This Side Up

the Art of Catalin Bridinel

15 Jun 2008
invitation_to_dream

Invitation to Dream

The watercolor is in fact watercolor (water soluble) pencils. After laying the color of the page I smudged it with a wet brush. The results are surprisingly nice considering the small size(around ISO A5) and the speed af the process.

10 Jun 2008
moment_of_doubt_and_pain

Moment of Doubt and Pain

The title is a fragment from the song sympathy for the devil by The Rolling Stones. I can’t say the image is inspired by the song but the title is…

09 Jun 2008
centenial

Centenial

08 Jun 2008
escherian_fish

Escherian Fish

My take on the fish from M. C. Escher‘s lithograph Three Worlds.

I forgot the fin under the fish and i made the mustaches smaller but the sad and lost look is right on the money.

07 Jun 2008
burn

Burn

I experimented with creating the shape just from dots. There not perfect dots because I didn’t have the patience. The i added some shading with a B2 pencil and went over it with a wet brush.

In the end i set it on fire…