Portraits in Poland

Below are the portraits created for the show 'Diversity' from the time we were in Poland. Inspired by the nature, architecture and the people I met, and friends I made in Gdansk.

Sara, my roommate:

Can you find the Gdansk buildings and a boat and the crane?

Bartosz:

 Self portrait:
Gdansk had beautiful variety in flowers. During summer i used to collect flowers on my way to work daily. And created a little sketch with flowers around, as a souvenir for myself from Poland.

Cover for womens' magazine

Cover illustration for women's magazine.

Medium: Paper

 Making:

Close-up: 

Cover for health magazine

Cover illustration for a Brooklyn based Health Supplement Magazine.

Medium: Paper cutouts

Making:

 Close-up:

Cover illustration for Alef Magazine, Qatar

Last week I did the cover image for Alef Magazine, Doha, Qatar. 

Medium: Paper

Making:

 

The magazine issue was for February and the theme was Art of Giving. It also had to have a heart in the illustration. So I had to create illustration such that it doesn't look like a valentine special issue.. Had to avoid using red, pink, orange shades...I wanted to use roses too in the work, and got carried away, making many paper roses, but used just one :)

Some angled shots:

 

Close-up images:

I'll update the post with some pictures of the magazine cover, when I receive the hardcopy. Soon!

Paper cutout illustrations

Making Images:

Making the accordion and guitar :)

These flowers are made using punch craft.