Soft and light watercolor helps express my thoughts on the paper. To show pictures which creates my brain and imagination. Watercolor paintings are a unique way to creatively represent dreams, emotions, feelings. 

TETIANA RAK

How we choose what is new and unfamiliar in appearance, we do hope that the taste will live up to expectations. This picture is about ambiguity, about a riddle, about interest and desire to try to know it better. Summer is the taste and colour of cherries for me. At first, I imagine this painting as a  composition of three bright red cherries. In the process, I experimented with colour, mixed and added watercolours. Do you want to explore taste of this cherry? It looks like ripe and juicy plum.

Watercolour On Cotton Paper

Digital

Fruit

In January, when I painted this tiger, I imagined what 2022 would be like. Of course, I did not think about events or situations - there was something abstract in my mind, and the picture of my tiger gradually appeared on a paper. A symbol of power, courage, fearlessness and wisdom. Now I understand how many people this year have the opportunity to manifest or nurture these character traits.

A picture of the white tiger -  symbol of 2022 year. 

Animals

This is the first drawing I have done since the war started in my country. It is very symbolic and reflects my feelings and my pain. Most of all, my heart now wants peace in Ukraine. Therefore, a dove on the background of the Ukrainian flag.  Blue sky above a yellow field of wheat - the Ukrainians' conception of our flag.  Despite the desire for peace, we will always remember the price we had to pay. A red poppy flower held by a dove in its paws - thousands of innocent lives.

A dove painted on the background of the Ukrainian flag.

Nature

My red tabby cat liked to sit on a chair or on a table next to me and watch me draw. Perhaps she was surprised at how new pictures appeared on white paper, or she simply liked to look at the brush in my hand making a thousand movements. So the one who was peeping was caught in this way.

Memories of winter and the fairy tale that always comes with it.
Watercolor has helped me to create the elusiveness and lightness of magic. Do you remember your walks in the winter forest on a cold frosty day? For me, the brightest picture is a pinecone hanging on a branch covered with snow.


There is a pinecone hanging on a branch on a frosty day.

What can be seen in the eyes of another creature? This is a rhetorical question. You can show love or hate in your eyes. Express tenderness or affection.
What other emotions can be read in the eyes?
That long, unblinking look of the kitten in the picture is a way to show its love.
Do you want to be loved?

Kitten with green eyes stares at you  tender

Sometimes our life turns out to be a lemon. But we can make a delicious tea from this fruit and cure flu or sore throat.
A juicy lemon with a pale yellow flesh and a sour taste is a symbol for me. A symbol of my ability to deal with difficulties and know that there is always a bright side.

Cut juicy lemon with a  pale yellow pulp, and an acid flavour.

Fruits

I created this painting in 2020. It serves as a reminder of a peaceful and serene time. A young Ukrainian girl with red curly hair holds a bouquet of chamomiles. If you hold your gaze longer than 10 seconds, you can feel the bitter-fresh smell of chamomile. 

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