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Description:
Size: 8.5"x5.5"
2010 Showings
May 1 - 2, Site 179: 21471 Columbus Avenue, Cupertino, CA 95014-4972
May 8 - 9, Site 364: 16060 Skyline Blvd, Woodside, CA 94062-4420
May 15 - 16, Site 440: 23442 Toyonita Road, Los Altos Hills, CA 94024
About Yelena Shabrova
It's the everyday splendor of the world we live in that inspires me to draw my horses, landscapes, and flowers using mostly colored pencils and erasers.
I work with many layers of color all over the paper, adding and blending strokes wherever I feel they are necessary until the whole artwork is almost done.
I never aim for photorealistic look and prefer to capture the inner beauty of my subjects rather than meticulous details of their appearance. I use a different approach for pastel pencil and rarely go further then the main subject and suggestions of the background. There is something very attractive to me in this approach, where detailed area and loose lines coexist without clashing. ΓΏ Black ink that can tell the story with lines, dots and areas of pure black is yet another favorite of mine. Working with pen and ink is very different, it leaves no room for mistakes, but surprisingly it gives me a sense of liberation. I also work in China marker and oil pastel which have their own unique qualities. But no matter what medium is used, the creative process itself and numerous opportunities to catch fleeting beauty that keep me fascinated.
Contact Yelena Shabrova
(408) 255 5125
E-mail: yelena@shabrova.com
Web site: http://www.shabrova.com