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. 
Wax resist on paper? How do you think she'd do that!? I'm so curious now... These are beautiful! :) e
ReplyDeleteIt may just be ink with water, but the lines in the foliage indicate wax to me, possibly using a candle to draw with. X
DeleteI watched a tutorial on this - new to me! VERY cool - must try it now! :)
Deletebeautiful effect
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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??
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely exquisite!
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