1219. godine sagradili Roko i Elizabeta, bračni par iz Splita. Ova crkvica stara (za tri godine punih) devet stotina godina je najstarija crkva na Marjanu. 

medium: watercolour/ medij: vodene boje

' Look, the wall is really curved ', my husband says upon seeing this church for the very first time, (previously he has seen only my illustrations and sketches of it). ' I thought you just painted it badly.', he adds. What did you think? I mean those of you who have seen my sketch and watercolour. Is there anyone else who thinks I can't draw a straight line?:)

"Vidi pa taj zid je stvarno zakrivljen", kaže moj muž vidjevši po prvi put ovu crkvu (prije ju je vidio samo na mojim nedavnim ilustracijama i skicama). "Mislio sam da si ju loše naslikala.", doda on. Što ste vi vidjeli? Mislim na vas koji ste već vidjeli moju skicu i akvarel. Misli li još netko da ne znam povući ravnu crtu?:)

The truth is that I visited this church twice last month. My first visit was caused by a headache. Yesm by a headache! It was a cloudy and windy day but I went out of my home and somehow (I'm not quite sure how) half an hour later, I was here (Marjan hill). I started sketching this church. Sure, I saw it before and thought it was pretty awesome but this time I truly payed attention to it. 

Zapravo sam ovu crkvu posjetila dvaput prošlog mjeseca. Moj prvi posjet izazvala je glavobolja. Da, glavobolja! Bio je oblačan i vjetrovit dan, ali izašla sam iz stana i nekako ( ne znam ni sama kako) za pola sata sam bila na Marjanu i počela skicirati ovu crkvicu. Naravno da sam je i prije vidjela i mislila kako je jako zanimljiva, ali ovaj put sam doista obratila pozornost na nju. 

There are quite a few stunning churches on Marjan hill. However, I'm putting an emphasis on this one, not only because it is the oldest but because it is so easily accessible. When you come to caffe bar Vidilica (famous for its breath-taking panorama of Split city) , all you need is to walk up for about 200 meters and you'll get here. 

Ima više od nekoliko prekrasnih crkava na Marjanu. No, stavila sam naglasak na ovu, ne samo jer je najstarija već jer je do nje tako lako doći. Kada dođete do slavnoga kafića Vidilica  (poznatom po nevjerojatnoj panorami Splita), sve što trebate je prošetati još dvjesto metara gore i tu ste.

BLOG UPDATE 2024, ADDING MORE ART!

MORE TRAVEL WITH MY ART POSTS

It's just occurred to me that this post could be another TRAVEL WITH WITH ART POST. Afterall, I was commissioned to paint a real location- a chapel in immediate vicinity of Mostar. 

#1 PALERMO ISLAND SICILY (ITALY)    #2 BAY MALA STINIVA, ISLAND HVAR (CROATIA)   #3 IRKUTSK, SIBERIA (RUSSIA) #4  MATEJUŠKA, SPLIT CITY (CROATIA)

#5 HVAR CITY, ISLAND HVAR (CROATIA) #6 ZENTA MARINE, SPLIT CITY (CROATIA) 

 #7 ZAVALA, ISLAND HVAR (CROATIA) #8 SUCURAJ, ISLAND HVAR (CROATIA)
#9 MALA STINIVA, ISLAND HVAR (CROATIA) #10 HVAR TOWN, ISLAND HVAR ( CROATIA)
#11 JELSA TOWN, DANCE O THE SAILS (CROATIA) #12 ZAVALA, ISLAND HVAR, (CROATIA)
#13: SUCURAJ, ISLAND HVAR (CROATIA) #14: BAY BRIZENICA, ISLAND HVAR (CROATIA) 
#15 BAY LOZNA, ISLAND HVAR (CROATIA) #16 BAY VEPRINOVA, ISLAND HVAR (CROATIA)
#17 BOL, ISLAND HVAR (CROATIA) #18 PLANINICA, (BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA)
#19 SUCURAJ, ISLAND HVAR (CROATIA) 

#20 BEACH SOLINE,VRBOSKA,  ISLAND HVAR (CROATIA)

