Drawing titled "Framed Letter V, Bl…" by Ekaterina Andreeva, Original Artwork, Watercolor

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Framed Letter V, Blue, Turquoise and Silver Fantasy (2022) Drawing by Ekaterina Andreeva

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Original Artwork (One Of A Kind) Drawing, Watercolor / Ink on Paper

Artworks classification

One of a kind (OOAK / Original Artwork)

One-of-a-kind works of art are also known as “OOAK” artworks. This means that every work of art is unique and there will never be another identical one.
Dimensions Height 11.8in, Width 11.8in
Artwork's condition The artwork is in perfect condition
Framing This artwork is not framed
Categories Drawings under $1,000 Calligraphy Flower

Hand painted letter V with watercolor, gilding and Chinese inks on high quality 100% cotton Italian paper. It is a copy of the initial М in the style of "white-vine", which was popular during the Renaissance.This is a copy from my favorite manuscript - Aristoteles, De Animalibus, illuminated in 1400-1475. Bibliothèque nationale de France. Renaissance in its purest form.

A lovely gift for someone whose first or last name begins with V. The silver on the letter catches the light beautifully.

It comes framed and signed. The mat is made by hand from cardboard and pastel paper. It's amazing, how piece is overcome, when the mat and frame are added. My drop caps sound particularly unusual framed in a customized handmade mat made in the ancient French technique called Lavis.

FRAME SIZE: 11.8 x 11.8" (30 x 30 cm)
IMAGE SIZE: 3.9 x 3.9" (10 x 10 cm)

Original artwork only, FRAMED.

My work here is a single copy of my unique and original handiwork. It is made on special, high-quality 100% cotton paper from the world’s best manufacturers and has a density of 300 grams/meter.

About this artwork: Classification, Techniques & Styles

Watercolor

Watercolor is a painting in which gum arabic binds transparent pigments revealing the support of the painting. The gouache, of identical composition, is opaque. A watercolor is a water-based painting on paper. We rarely speak of a painting for a work painted in watercolor. Watercolor paintings are considered to be a unique way to creatively represent dreams, illusions, emotions and luminous feelings using water soluble pigments. However, painting with watercolors can be difficult. It's a difficult medium to master, in large part because it can be ruthless and unpredictable. Mistakes are difficult to correct and its fluid nature makes it difficult to control. Yet it is these very qualities that give the medium its undeniable charm.

Ink

A strongly tinted liquid or paste that is used to mark paper or other printable materials. The design is done manually with a slab, feather, brush, or straightener.

Technic Drawing

Drawing is a technique of visual representation on a flat support. The term "drawing" designates both the action of drawing, the resulting graphic work, and the shape of any object. It is also a representation on a surface of the shape (and possibly the light and shadow values) of an object or figure, rather than their color. There are a large number of drawing techniques: “Linear drawing” represents objects by their outlines, edges and some characteristic lines; beyond this limit, the drawing develops by representing the volume by shadows, often by means of hatching, incorporates colors, and joins, without clear transition, the painting.

Ekaterina Andreeva

Kyrgyzstan

My name is Ekaterina Andreeva. I am a miniaturist painter based in Kyrgyzstan. The Middle Ages were always a source of neverending inspiration for me. The history of medieval art, architecture and especially manuscripts [...]

My name is Ekaterina Andreeva. I am a miniaturist painter based in Kyrgyzstan.

The Middle Ages were always a source of neverending inspiration for me. The history of medieval art, architecture and especially manuscripts are the fields of my thorough study and extraneous research. I pay special attention to the symbolic language that is intertwined with medieval art — Christian symbols, heraldics, hellinistic cultural symbols, Scandinavian runes, links with astronomy and Zodiac signs.

My work is inspired by the Duke of Berry's Book of Hours, church books, Renaissance choral and scholarly manuscripts. I can spend hours looking at the curves of the ornaments, the shimmering gold, the fantastic flowers, the mysterious creatures, and, of course, the initials that open the chapters. Reimagining this beauty lays at the basis of my work.

My drop caps sound particularly unusual framed in a customized handmade mat made in the ancient French technique called Lavis which I had studied under the guidance of Alexandra Spassky, a French artisan. Personalization is an emerging trend in contemporary art. We all want to be unique!

I think there’s nothing that brings a greater sense of belonging than the letters you’ve known for your whole life — the letters of your name. That, coupled with the fact that every letter is embellished with hand painted gold pigment means these prints and decorations are really personal. And really unique to you. No two are the same!