Show worth remembering

LIFE TRANSITIONS willesden green gallery
show 22/10/2009 - 13/11/2009

it was a lovely evening with Sarah Harris, the curator, we had a chat about arty places worth visiting in London. i met most of the artists of Life Transitions. It was lots of fun with Zuzanna and Roman. Thank you guys that you popped in.

harrow observer 15th october 2009



my dad said: 'anna, i like the painting but my chin here is total rubbish' :{
however, it's good to have sweet friends who give you thumbs up for any chin you paint (:})



zuzanna and roman :o)

girls holding their handbags

lovely drawings





zuzanna is reading Weronika's mind




sarah harris, kavita kumari and me





it was a lovely day

"Life Transitions" curator Sarah Harris‏

http://barnew.wordpress.com/

One often thinks one cannot cope but in fact once you reach the opposite shore you find you can.

Willesden Green Centre, 95 High Road, London NW10 2SF

Preview party: Thursday 22 October 2009, 6-8pm

20 October – 13 November 2009 Open daily 10am – 11pm

Anna Bialkowska: these pictures reflect memories of my childhood, adventures and time my family used to share. Rosalind Schogger: the two images “Spring” and “Winter” show the changing nature of the seasons. Stuart Handley: the two images relate to each other with the transition through life’s seasons with a tree blossoming from dormancy to full bloom. Loli Cardenoso: these images reflect the passing of time and the changes this creates. Kavita Kumari: adopting Alice in Wonderland as the subject and inspiration, these pictures reflect the way the mind switches between the conscious and subconscious. Maria Gouveli: my art practice reflects the way I live in a world of social and cultural pluralism. Olarn Chiaravont: the painting shows the peculiar world of some cube-headed characters and their journey towards “the civilised way”. Hayley Hare: these pigeon coops bring back memories of my childhood in a Chester-le-Street, County Durham and convey a symbolism of home. Allen Coombs: these prints explore the fragility of the line as a constructive element both in the composition of the work and the self. Pilar Cortes: these pictures show how one can spend time in contemplation whilst performing one’s toilette, time in which one decides the role to be played during the day or for the rest of life. Jack Chapman: these two images show Jack who was born as Julie in the early stages of taking on a male identity.

life before Blogger
click a smiling face :o)

70 x 170 cm

new is coming

as usual i'm working at a number of paintings at a time, so here are just four and 7 more are on my bed waiting to be finished. as you may know you need to spend a lot of time on looking and analyzing paintings before choosing light yellow, not dark, or adding some blue strokes, not flat colour...choices choices.

maily i use acrylics, oil sticks, markers and lately i bought gloss varnish for acrylics to get glossy highlights and soft gel gloss for texture.

dad 80 x 80 cm


my grandmum, Weronica (again) 80 x 80 cm


a princess 20 x 20 cm


a dreaming polar bear... 40 x 40 cm

last show

here is my last show, it was full of good energy, nice chat, and delicious sweets.

easter drawings

my family once more.

i use paper (40x25cm) and black markers (my favourite: Faber-Castell PITT artist pen S,F,M and B, they are great for paper as well as canvas!) to do the drawings, then scan them and play with photoshop.

my grandmum Weronica


my mum and brother


my dad and me



my mum and jeena




my brother