Drawing titled "The Moonlight is in…" by Natasha Sokolnikova, Original Artwork, Pencil

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The Moonlight is inside (2023) Drawing by Natasha Sokolnikova

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Original Artwork (One Of A Kind) Drawing, Pencil on Paper

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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 15.8x19.7 in
Dimensions of the work alone, without framing: Height 12.2in, Width 16.1in
Artwork's condition The artwork is in perfect condition
Framing This artwork is framed (Frame + Under Acrylic Glass)
Categories Abstract Women Portraits

According to mythology, the Goddess of the Moon is Selene – the Greek word for Moon.
Selene was often referred to as the ‘all seeing eye on the night’, due to the fact that the moon is always visible throughout the night in the sky.

In the artwork I depicted the goddess in human form in a state of sleep and wakefulness.
Just as the Earth reflects the light of the Sun, so man carries within himself the light of reflection from the Moon, which is always with us, inside, like a satellite.
Selene knows all our thoughts and actions, but only we ourselves can decide what to do while we are awake. And during sleep the Moon illuminates our path and sends us dreams, during which we can receive the answers on questions we are asking in our lives..

The moon is always there, overseeing, lighting our way and keeping us company through the darkest of nights.

There’s nothing she hasn’t lived through and seen play out. The moon knows all. She doesn’t judge, she gently comforts and guides us through the dark. Tomorrow is a new day…and she’ll be there for you then too.

- Drawn as always with 1500 KOH-I-NOOR 12 professional graphite pencils.
- It is fully handmade and from my mind, no computerized or Artificial Intelect.
- No white pencil is used.
- Drawing Time Taken c15 hours.
- The drawing will be shipped by DHL with the utmost care to protect it in plenty of bubble wrap and a double wall cardboard telescopic painting box.
- Certificate of Authencity with artist's authentic signature is included.
- Ready to hang.

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About this artwork: Classification, Techniques & Styles

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.

Natasha Sokolnikova

Germany

My name is Natasha Sokolnikova and I am an Artist. I graduated from the School of Fine Arts “Alexei Sciusev”, Chisinau (Republic of Moldova) with the highest score and further The University of Humanitarian[...]

One of my greatest strengths as an artist is the combination of classical education and my own vision of the surrounding world. I am a fan of travelling and it gives me chance to acknowledge with a widest range of different cultures. That experience also helps to understand art trends nowadays.

The theme of love, female identity, the emotional power of color, visual insight attract my way in art. I love flowers and it seems to me female soul lives in them, who cannot speak, but mentally communicates with the one who stopped his eyes on them. The theme of animalism in my works based on the silent relationship between people and creatures of nature.

Painting and drawing lead me to a special unique state, as if you leave your own body and observe yourself from the side, the physical world with its coordinate system of space and time ceases to exist. Most of all I love the moment when a mystical transformation takes place in the canvas and I understand that it is no longer just a technical work, but a creature that radiates its own energy and has the right to life.

I really want to find a home for such paintings, where it will interact with its owners. If I feel happiness due that process I should share it with other people. Personal reasons prompted me to create, consciously and with a splash of unspent love, admiration for the universe, and diverse range of feelings. Therefore, I am very anxious about my works. It is important for me that they live outside my personal space. They are my physical footprint on earth.

My artworks are in private collections in USA, Canada, Japan, United Kingdom, Norway, Switzerland, Germany, Republic of Moldova, etc.

*It was a great honor to participate from Moldova in international art project Reflections_for_change.

*I am the first artist from Moldova included in Lunar Codex Project. With over 7000 works from 53 countries my artwork "Crystal chimes" will be digitized and loaded onboard The Lunar Codex Time Capsule under the Polaris collection scheduled to land on the Moon y 2024.I can speak English, Russian, Romanian, Ukranian and study German.