#21 STARI GRAD, ISLAND HVAR (CROATIA) #22 MAKARSKA (CROATIA)
#23 ZAVALA  PANORAMA (CROATIA) #24 ŽNJAN BEACH, SPLIT CITY (CROATIA)
#25 JELSA, ISLAND HVAR (CROATIA) #26 ZAVALA BAY, ISLAND HVAR (CROATIA)

#27 MALA STINIVA IN SUMMER, ISLAND HVAR (CROATIA)  #28 TRAVEL WITH MY ART, BASINA BAY, ISLAND HVAR (CROATIA) #29 TRAVEL WITH MY ART, BAY TORAC, ISLAND HVAR (CROATIA) #30 TRAVEL WITH MY ART, VALETTA, ISLAND MALTA (MALTA)   #31 TRAVEL WITH MY ART : CAPE PLANKA (CROATIA) #32 TRAVEL WITH MY ART: ZAVALA (CROATIA)

#33:TRAVEL WITH MY ART  LOZNA, ISLAND HVAR

#34 TRAVEL WITH MY ART BOTA SURF CENTRE, VRBOSKA, ISLAND HVAR, CROATIA

TRAVEL WITH MY ART #35: BEACH KAMENJARA, VRBOSKA, ISLAND HVAR (CROATIA )  2023 

#35 TRAVEL WITH MY ART A COMISSIONED CHAPEL PAINTING MOSTAR 2024

#37  A SEAVIEW FROM A PARK (SPLIT, CROATIA)

I used my old photographs as a  reference. I took these two photograph last year while I was walking trough this park.

#38 BUNA CANALS NEAR MOSTAR, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA 2024

#39- STJEPAN FORTRESS BLAGAJ (BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA) 2024

TRAVEL WITH MY ART #40, A VIEW FROM MARINE LUČICA SPLIT

POST UPDATE: MORE ART INSPIRED BY SPLIT CITY!

This post was originally published in 2016, but in 2024 I decided to add more art inspired by Split city. 

Scroll down to see it: 

PHOTODIARY: EN PLEIN AIR SKETCH

Back in Spring 2021, I took advantage of wonderful sunny weather to do some en plein air sketching in Split city, Croatia.  The weather was so warm that it felt like summer. The beach I sketched is called Firule and what you can se in the distance is island Čiovo. I drew this seascape with watercolour pencils, What made me choose this spot to sketch were the colours. I was fascinated by the colour of the sea and the rocks. Moreover, I really like the background.

OIL PASTELS VS. WATERCOLOUR

 PENCILS, FIRULE 

I completed this watercolour pencil sketch the same day I started it. There was also a version I made with oil pastels. In case anyone is wondering, I don't have these two with me anymore. I shipped some of my art to one (amateur) art gallery. The watercolour landscape I'm sharing with you today was among the paintings sent while the pastel version of this scene was sent to a friend.  Both of them were sketched on a lovely sunny day on Firule beach in Split.

SUMMER TO AUTUMN TRANSITION 2024 (SPLIT)

Fashion & Location Illustration of the Day ( Split)

Why do location and fashion illustrating often go hand in hand? I found myself asking that question today. I love exploring all aspects of fashion illustration, because well its something I'm passionate about. 

The first thing that struck me was the Romansque-Gothic bell tower, but upon closer inspection I discovered some others details worthly of a mention.  On the roof, there is a Gothic-Renaissance statue of Christ (probably the work of a local artist from the 15th century). Above the Romanesque door, a simple lunette is placed. There is something so heart-warming about the simplicity of this little stone church. My second visit occured recently. This time it was sunny and I was in company of my husband (that is when these photographs were taken).

Prva stvar koju sam primijetila je romaničko-gotički zvonik, ali kada sam malo bolje pogledala vidjela sam još neke detalje vrijedne spomena. Na krovu, nalazi se gotičko- renesansi kip Krista, vjerojatno rad nekoga lokalnoga kipara iz petnaestog stoljeća. Iznad romantičkih vrata nalazi se jednostavna luneta. Ima nešto tako toplo u ovoj jednostavnoj kamenoj crkvi. Moj drugi posjet je bio nedavno. Dan je bio sunčan, bila sam u društvu muža i tada su ove fotografije nastale.