TRAVEL WITH MY ART #28, BASINA BAY, CROATIA (FASHION ILLUSTRATION FRIDAY)

Hello dear readers and fellow bloggers! In this post, I will share a new watercolour painting with you.  With the help of this painting, we shall (digitally) revisit Basina bay on island Hvar (Croatia). You know, I wasn't sure whether this post belongs to  TRAVEL WITH MY ART or  FRIDAY FASHION ILLUSTRATION series. As you might know, Travel With My Art is a regular feature on my blog focused on my location and destination art. This feature enables me to share my paintings of places that inspire me. Friday Fashion Illustration is also a regular feature on my blog but it is (as the name implies)  more focused on my fashion related art and illustration. This watercolour painting can perhaps be categorized as both destination and fashion illustration. It depicts a certain location- Basina bay on island Hvar, so you could call it a landscape or a location painting. However, I'm also present in this illustration it and I'm wearing an outfit- hence it could be labelled a fashion illustration. As for the outfit I'm wearing, it's another example of shopping my closet.Today I wore this all black combo (plus a black coat) to go to pharmacy,  but I wore more sensible shoes (i.e heeled boots). These stilettos are not suitable for every day wear.

Pozdrav dragi čitatelji i kolege blogeri! U ovom postu s vama ću podijeliti novi pejzaž (akvarel na papiru). Uz pomoć ovog pejzaža ponovno ćemo (digitalno) posjetiti uvalu Basina na otoku Hvaru. Znate, nisam bila sigurna pripada li ovaj post seriji Putujte s mojom umjetnošću  ili Modnoj ilustraciji petkom. Kao što možda znate, Putujte s mojom umjetnošću redovita je rubrika na mom blogu usmjerena na moje pejzaže i ilustracije lokacija i odredišta. Ova rubrika omogućuje mi da podijelim svoje pejzaže i ilustracije mjesta koja me nadahnjuju.  Modna ilustracija petkom (Friday Fashion Illustration) je također redovita rubrika na mom blogu, ali je (kao što ime kaže) više fokusirana na moju modnu umjetnost i ilustraciju. Ovaj akvarel se može kategorizirati i kao ilustracija destinacije i kao modna ilustracija. Prikazuje određenu lokaciju - uvalu Basina na otoku Hvaru, pa bi je mogli nazvati pejzažom ili slikom lokacije. No, i ja sam prisutna na ovoj ilustraciji i nosim odjevnu kombinaciju – pa bi se to moglo reći da je ovaj akvarel modna ilustracija. Što se tiče odjeće koju nosim danas, to je još jedan primjer kupovine u vlastitom ormara. Danas sam ovo nosila za odlazak u apoteku (plus kaput naravno),  ali uz malo praktičniju obuću (čizme na petu). Ove cipele na visoki petu i nisu prikladne kao svakodnevna obuća. 


FRIDAY FASHION ILLUSTRATION AND OTHER ART LINKS BELOW: 

WATERCOLOUR PENCIL PORTRAIT OF A LONG HAIRED WOMAN
FASHION ILLUSTRATION FRIDAY: MINT BLAZER 2021  FRIDAY FASHION ILLUSTRATION: GUCCI ART UPDATE: WATERCOLOUR FEMALE PORTRAITS A GIRL IN A RED DRESS
 DIGITAL RETOUCHING WITH PAINT 3D,  LADY IN A LILAC DRESS and BALL PAINT FASHION ILLUSTRATION.  FASHION ILLUSTRATION FRIDAY: WATERCOLOUR PENCILS -IVANA'S FASHION ILLUSTRATION FRIDAY- FASHION ILLUSTRATION FRIDAY: INSPIRED BY COLOURS OF AUTUMN- A GIRL IN A RED GOWN: FASHION ILLUSTRATION OF THE DAY-CUSTOMIZING A NOTEBOOK WITH A FASHION ILLUSTRATION - FASHION ILLUSTRATION FRIDAY: ILLUSTRATING A BLACK DRESS FROM DOLCE & GABBANA COLLECTION- 10 WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR FASHION ILLUSTRATION SKILLS- HOW TO CREATE A 3D FASHION ILLUSTRATION DRESS WITH DRY FLOWERS?- FRIDAY FASHION ILLUSTRATION: HAT OBSESSED -FASHION ILLUSTRATION FRIDAY INSPIRED BY SUMMER STYLE- FASHION ILLUSTRATION FRIDAY: SUMMER TO AUTUMN TRANSITION- FASHION ILLUSTRATION FRIDAY: ILLUSTRATED TOTE BAGS-FASHION ILLUSTRATION FRIDAY: HAT OBSESSED - FASHION ILLUSTRATION FRIDAY: NEW AUTUMN INSPIRED ART FASHION ILLUSTRATION FRIDAY: MY INSPIRATIONS FASHION ILLUSTRATION FRIDAY: DECEMBER ART UPDATE HERE: MARKER ILLUSTRATIONS AND DIGITAL 



