Monday 11 December 2017

Bożena Truchanowska II


Bożena Truchanowska (1929) is a Polish illustrator and these are two winter illustrations from 'Bajeczne Historie' written by Lech Konopiński and published in1970. The images have a charming tilted perspective and seem to use a wax resist for the trees and sky. Bożena is an artist who transcended rigid genres, working as a painter, graphic designer and illustrator, she illustrated over 100 children's books. She was awarded the Polish Section of IBBY (2013) and the silver Gloria Artis (2014) for lifetime achievement. 

6 comments:

  1. Wax resist on paper? How do you think she'd do that!? I'm so curious now... These are beautiful! :) e

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    1. It may just be ink with water, but the lines in the foliage indicate wax to me, possibly using a candle to draw with. X

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    2. I watched a tutorial on this - new to me! VERY cool - must try it now! :)

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  2. Could they have been done on fine linen? You could then use a batik technique to get that effect. Or what about a bleach pen??

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