TRAVEL WITH MY ART #4: MATEJUŠKA, SPLIT, CROATIA

Hello dear readers! Today I'll share another location illustration with you. As some of you know, I started a new feature on my blog that will be all about virtual travel with the help of my art and sometimes photographs. I think we can all use some virtual travel right now as travelling options are restricted. This watercolour pencil landscape was inspired by Split city, Croatia. More specifically, it was inspired by one of my favourite sights in Split city and that would be these absolutely gorgeous historical stone houses in immediate vicinity of Matejuška port. 

These beautiful stone houses seem to grow out of stones themselves. They look like something straight from the fairy- tale. I can never get tired looking at them, I tell you. So, why not illustrate them? When I saw a photograph of these stone houses in a touristic brochure, I decided to illustrate them and to use that promotional photograph as a reference. I sketched the houses with staetdler watercolour pencils and then added some water to turn it into an aquarelle. On overall, I'm satisfied with the illustration but I might illustrate this spot again using my own photographs as a reference.  In fact, I browsed some of my old photographs and I think I have got some good angles on many of them. Moreover, the colours on the promotional photographs don't seem to match with those I took on various occasions.  I even took some new photographs recently (I will share those as well soon). Maybe the walls on the houses were really quite saturated at some point in time, but on all of my photographs (spanning over several years) they are a paler shade. My illustration is quite saturated because it was based on that promotional photograph, but as I explained, I will probably make another illustration some time in the future. Well, scroll down to see more a few more photographs and compare for yourself.


Even if I don't live in Split full time anymore, I still carry it in my heart. Split is my hometown and as such it has been a star of many of my blog posts. I also like the double meaning Split has in English. I like it so much that I adopted it as my user name on blogger- Ivana Split. If you want to know more about this historical town on coast of Dalmatia, Croatia, well then feel free to check out my old posts:

1. A GREY DRESS MIDI OUTFIT (2020)
2. EN PLAIN AIR SKETCHING (2021)
3. OIL PASTELS VS WATERCOLOUR PENCILS AT FIRULE BEACH (2O21)
4. HOW TO STYLE A MUSTARD DRESS FOR SUMMER (2020)
5. WHAT TO SEE IN SPLIT CITY IN SUMMER? (2020)
6. SPLIT UPDATE & VINTAGE BLAZERS (2020)
7. HISTORICAL FORTRESS KLIS NEAR SPLIT CITY (2020)
8. ONE SPECIAL DRESS (2015)
9. TWO OUTFITS WORN IN SPLIT (2015)
10. WHAT TO WEAR FOR SUMMER TRAVEL (SPLIT 2019)




15 MORE POSTS ABOUT SPLIT CITY 


1. What to do in Split city? 
2. How to Find the Best Photo Worhy/ Instagrammable Places in Split?
3. Why exploring Split City on Foot Makes Perfect Sense?
4. Interesting Facts About Split City
5. Is Spring a Good Time to Visit Split city?
6. Split City Urban Photography & Restaurant Dalmatino
7. Sea Therapy at Zenta Bay
8. Sunset in Split city
9. Is Domnius Cathedral's Bell Tower Worth the Visit?
10. Where the Sea is Crystal Clear?
11. Split City and Film Festival
12. Spring in Split city
13. Summer in Split city
14. A Perfect Evening in Split City
15. Summer in Split City
Thank you for reading and visiting. This illustration is available for purchase as a photographic print here  and on plus 80 products here.

Comments

  1. Mica27 March 2021 at 15:24

    they are beautiful buildings and what a great illustration - so intricate with all the stones, it must have taken you a while!

    Hope you are having a fun weekend. The rain has stopped here so we went out to one of the unflooded trails in the neighbourhood yesterday :)

    Away From The Blue

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  2. J.P. Alexander27 March 2021 at 18:28

    Dibujas genial adore los edificios te salieron muy bien te mando un beso y esperó que estés mejor.

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  3. Leone27 March 2021 at 22:55

    Those beautiful houses, the imposing rocks on which they were made, as if they had sprung from them, it is something unique. And your drawing is phenomenal, I congratulate you Ivana, and thank you for giving us your artistic look :)

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  4. a-perfect-day28 March 2021 at 01:06

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  5. a-perfect-day28 March 2021 at 01:08

    Wow! Great Pictures :)
    Kisses

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  6. Nadine28 March 2021 at 02:06

    Wow, Ivana, you are such a talented artist! I love your fashion illustrations, but your landscapes are fantastic too. And I looooove your outfit with the blue dress and the striped jacket! It's so cute and feminine. You look adorable. And please excuse me for not writing in such a long time.
    Kisses Nadine

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    1. Ivana Split30 March 2021 at 05:40

      Don't worry about it. I'm glad you enjoyed it. Have a great day ahead.

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  7. ellie28 March 2021 at 04:07

    Oh, I love the rock houses. Very unique how you presented them with such color. Fantastic!

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  8. Caitlin'nMegan28 March 2021 at 04:08

    Such a wonderful way to remember your hometown! I am sure they appreciate too. Very vivid!

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  9. shanaz@RS28 March 2021 at 06:51

    You have a way of painting those intricate bricks! I really enjoyed your artistic interpretation of these ancient buildings. Something about it revealed the mindset behind how buildings were built then and I really appreciate the workmanship put into it from the work in the buildings themselves to your art. I also love the look you wore in the photos! Such an elegant number and you look amazing :) xoxo

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  10. Polyester Princess28 March 2021 at 11:06

    Your watercolour pencil townscape is absolutely stunning. The colours are so vibrant! I'm loving the photos of the real thing as well, those houses which seem to grow organically from those rock are very picturesque. I'm not surprised that you carry your hometown of Split in your heart, and even tributed the name of your blog to it. xxx

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  11. Ada zhang29 March 2021 at 00:20

    What you said is so beautiful.
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  12. Ananka29 March 2021 at 02:14

    Gorgeous photos and artwork :-D

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  13. akiko hiramatsu29 March 2021 at 05:27

    Wonderful post, Ivana! Those stone houses are really beautiful and cute! The meaning of "split" is so fascinating! Thank you for taking me to Split in the virtual travel<3

    akiko

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  14. Anđela Vukčević29 March 2021 at 06:40

    Prelijepo odrađeno. Sve pohvale! 👏👏👏

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  15. Anca30 March 2021 at 00:22

    Love both the illustrations and the photos. Gorgeous!! xx

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