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Final product vs first sketch, it took me a while to get the motivation but it’s finally done!
One line stretched too far
More progress on the WIP
Leonora Carrington.
England-Mexico
20th-21st centuries.
She was a writer, painter, scenographer and sculptor who was introduced into surrealism by Max Ernst. During the nazi ocupation of France, she was living in Paris, and she colaborated with the Freier Künstlerbund, an underground movement of intelectuals against fascism.
Sadly, Max Ernst was imprisoned by the Nazi-collaborationist government of France, and she had to flee to Spain were she was entered into a psychiatric hospital due to her unstable condition and trauma. Staying in such place, would leave a mark on her work. She was described by André Breton as an ambassador back from “the other side”, a seer, a witch returned from the underworldwith visionary powers.
The original piece of this drawing is available at my online shop.
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Nº2 of #Inktober 2018
Maruja Mallo, Madrid, Spain. S.XX
One of the artist of the spanish avant-garde movements of the last century, and also one of the founders of “Las Sin Sombrero” a rebellious group of women who were artists and thinkers. They dared the dictatorship of José Antonio Primo de Rivera, and fought to conquer a place for women in the artistic spheres.
She studied Fine Arts and worked as a writer and illustrating the covers of intellectuals magazines. Her first works were part of the magic realism movements. She earned a scolarship to study in Paris were she started her surreal period, she came back to Spain during the II Republic, but she was condemned to the exile once Franco’s dictatorship begun.
In 1990, finally she was recognised by her country when she was awarded with the Gold medal of the states of Madrid and Galicia.
Available at my shop:
https://tictail.com/beatrizalbir/maruja-mallo
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Aaaand finally, the last #DrawThisInYourStyle goes to another good friend of mine, @cristinaesteveillustrastion-blog
The character is Minako the Goddes. Hope you like it. :)
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HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE~!!! I hope you’ll be able to achieve all of your goals and 2018 will treat you well!
I started mine by sleeping until midday and then doing some marker swatches to get myself going. I got a new pastel set from my mum and I’m so in love with it! I can’t wait to try it out on an actual illustration.
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My mermaids from Mermay 2018 are available in my Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/RaquelTrave :)
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