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January 9, 2010
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The Forest Deep The raw physicality of nature depicted through the delicate combination of watercolor and pastel brings to life the wild movement and color of branches, trunks of trees, breeze and wind. The unknown of an untamed forest, its dangers and its beauty is conveyed through choice of color – the blues, browns and black of nature illuminated with the silvery white light of the world. | | |
| On a Sunday Afternoon In this watercolor, the artist conveys the unlimited depth and space of life, symbolized by nature’s endless acreage and presence on the earth. The eye feasts on the lush reds of the foreground bush before traveling with the ephemeral white light that bathes the scene like a river moving between its banks. The sky is alive and draws the viewer in to the distance, suggestive of nature’s unending life. |
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Warm Summer’s Day The peace and relaxation of a quiet field of colorful flowers spreads out between a family of delicate yet solid trees. Mirjana’s characteristic combination of natural light and brilliant color renders the field alive with various flowers and the movement of the day. The sky is a world unto itself, a backdrop into which the field stretches, along with the eye of the viewer. |
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| October 6, 2009 | Purple Valley A masterful play of color portrays the light and creeping shadows of this purple valley. What causes the shadows at the forefront? Is the day waning, or are the shadows cast by a thick forest of trees that shade the sun? The scene is awash in light, blurring detail yet highlighting the teeming life underscoring the natural world. | | |
Wildflower Garden Wildflowers burst forth with color, texture and movement, playing with the viewer’s gaze. The eye then wanders further a field to the distant trees lining the horizon of blue and cloudy sky, and the suggestion of infinity brought about by the lush light bathing and surrounding the solid presence of delicately rendered trees. | | ||
Royal Red Trees Stunning use of yellow and red combined with the black ink of earth serve to convey the royalty of these two lusciously alive trees, perched on the edge of a river against a defining light backdrop. The interplay of light and dark in the forefront highlights the luminous reflection of the trees in the water below. | | ||
Shards of Sunlight Sunlight slips through the nook and crannies of a dark patch of forest. Bathed in the orange white light, detail is blurred and a sense of constrained space is conveyed. Is that a path our eye follows through the center of the trees ahead or reflections thrown up from a river? Whatever is the literal reality, the emotional sensation of this watercolor and pastel, a sense of emerging from the dark into the light is paramount
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May 24, 2009 | Rocky Garden This ink and watercolor piece was inspired by the lush gardens of Rock City, Georgia. Bountiful blooms perched atop thick bush foliage adorn these gardens, attracting attention with their passionate colors and engorged petals. A thick protectorate of leaves, branches and earth frame these blooms in a detailed portrayal of nature’s depth, beauty and serenity. |
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May 3, 2009 | A Graceful Presence This new addition to Mirjana’s Blue Collection depicts the powerful and energetically striking moss-covered trees of Florida’s Amelia Island. It’s misty aura and busy movement of limbs of trees combine in a hauntingly beautiful rendition of the deep colors and intense aliveness of nature, normally unseen by urban eyes. |
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