home Archives - Magazine Blogger Magazine Blogger Sun, 19 Apr 2020 11:12:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 Scenes of Domesticity and Comfort: The Illustrated World of Yelena Bryksenkova https://magazinebloger.com/scenes-of-domesticity-and-comfort-the-illustrated-world-of-yelena-bryksenkova/ <![CDATA[Kate A]]> Tue, 21 Apr 2020 06:24:00 +0000 <![CDATA[home decor]]> <![CDATA[Illustrations]]> <![CDATA[Lifestyle]]> <![CDATA[home]]> <![CDATA[house]]> <![CDATA[illustrations]]> <![CDATA[interior]]> <![CDATA[interiors]]> https://magazinebloger.com/?p=6209 <![CDATA[Yelena Bryksenkova’s illustrations exude comfort. With interior landscapes front and center throughout her work, her art will inspire you to make peace with your home and yourself. “There is a recurring theme to my work,” explained Bryksenkova in an interview with Frankie, “usually scenes of domesticity and comfort. I love the variety of subjects that […] The post Scenes of Domesticity and Comfort: The Illustrated World of Yelena Bryksenkova appeared first on Magazine Blogger. ]]> <![CDATA[ Yelena Bryksenkova’s illustrations exude comfort. With interior landscapes front and center throughout her work, her art will inspire you to make peace with your home and yourself. “There is a recurring theme to my work,” explained Bryksenkova in an interview with Frankie, “usually scenes of domesticity and comfort. I love the variety of subjects that my professional clients bring to me, but for personal work I always go back to the same quiet scenes,” she admits. Painted with Holbein Acryla gouache, her illustrations present everyday objects alongside more magical and mysterious settings. To get her creative juices flowing, Bryksenkova reads and spends ample time around art and nature. She also does what Virginia Woolf called “street haunting”. By the time she’s back at her desk, she’s excited to get started. View this post on Instagram HYGGE (Danish, Norwegian): “the practice of creating cosy and congenial environments that promote emotional well-being” #TheHappinessPassport A post shared by Yelena Bryksenkova (@ybryksenkova) on Oct 23, 2018 at 10:45am PDT “I like to research a new project and prepare by collecting images on Pinterest or flipping through my reference books,” she adds, explaining the creative process itself. “Once I have some ideas, I sketch thumbnails to determine composition and then move on to a larger, more detailed sketch. I use a light box to lightly trace the sketch onto watercolor paper and then move on the final painting.” “My gradual change in medium has affected my style more than anything else,” she notes. “Also, whereas my early work always defaulted to mostly blue tones, I’ve learned to incorporate a broader range of colors and create more interesting combinations by consciously limiting my palettes to just two or three hues.” Take a look at some of her soothing depictions of home life in the gallery below: View this post on Instagram A little hygge from 2017, for @makingzine NO. 4 / LINES Lately I have felt a growing interest in trying something new with my hands, especially something to do with textiles, and in light of this newfound desire I remembered this beautiful publication – what a trove it is, of tastefully designed and actually quite accessible projects. I vow to be brave and experiment this summer! This issue is still available in the shop at makingzine.com. A post shared by Yelena Bryksenkova (@ybryksenkova) on Jun 27, 2019 at 9:02am PDT View this post on Instagram Detail from a recent private commission A post shared by Yelena Bryksenkova (@ybryksenkova) on May 11, 2019 at 8:39am PDT View this post on Instagram Happy weekend A post shared by Yelena Bryksenkova (@ybryksenkova) on Apr 13, 2019 at 5:12pm PDT View this post on Instagram Man may work from sun to sun but a pretzel's job is never done ⁠ A post shared by Yelena Bryksenkova (@ybryksenkova) on Jan 8, 2020 at 8:31am PST View this post on Instagram #advent_challenge prompt no. 5: "Make some good stuff." I first tried glühwein (German hot mulled wine) at a Christmas market in Köln in 2001 and I can still taste that first body-and-soul-warming sip A post shared by Yelena Bryksenkova (@ybryksenkova) on Dec 17, 2019 at 9:38am PST View this post on Instagram Prompt no. 2 of the #advent_challenge, "Write a letter to Santa (or you in a year)." With all of the uncertainties and fears that naturally accompany big life changes, I’d have a lot to say to my future self, hoping that she, more or less on the other side of whatever troubles me now, will smile at how silly it all seems in retrospect. A post shared by Yelena Bryksenkova (@ybryksenkova) on Dec 5, 2019 at 9:13am PST The post Scenes of Domesticity and Comfort: The Illustrated World of Yelena Bryksenkova appeared first on Magazine Blogger. ]]>ersion="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>home