Posted in Painting, tagged acrylic, Art Dubai, artist uae, Emerging Artist, polski artysta w Dubaju, Sikka2015 on March 13, 2015| Leave a Comment »
I have been busy for a part few weeks preparing artwork for Sikka Art Fair 2015. Sikka is an initiative for UAE based artists who are commissioned to create artwork which accompanies Art Dubai. It takes its name from the alleyways between the historic houses of Dubai. I am very proud to be part of this and had been working on a new piece which depict an Emirati Family seen through a women’s eyes. Have a sneak peak:
Posted in Painting, tagged art, art uae, artist in Ras al Khaimah, Corniche in Ras Al Khaimah, painting, quick sketch, Ras Al Khaimah, sketch of a day, watercolour on January 6, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Following up there are 2 sketches from Corniche in Ras Al Khaimah. I really like my morning tete-a-tete with watercolours!
Posted in Painting, tagged painting practice, quick painting, quick sketch, watercolours on January 5, 2015| Leave a Comment »
What a nice start of the day! As Simon is commuting to his new job in Dubai and needs to get up really early I try to make it easier for him and and leave the bed on the same time (5am, grrr!) But that leaves me with some time to spare on the morning and today I have decided to use it wisely and efficiently and sit down to work with some watercolours and enjoy myself. This is what came out of my little 30 min session. I am pleased with it and now want to paint some more!!!
Size 20×20 cm, watercolour on paper
Posted in Painting, tagged artuae, kasia dzikowska, oil painitng on November 2, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Rozalin’s Constellation has been completed despite busy week. Now off to a new piece. I am very happy 🙂
Posted in bits & bobs, Painting, tagged abstrast art, artist in RAK, Artist in UAE, colstellations, Constellations, gender art, kasia dzikowska, oil painting, pattern, RAK art, relations in the family on September 13, 2014| Leave a Comment »
There is a gap in my blog as you can see. 2 long months. I have spent those last 2 months traveling around I have been filling my head with new ideas and my travel sketchbook with colour and line. I will share those soon with.
Meanwhile, there is a new project I started working on. And here is what it is about:
Constellations
I have been tempted for a long while to create a collection about something that is close to my heart. Up until now I have been looking at women as isolated beings: focusing on their existence, their perception of themselves and their ambitions. But none among us is standing alone; we are all products of the way in which we were raised by the family around us. As women it is our mothers, sisters, grandmothers and daughters who influence our lives like the sun and moon influence the tides. Their relationships, both with us and with each other, inform our personalities to make up who we are. In Constellations, I explore these relationships between the women of a family, capturing them with symbolic patterns, colours and dimensions to produce a window on how a family sees itself.
  
This piece is based on relations between women in my family. Technique: Oil on canvas, size: 120 x 80 cm
Posted in Painting, tagged A4 pencil sketch on paper, drawing of a friend, portrait, portrait of a friend, portrait of a man, shooting on July 5, 2014| Leave a Comment »
So excited! Long awaited summer break has finally arrived. And with it 7 weeks of pleasant travels in Europe. As I have considerably more time on my hands I have returned to good old sketching practices and with them to drawings of my lovely friends. I have finished this one just this morning and am full of hope that it will be to Imran’s taste. On the end of the day – he is a keen gamer, isn’t he?
A4 pencil sketch on paper
Posted in Painting, tagged art, Art Dubai, artist, Artist in UAE, butterflies, butterfly, delicate fabric, everyday tasks, gender art, Sheikha Manal bint Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum, Sketchbook Project on June 24, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Each of these butterflies began from observations of Emirati women going about their everyday tasks.
Although the are fully covered in black abaya with a niqab or hijab, sometimes as a casual observer I could catch a glimpse of beauty escaping the cover: a hem of delicate fabric, a shine of an elaborate shoe or extraordinary shades of colour on their eyelids.
The fact that these signs of hidden beauty were unintentionally
revealed was more stimulating than any attractiveness that was free to see from a simple glance. It made me wonder about the women beneath the black material; what are their dreams, ambitions and colours that are hidden from me?
This sketchbook was provided by the Cultural Office of Sheikha Manal bint Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum at 2014’s Art Dubai event.
Posted in Painting, tagged happy bunnies, Ikea, ink sketch, kasia dzikowska, portrait in ink layers on May 27, 2014| Leave a Comment »
I felt that it was time for a bit of portraiture practice yesterday, so I have made this ink sketch based on my favorite picture of me and Simon. Somehow I felt an urge for a drawing sized to fit a small frame after a trip to Ikea, which resulted in bags of unplanned items including a set of frames! Coincidence?
Anyway, this is 15 x 20 cm ink sketch with a dash of water.
Posted in Painting, tagged art, butterflies, gender art, ink painting, kasia dzikowska, Notice me on May 8, 2014| 1 Comment »
I thought it would be nice to put up some details of the small series of my Notice Me butterflies. These 6 pieces are the size of a large postcard and are done in ink and watercolour.
Posted in Painting, tagged kasia dzikowska, paintings inspired by Emirati women on April 19, 2014| Leave a Comment »
This weekend I am on the roll. First blue butterfly is finished,second one just needs few touches. It’s nice to see work happening. 🙂
