tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20276661432809439142024-03-13T11:47:46.998-07:00Armada Volya's Art CornerArmada Volyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538592071979348355noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2027666143280943914.post-53179033222391296402011-08-30T19:25:00.000-07:002011-09-01T12:47:20.305-07:00Watercolor and Ink PaintingsArts and Drafts festival went really well, it was fun as always. I've painted a few small painitngs specially for this occasion and these two watercolor and ink paintings are the last two from those paintings.
I especially like the profile, it's an experiment gone right. I did enjoy doing other paintings with these lines, but lately it just wasn't cutting it. I wanted to use them for something Armada Volyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538592071979348355noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2027666143280943914.post-86503003392754989122011-08-16T18:47:00.000-07:002011-08-16T18:51:13.534-07:00Surreal, Watercolor and Ink Painting, Savage Nature
This surrealistic watercolor and ink painting is of an alien who unlike humans live in harmony with nature. They understand nature and respect it's laws. Biologically they are very similar to people. I will turn this story into a comic book/ graphic novel, I promise. Just have to get through the gallery season first. Once winter hits I will be able to get some writing done.
I will be giving Armada Volyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538592071979348355noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2027666143280943914.post-88700760090503081662011-08-09T18:38:00.000-07:002011-08-12T12:38:12.554-07:00Abstract Watercolor Painting, Memory
Memory is a funny thing and this painting was my attempt to capture the complexity of it. Hope my explanation of it makes sense.
Now, the giveaway. I'll be giving away an 11x17 print of this painting. You can enter this giveaway by 8/22 11:59pm and I will pick a winner on 8/23
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Watercolor, abstract painting, The Flower in the Wind. This print is 8.5x11 and shows cool wind on a hot, sunny day.
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Watercolor and Ink abstract Painting, The Beach and the Palm Armada Volyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538592071979348355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2027666143280943914.post-52743509665571252312011-08-05T20:40:00.000-07:002011-08-11T17:48:08.131-07:00Ancestors' Spirit Sketch CardsOriginal Available/ Limited Edition Print Available
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Armada Volyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538592071979348355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2027666143280943914.post-60526246715467188862011-08-05T18:22:00.000-07:002011-08-05T18:22:00.011-07:00Not Black, Not Square not by MalevichThis video was born into this world because 1. I was too lazy to do crazy make-up and 2. because a cheap shot at Malevich's "Black Square" is always funny. If however you would like this print as a reminder that bad art is bad, no matter how famous the artist who did it is, you can enter this giveaway here.
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Armada Volyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538592071979348355noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2027666143280943914.post-47427490273174078112011-08-02T20:35:00.000-07:002011-08-02T20:35:50.899-07:00Three Postcards, Giveaway and Ranting.Today I finished the third of the three post cards and will be mailing them to a gallery in the next few days. If you would like to see the originals in all their beauty, you'll have to take a trip to Italy since they will be in a permanent collection in Siena Art Institute. They will be first displayed during the inaugural exhibition, 24th Sept 2011. After the exhibition they will remain in theArmada Volyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538592071979348355noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2027666143280943914.post-85185619867733897502011-07-26T20:13:00.000-07:002011-07-30T09:59:16.693-07:00Watercolor and Ink Abstract Painting and a Giveaway
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Watercolor, abstract painting, The Flower in the Wind. This original painting is 9x12 and shows cool wind on a hot, sunny day.
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The Beach and the Palm Tree
Watercolor and Ink Armada Volyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538592071979348355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2027666143280943914.post-66576758513501069032011-07-19T18:14:00.000-07:002011-07-19T18:14:04.075-07:00Ancestors' Spirits GiveawayAncestors' Spirits paintings were done in ink, watercolor paint and watercolor pencil. This series was inspired by Native American art.
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Like me on Facebook http://Armada Volyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538592071979348355noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2027666143280943914.post-46780596388207880362011-07-12T18:07:00.000-07:002011-08-11T17:01:42.951-07:00Flower in the Wind, Abstract PaintingFlower in the Wind is a watercolor and ink painting. It was inspired by music I heard. Simple line patterns I originally imagined took shape in this flower. What I wanted to show is a cool breeze on a hot summer day. Cool colors used for the flower were chosen this intent. For more information about this painting you can watch this YouTube video where I explain it a little better.
 Armada Volyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538592071979348355noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2027666143280943914.post-61113917228252431512011-07-05T20:07:00.000-07:002011-07-07T17:43:46.962-07:00Abstract Painting of a Giant Snowflake, Giveaway and Super Duper HairOMG, IT'S A GIANT SNOWFLAKE PAINTING!!! I know, I know, I had a rough few New Years Eves.
