“I wanted to capture my inner life in paintings. That’s the result,” Darja shared with Bored Panda. “All people on paintings are real. They left a huge impression on me. Most of them I know in person and every one of them is extraordinary, unusual and so talented soul with their own story. Self-portraits represent different periods of life and emotions – love, fear, raising up, depression, etc.”

Scroll down and check out Darja’s Instagram account below where she usually shares her work.

The post Painter Creates Portraits That Show the Soul appeared first on PlayJunkie.

“The female figure is a big source of inspiration,” she told Creative Boom. “My illustrations and paintings reflect my personal life and emotions, and the way the characters evolve reflect the way my perception of myself evolves through time.”

Based in East London, where she lives with her dog Kira, the Italian born artist is the winner of the Royal Watercolor Society’s Contemporary Watercolor Competition Young Artist prize for the year 2017 and 2019.

“With my fine art pieces, I mostly rely on my imagination, although many of the works I produce have been influenced by what surrounds me, my memories, women I have met, so can be considered a metaphorical reinterpretation of reality,” she says.

“I use quite simple shapes and a limited color palette,” she adds, explaining her creative process. “I am attracted to decorative motifs like flowers and leaves, as a representation of the natural world I feel a connection with.”

Here are some of our favorite pieces by her.

The post Alessandra Genualdo’s Women Portraits are Fierce appeared first on PlayJunkie.

Her process begins with collecting images from fashion magazines and the internet, then distorting the photographic source in a careful construction of appearance that gives her subjects a new or heightened identity. Rupp’s use of oil paint allows her to thoroughly blend and layer the paint to achieve the effect she wants out of her work.

Smooth, delicate application of paint juxtaposed with a bright, dramatic color palette creates an exciting interplay of shadow and light that both draws attention to her subjects and maintains their enigmatic aura. In this way, she hopes the viewer can feel the physical and psychological tension between beauty and strangeness in the work without being limited to a single interpretation. “I want viewers to attach their own emotional meaning to my work,” she writes on her website.

“I create art in order to explore not only my own fascinations, but to challenge the artistic language of both my body of work and a larger one: the various ways that women are portrayed in popular culture, fashion, advertising, & even historically,” she explained in an interview with Art of Choice. “My work addresses trends associated with ideas of beauty, appearance, and perception. I’m creating a bend on a timeless subject matter, the female form, and also celebrating it.”

Take a look at some of her portraits, but beware of their piercing gaze!

The post Sarah Rupp’s Portraits Celebrate Womanhood appeared first on PlayJunkie.

Enjoy her artwork below!

The post Artist Creates These Pretty and Quirky Portrait Illustrations appeared first on PlayJunkie.

“I wanted to capture my inner life in paintings. That’s the result,” Darja shared with Bored Panda. “All people on paintings are real. They left a huge impression on me. Most of them I know in person and every one of them is extraordinary, unusual and so talented soul with their own story. Self-portraits represent different periods of life and emotions – love, fear, raising up, depression, etc.”

Scroll down and check out Darja’s Instagram account below where she usually shares her work.

The post Painter Creates Portraits That Show the Soul appeared first on PlayJunkie.

“The female figure is a big source of inspiration,” she told Creative Boom. “My illustrations and paintings reflect my personal life and emotions, and the way the characters evolve reflect the way my perception of myself evolves through time.”

Based in East London, where she lives with her dog Kira, the Italian born artist is the winner of the Royal Watercolor Society’s Contemporary Watercolor Competition Young Artist prize for the year 2017 and 2019.

“With my fine art pieces, I mostly rely on my imagination, although many of the works I produce have been influenced by what surrounds me, my memories, women I have met, so can be considered a metaphorical reinterpretation of reality,” she says.

“I use quite simple shapes and a limited color palette,” she adds, explaining her creative process. “I am attracted to decorative motifs like flowers and leaves, as a representation of the natural world I feel a connection with.”

Here are some of our favorite pieces by her.

The post Alessandra Genualdo’s Women Portraits are Fierce appeared first on PlayJunkie.

Her process begins with collecting images from fashion magazines and the internet, then distorting the photographic source in a careful construction of appearance that gives her subjects a new or heightened identity. Rupp’s use of oil paint allows her to thoroughly blend and layer the paint to achieve the effect she wants out of her work.

Smooth, delicate application of paint juxtaposed with a bright, dramatic color palette creates an exciting interplay of shadow and light that both draws attention to her subjects and maintains their enigmatic aura. In this way, she hopes the viewer can feel the physical and psychological tension between beauty and strangeness in the work without being limited to a single interpretation. “I want viewers to attach their own emotional meaning to my work,” she writes on her website.

“I create art in order to explore not only my own fascinations, but to challenge the artistic language of both my body of work and a larger one: the various ways that women are portrayed in popular culture, fashion, advertising, & even historically,” she explained in an interview with Art of Choice. “My work addresses trends associated with ideas of beauty, appearance, and perception. I’m creating a bend on a timeless subject matter, the female form, and also celebrating it.”

Take a look at some of her portraits, but beware of their piercing gaze!

The post Sarah Rupp’s Portraits Celebrate Womanhood appeared first on PlayJunkie.

Enjoy her artwork below!

The post Artist Creates These Pretty and Quirky Portrait Illustrations appeared first on PlayJunkie.