Archives - Magazine Blogger Magazine Blogger Sun, 19 Apr 2020 11:12:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 Scenes of Domesticity and Comfort: The Illustrated World of Yelena Bryksenkova https://magazinebloger.com/scenes-of-domesticity-and-comfort-the-illustrated-world-of-yelena-bryksenkova/ <![CDATA[Kate A]]> Tue, 21 Apr 2020 06:24:00 +0000 <![CDATA[home decor]]> <![CDATA[Illustrations]]> <![CDATA[Lifestyle]]> <![CDATA[home]]> <![CDATA[house]]> <![CDATA[illustrations]]> <![CDATA[interior]]> <![CDATA[interiors]]> https://magazinebloger.com/?p=6209 <![CDATA[Yelena Bryksenkova’s illustrations exude comfort. With interior landscapes front and center throughout her work, her art will inspire you to make peace with your home and yourself. “There is a recurring theme to my work,” explained Bryksenkova in an interview with Frankie, “usually scenes of domesticity and comfort. I love the variety of subjects that […] The post Scenes of Domesticity and Comfort: The Illustrated World of Yelena Bryksenkova appeared first on Magazine Blogger. ]]> <![CDATA[ Yelena Bryksenkova’s illustrations exude comfort. With interior landscapes front and center throughout her work, her art will inspire you to make peace with your home and yourself. “There is a recurring theme to my work,” explained Bryksenkova in an interview with Frankie, “usually scenes of domesticity and comfort. I love the variety of subjects that my professional clients bring to me, but for personal work I always go back to the same quiet scenes,” she admits. Painted with Holbein Acryla gouache, her illustrations present everyday objects alongside more magical and mysterious settings. To get her creative juices flowing, Bryksenkova reads and spends ample time around art and nature. She also does what Virginia Woolf called “street haunting”. By the time she’s back at her desk, she’s excited to get started. View this post on Instagram HYGGE (Danish, Norwegian): “the practice of creating cosy and congenial environments that promote emotional well-being” #TheHappinessPassport A post shared by Yelena Bryksenkova (@ybryksenkova) on Oct 23, 2018 at 10:45am PDT “I like to research a new project and prepare by collecting images on Pinterest or flipping through my reference books,” she adds, explaining the creative process itself. “Once I have some ideas, I sketch thumbnails to determine composition and then move on to a larger, more detailed sketch. I use a light box to lightly trace the sketch onto watercolor paper and then move on the final painting.” “My gradual change in medium has affected my style more than anything else,” she notes. “Also, whereas my early work always defaulted to mostly blue tones, I’ve learned to incorporate a broader range of colors and create more interesting combinations by consciously limiting my palettes to just two or three hues.” Take a look at some of her soothing depictions of home life in the gallery below: View this post on Instagram A little hygge from 2017, for @makingzine NO. 4 / LINES Lately I have felt a growing interest in trying something new with my hands, especially something to do with textiles, and in light of this newfound desire I remembered this beautiful publication – what a trove it is, of tastefully designed and actually quite accessible projects. I vow to be brave and experiment this summer! This issue is still available in the shop at makingzine.com. A post shared by Yelena Bryksenkova (@ybryksenkova) on Jun 27, 2019 at 9:02am PDT View this post on Instagram Detail from a recent private commission A post shared by Yelena Bryksenkova (@ybryksenkova) on May 11, 2019 at 8:39am PDT View this post on Instagram Happy weekend A post shared by Yelena Bryksenkova (@ybryksenkova) on Apr 13, 2019 at 5:12pm PDT View this post on Instagram Man may work from sun to sun but a pretzel's job is never done ⁠ A post shared by Yelena Bryksenkova (@ybryksenkova) on Jan 8, 2020 at 8:31am PST View this post on Instagram #advent_challenge prompt no. 5: "Make some good stuff." I first tried glühwein (German hot mulled wine) at a Christmas market in Köln in 2001 and I can still taste that first body-and-soul-warming sip A post shared by Yelena Bryksenkova (@ybryksenkova) on Dec 17, 2019 at 9:38am PST View this post on Instagram Prompt no. 2 of the #advent_challenge, "Write a letter to Santa (or you in a year)." With all of the uncertainties and fears that naturally accompany big life changes, I’d have a lot to say to my future self, hoping that she, more or less on the other side of whatever troubles me now, will smile at how silly it all seems in retrospect. A post shared by Yelena Bryksenkova (@ybryksenkova) on Dec 5, 2019 at 9:13am PST The post Scenes of Domesticity and Comfort: The Illustrated World of Yelena Bryksenkova appeared first on Magazine Blogger. ]]>