LET'S HAVE A LOOK AT A PHOTOGRAPH I USED AS A REFERENCE

As a reference I used a photograph my husband took when we visited Basina bay on island Hvar back in January 2020 ( you may read and see that post here). We took quite a few lovely photographs that sunny winter day. I still remember it fondly. Now I have a painting I can hold on to as well.

I don't have a lot to say about the art process itself. It was a pretty quick watercolour sketch. The art supplies used are watercolour pencils by Staedtler  (not sponsored) and paper from some random sketchbook. I used a paper that isn't really appropriate for watercolour art because  I ran out of papers in my Staedtler mixed media sketchbook.  If you look closely, you will see that the paper got torn. It's not a big deal, though. I think I might be able to hide the tear once I frame the painting. Even if I don't, it's not a big loss. This wasn't a very ambitious painting/illustration. I'm not capable of anything ambitious right now.

LINKS LEADING TO OTHER POSTS IN ' TRAVEL WITH MY ART' SERIES PROVIDED BELOW

#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)


TWO MORE PHOTOGRAPHS OF MY PAINTING AND THAT'S A WRAP FOR TODAY!

Photograph of the painting taken under direct sunshine

Photograph of the painting taken in shade (indoors)

As always, thank you for reading and visiting! Kao i uvijek, hvala na čitanju i posjeti!


Comments

  1. BABALUCCIA21 January 2022 at 14:01

    Che meraviglia questi tuoi lavori

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  2. J.P. Alexander21 January 2022 at 19:14

    Me gusta la pintura la utilización del color esta genial. Te mando un beso

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  3. Giorgio22 January 2022 at 03:34

    What a great painting, Ivana! ... I like the reflection in water.

    Have a nice weekend :-)

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  4. ellie22 January 2022 at 06:12

    So delightful! I love what you have captured in watercolor! & I love your outfit showing off the artwork. Wonderful ankle warmers ❤

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  5. Caitlin'nMegan22 January 2022 at 06:14

    Beautiful! I love how you are combining the nature of the landscape and the person too. What a great study and much much more. I'm excited for your work. Love the wonderful black outfit too. So stylish on a winter day!

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  6. Vix22 January 2022 at 08:49

    That's fantastic, a wonderful capture of a happy day by the looks of it! You look like a supermodel in your all-black outfit! xxx

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  7. Polyester Princess22 January 2022 at 10:22

    Your all-black outfit is stunning, Ivana, and I absolutely love that watercolour painting, which must indeed be a lovely memory of that happy day you spent in Basina Bay! xxx

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  8. Jodie's Touch of Style22 January 2022 at 12:46

    I am always so impressed with your artwork, and I think it belongs here no matter what. You have such incredible talent Ivana,
    XOOX
    jodie
    www.jtouchofstyle.com

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  9. bread&salt24 January 2022 at 10:36

    These paintings are valuable work-arts! Their colors look beautiful. You used colors perfectly in paintings.

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  10. Marisa Cavaleiro27 January 2022 at 10:56

    Although these shoes are not for everyday wear, they empower any woman! And as for your illustration, it's fantastic, I think that drawing nature is very different from drawing the human body, which I think is much more difficult and you did it very well!
    xoxo

    marisasclosetblog.com

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  11. Rowena @ rolala loves27 January 2022 at 12:54

    This is a lovely piece. I like how it combines your landscape art with your fashion illustration.

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