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Like me on Facebook (1 extraArmada Volyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538592071979348355noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2027666143280943914.post-84574126483650443872011-06-30T12:07:00.000-07:002011-08-11T16:49:01.821-07:00Winter Night, Watercolor PaintingIt's finally done. The Winter Night in watercolor and ink is up for your viewing pleasure. I added another layer of blue-black paint on the background and another layer of cool green on the pine tree. From there I added dark shadows from the branches and snow resting on them. A few dozen snowflakes falling all around. I wanted it to be somewhat realistic but not exactly. To do that I decided to Armada Volyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538592071979348355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2027666143280943914.post-15380540078035013392011-06-28T23:27:00.000-07:002011-08-11T17:27:07.067-07:00Abstract Painting, The Beach and the Palm TreeThe Beach and the Palm Tree is a painting I did for a challenge. The challenge was to paint ocean/beach. I decided to make it cartoony looking after I remembered all those cartoons about islands in the middle of nowhere I've seen when I was little. A swirl of sand and water on the background is what I imagine someone who is stranded on such island would bee seeing after getting a heat stroke
&Armada Volyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538592071979348355noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2027666143280943914.post-72710344494167028522011-06-27T01:24:00.000-07:002011-06-28T02:03:07.240-07:00Snowflake, Work in Progress is ProgressingWell, This snowflake is going along nicely, even though I had no time to work on it. I'm almost done with this one, just need to add more shadows to the pine tree and fixing the shape of it, give the background another layer and add some specks of whitish blue in the background. I'm really liking where this is going and am thinking about doing another 10 of the same type for every month of the Armada Volyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538592071979348355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2027666143280943914.post-16813849224251581992011-06-25T23:49:00.000-07:002011-06-26T09:04:18.406-07:00Alter Ego, Art and GiveawaySome time ago I wrote a blog post about these super-fast digital paintings I did and how I was wondering if they would sell. Well, I wanted to add some humor to my YouTube videos, so I developed an alter ego named Tatyana. She is a crazy woman with fake Russian accent and she is convinced that she is the best thing that ever happened to this world. She will be the one responsible for these Armada Volyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538592071979348355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2027666143280943914.post-12837926230177500852011-06-25T03:31:00.000-07:002011-06-25T03:31:33.496-07:00Youtube and Fire of LifeHere is one more youtube video, I haven't shown this drawing anywhere on line yet, so this is the first time it sees the light of the internet. It's about the difference in how people react to illness and how important it is not to give up. I drew this a couple of few month ago and recently I almost lost someone very dear to me because she gave up on herself. She was going blind, almost lost her Armada Volyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538592071979348355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2027666143280943914.post-81453246056079460232011-06-24T08:30:00.000-07:002011-06-24T08:30:22.543-07:00Snowflake, Work in ProgressI'm getting ready for the busy season. Summer is the best time to do that. I'm about half way done with this painting, just have to finish the pine tree and do the background color. In order to draw the snowflake, I first cut it out of paper, which is very easy and then I traced in onto the watercolor paper. After that, it's all history. Hm... I just thought about doing a tutorial on drawing Armada Volyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538592071979348355noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2027666143280943914.post-43124565833937100192011-06-20T21:33:00.000-07:002011-06-21T23:58:09.831-07:00Cookie and Chocolate Milk DietYeap, this is basically what I was living on for the last few days. Occasional sandwiches and fruits are thrown in, but for the most part it's huge, home made chocolate chip cookies and tons of chocolate milk. I would like to thank Vincent for it since he is the one making these cookies for me. Would you like to know how? I think you would, because they are actually healthy. What he uses is Armada Volyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538592071979348355noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2027666143280943914.post-14286697133042305402011-06-16T20:33:00.000-07:002011-06-19T09:05:06.520-07:00Namesake SetHave I mentioned I started selling sets of prints of letters? They are sets of 5 letters. I figured it would be a good gift, so there you go. If only I had enough space on my walls, I would hang my own name there. As of right now though it's covered with artwork of countless artists.
When I first decided to do these sets, I had a little problem. I realized that the background color on some of Armada Volyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538592071979348355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2027666143280943914.post-56485790993554841852011-06-14T19:16:00.000-07:002011-06-15T22:29:57.694-07:00Spoof of a Crazy Cat Lady and eHarmony Video
So, I watched this video the other day... You know, the crazy cat lady video. I was actually surprised to see how much hate the woman got. It was rather clear to me that she was playing, it was a role. She is good and it looks realistic, but honestly, she said she wants cats on a rainbow, come on. Anyway, I figured all the hate wasn't enough... I decided to do a spoof of it, as if there weren'tArmada Volyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538592071979348355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2027666143280943914.post-66072611753631223992011-06-13T22:31:00.000-07:002011-06-13T22:31:14.093-07:00Underwater Women and Why Animals RockOk, Here is my 3rd video. It's about animals, and understanding and emotions and so on and so forth and I really need to go to sleep now because I was awake for 30 hours now.Armada Volyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538592071979348355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2027666143280943914.post-76542651575659509842011-06-11T22:20:00.000-07:002011-06-11T22:20:11.878-07:00"Don't Take my Manhood Away"I have posted a while ago about my 2 cat-friends. What I didn't mention is that Cuteness has been castrated while Monkey hasn't. Cuteness was born in the wild, but he and his 2 brothers were captured by a local "Humane Society" and butchered. As a result he and one of his brothers, Boss, developed psychological as well as physical problems. The other brother, Barron was OK more or less, in a Armada Volyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538592071979348355noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2027666143280943914.post-47757531384486592982011-06-07T09:21:00.000-07:002011-06-08T23:36:57.754-07:00In the Middle of it all is Love, Abstract Watercolor Painting and Crazy Kitteh Here comes my second video, In the Middle of it all is Love, plus a little bonus kitty love. I wanted to poke fun at putting cute adorable animals in the videos and using sex just to get more views. In order to make fun of it, I went ahead and filmed my little kitty friend. He tried to eat me in the process, but it ended well. I ended up getting a lot more views in the first day then I did Armada Volyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538592071979348355noreply@blogger.com0