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Amira's Art

My work is heavily influenced by Middle Eastern culture. This is a collection of sketches and portra

04/09/2019

Way too true lol.

04/07/2019

I've created another cute little rose sketch piece! I'm loving doing these haha.
First the pendant was painted gold and black, then the background was painted white, then I did the sketch, added color, then my favorite gold paint, and topped it off with resin! What do you think of this one? ;) 🌹

04/04/2019

I made a pendant from scratch! Got a nice little piece of wood and made a hole in it for the bail, and then I sketched on some tiny wild roses🌹, and gave them a little bit of color. Then I added some gold flecks and painted the back gold, and then the whole thing was lacquered, and a sterling silver bail was added! Let me know what you think! Know someone who might be interested in this one? ;)

03/22/2019

The making of an icon!

This is my first time making an icon,
I don't really much experience with paints, but something in me told me to go for it!! I think it turned out beautifully!! 😍 This piece took about 20 hours. I did it over 1.5 days. Hardcore. Lol
The process I went through for making it went as follows:

•Select a wooden board, note that mine is not cut in the traditional Orthodox way, but I worked with what I could find haha.
•Treat the wood with maaany layers of flat, white paint(effectively making the surface into gesso).
•Sand lightly until smooth.
•Buff with cotton cloth until you achieve a pretty good shine.
•Stain the back of the board, I did mine in a dark brown.
•Sketch out your chosen piece on paper.
•Transfer it to the board with carbon paper.
•Use a small tool to carve gently into the paint/gesso, carving every line, this is because the painting process will cover the drawn lines, carved lines are easily seen.
•Add gold leafing or leafing paint to desired areas.
•Start painting! I used watered down acrylics, but traditionally, ground up colorful natural gemstones mixed with egg yolk are used.. I ain't got that kind of money people... lol
•Once all the painting is complete and dried, set with a spray clear coat, and then a thick layer of varnish.

This was an exhausting process, but worth it!

03/05/2019

....yuuuup. lol

01/13/2019

A piece I just finished. Coloured pencil on brown paper.
Based on a classic painting titled "The Virgin adoring the Christ child with two saints"

07/24/2018

My sketch version of the painting "The Virgin Adoring the Christ Child with Two Saints". It's not finished yet, I just got excited haha

07/21/2018

"Immaculate heart of Mary"
Done on the iskn Slate 2+

06/21/2018

Beautiful sunrise over the Cascades in Washington state!

08/02/2017

A very close friend of mine, a professor where I used to work, that I've known nearly a decade, has a birthday today. I decided to try my hand at something a little different, and brought his age down to what I've always seen him as. Facebook wanted to tag him right away, which means I did well 😉
Happy birthday, my dear friend.

02/21/2017

New kind of art for me! Draw designs with henna, scratch off dried henna to reveal the soft lines, and then fill it in with rich colors!

05/31/2016

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