"Black pride"

Hi again. I promised you to show my cardboard paintings and I'm doing it now. I must say that I'm impressed by them. What makes me feel amazed is their size 40x60 cm, which is not great but for me is ideal. Besides, cardboard makes a picture look like a real painting. It's rigid and can be leaned by the wall to admire.

I discovered cardboard by accident, because a supermarket put away unnecessary carboard boxes right behind the cash desks. One day, I needed 3 boxes, which I found useful to cover a space, because I needed to spray a small object. When I brought the boxes home I realized that they could be used as painting boards. I was not sure if anything will come out of this , but I tried.

Here you see my first picture. I called it "Black pride". The model was Patricia Kazadi who is a Polish actress and journalist. The painted model doesn't remind her, but she is my first mulatto model I've ever had. As you see, I used ink apart from soft pastels ( also discovered by accident). What I like about ink is that its blackness is so deep and unified. Apart from it, its advantage is that it dries down very quickly. In this way I started using different media which is new with me and very illuminating.

Have a nice watching, Ela.