In 2021 and 2022, I painted a lot with my close friend Daria. Both of us also redecorated our teenage rooms in black and red, each in our own style. With her birthday approaching, I wanted to gift her a special painting for her walls. I found inspiration in a culture/theater/art magazine at the bottom of our stairs and immediately knew I wanted to use it as a reference.
Having just come out of my K-Pop watercolor phase, I aimed to create something more significant than a simple watercolor piece. I decided to revisit my oil paints, which had been sitting in my wardrobe for a few years.
If you compare this work to my recent pieces (some of which you can see on my Instagram, with more coming soon on here as well), you’ll notice that my style wasn’t as defined back then. Artistic style is always an evolving process of preferences and learning. Sadly, this painting is no longer hanging on any walls, but prints are always available. 🙂
The painting looks rather small on here, but it is quite tall. Click Here to watch the painting process
In my latest blog entry, I dive into the story and thought process behind my two multiple-eyed ravens.
This particular piece is actually the second in the series, though I believe it’s the first one I painted. Unlike the more instinctive approach I took with the other raven, I had a reference of a raven’s head for this one, which shaped the way it turned out.
Honestly, this piece feels a bit “prettier,” but also a bit more forced. I love him nonetheless—though I have mixed feelings about one very “perfect” eye, which breaks the illusion created by his other eyes. Still, his smirk seems to hold a secret, one that even I don’t fully understand. Can you uncover his mystery?
The “Eyed Ravens” series emerged during a mini project I worked on at Sandra Baker-Finn’s studio. Sure, most ravens have eyes, but these two have more than just two or three—each brimming with eerie, intense gazes.
Sandy and I had been talking about monsters, probably inspired by my love for spooky themes, when we had the idea to create some of our own. I started by grabbing some large sheets of paper and charcoal and just sketched whatever came to mind. Those initial sketches still exist, though I don’t have photos of them yet—maybe I’ll share them one day.
After that warmup session, we decided I should paint my favorite sketch from the series—the Eyed Raven—in acrylics.
The second painting was even more spontaneous. I tried not to think too much and just let my instincts guide me. Learning to paint without overthinking or using references has been a long process, and I’m still working on it. Back then, I found it challenging to stay loose and avoid getting too specific with forms or outlines. By the end, I noticed that my approach got a bit more structured, but I still loved how the piece came together.
Today, the original hangs in my parents’ hallway, though prints are always available.
During my last years of school, I studied art as one of my main subjects. Alongside analog photography, architecture, and various art eras, we explored Impressionism.
Impressionism is a 19th-century art movement characterized by its emphasis on capturing light and the fleeting effects of color in the natural world. Artists aimed to convey their immediate impressions of a scene, often using loose brushwork and vibrant palettes. In contrast, Pointillism is a technique developed by Georges Seurat, where small, distinct dots of color are applied to create an image. This method focuses on the optical blending of colors, as the viewer’s eye mixes the dots from a distance.
During the weeks we delved into the use of sunlight’s colors, I created this still life using only primary and secondary colors, by using with crayons. The best way to appreciate the piece is to step back from the screen and view it from a distance. Additionally, we were not allowed to use line art, which encouraged a more fluid and expressive approach to the composition.
What could be more enjoyable during the Easter season than painting Easter eggs?
Although a Halloween-themed blog post might be more timely right now, I prefer to share my work chronologically. So, here are some of the Easter eggs I painted!
My parents’ friends run a sanctuary where also chickens live. We contribute financially to the care of some of these chickens, which allows us to receive their eggs. This way, I don’t feel guilty about using real chicken eggs for these little artworks.
Hurray! I’m finally back! I was offline for the last few months but plan to post more regularly and continue updating this website.
And to start with a big announcement: December was wild! Not only was I able to have one of my paintings hung in my first-ever Vernissage, but I also managed to sell said painting. This is a huge step for me, and I still can’t quite believe that all of that actually happened.
But let’s start at the beginning: Near my hometown, Frankfurt, there is the “Kunstverein Familie Montez e.V.” – a local art association. It hosted an extremely awesome project: “Anonyme Kunst II.” The Kunstverein Family Montez hosted this event from November 30th (vernissage) to December 31st, 2023, celebrating contemporary art digitally and ultimately in analog form, featuring secrets, puzzles, and excitement. The main aim remains to provide a platform for 300 artists to showcase and sell their works for a flat rate of €450 each. It’s an opportunity for both artists and art enthusiasts, with selected works being displayed in the KVFM exhibition hall from December 11th onwards.
The main point of this project is that the artists of the displayed artworks are not known until after the event. Therefore, buyers as well as art-interested people can look at them without bias based on the reputation of the artists. By that, small artists – like myself – have an opportunity to reach possible buyers or future clients.
And not only was I given the opportunity to display one of my artworks digitally – a jury decided that mine would be hung analog at the KVFM together with other artworks. And it got even better – as one of the few artists who were able to find buyers, I was one of them! A really nice gentleman, interested in horror art, saw the spark in my dead bambi’s eyes and appreciated her as well as my art style. I still feel very grateful – not only for him to appreciate me and my art, but also for the KVFM giving me this opportunity as a small artist.
And incase you are (like myself) a bit sad that it is sold– I still sell prints of this artwork! Just write me an email (Patrizia.falk@icloud.com) for further information
Me at my first VernissageZombie bambiSelling my zombie Bambia deer in the woods
Following the Black Lives Matter protest in 2020, a project in my hometown was created: Kids still attending school could create Artworks regarding the Protests.
We still had homeschooling during that time, but my arts teacher asked me if I wanted to attend. I didn’t have a lot of time, but I thought it was a great project and at least wanted to do a small Artwork.
So that’s how I ended up designing this poster. It is pretty self-explanatory,I believe.
Since I was in 6th grade, I always (had to) attend the “Europäischen Wettbewerb”. An Art-Competiotion for kids to create meaningful Artworks wogt political messages. Every year, it had different topics but because of that, I learned to create easy readable political artworks.
When we were kids, my sister and I had two rabbits. Lars and Lena. After some years Lena sadly passed away and we got Lilly.
As a birthday present I painted Lilly ( I can’t quite remember, whom it was a present for) but my mom thought the painting looked like belongs in an Ancestral Gallery. I loved the idea and over time I painted the other two rabbits. Now we have this Ancestral Gallery in my parents corridor and the only one still missing is Maja, the Labrador I grew up with.
Here you can see the painting for Lena. I love how I can notice that I did improve with oil colors by painting the three cuties.
Funfact: My sister wanted to have a little brother named Lars instead of a sister (me) and was rather disappointed when she couldn’t give me that name. Since she was a big fan of “Lars der kleine Eisbär” she picked out Lars when he was a baby, since he is completely white.
The story is about a small polar bear that also has a snow rabbit friend: Lena. In the story, Lena looks exactly like the rabbit I picked out. That’s how we found both of the names for our little rabbits.
Thats like my *favorite* Van Gogh painting and I really felt the urge to paint it.
I was out of acrylic colours and I wasn’t feeling like oil that day- so I decided to paint the skeleton on some old material I found and used fabric colours. Thats how it turned out.
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