A portfolio of the best artwork selected by the artist, Karolina Szablewska, for conceptual and aesthetic achievement. The artwork in this collection is made with a variety of traditional mediums and represents the range of subjects Karolina works with. It samples artwork going back to 2008, mainly focusing on more recent pieces.
2021-Bistro-a-Jojo-at-Night-9x12-sml
9"x12", watercolor painting with ink drawing of Bistro a Jojo Blues Bar in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.2021-Toads-on-a-Toadstool-18x16-sml
18"x16" watercolor painting of two toads sitting on Fly Agaric mushrooms on the forest floor. Lineart done with acrylgauche. Based on references from the Reptile Expo in Montreal taken by the artist and found images. ~20212020-Splitting-12x18-Red-Version-sml
12"x18" surreal mixed media watercolor painting - watercolor, ink, acrylgauche. 20202020-Moonlight-Flight-16x16-sml
16"x16" animal watercolor painting with acrylgauche lineart. A barn owl flying past a full moon in the night sky. ~20202020-Crossing-Downtown-Toronto-9x12-sml
9"x12" watercolor and ink drawing on watercolor paper, based on a photograph taken by Karolina. ~20202020-Three-Red-Robins-11x12-sml
11"x12" mixed media on Fabriano watercolor paper. Watercolor painting with ink & acrylic lineart. ~20202020-Todd-the-Fox-15x15-sml
15"x15" mixed media watercolor painting - ink, watercolor, acrylic on Fabriano paper. ~2020Inktober Cyborgs No. 013 - Ash
5"x5" ink drawing on hand-torn bristol paper, part of the Inktober Cyborgs book made for Inktober 2019. What is the world like if a cyborg needs to smoke to escape? For the Inktober prompt "Ash".021-AUG2019-Dairy-Farms-in-Mabou-Nova-Scotia-9x12-sml
9"x12" en plein air watercolor painting of dairy farms in Mabou, Nova Scotia painted from the AirBNB Karolina stayed at. The sparkling sky is created by rain drops. ~2019 PRINTS008-MAR2019-Make-It-Work-30x36-sml
30"x36", oil on 1" canvas ~2019020-DEC-2018-Tomato-Stands-at-Atwater-Market-9x12-sml
9"x12", watercolor and ink on 140lbs watercolor paper, painted en plein air. ~2018012-JULY-2018-Guitar-Player-at-Place-dArmes-9x12-sml
9"x12", watercolor and ink on 140lbs watercolor rag paper. If you look closely, you will find the guitar player who plays for the whole square. It was a scorching hot day with many tourists and weddings passing through Places d'Armes right in front of the Basilica. The white paper left behind and the bright red lines give a sense of the temperature. A busy moment in Old Montreal. ~2018 | PRINTS | BUY THE ARTWORK001-JAN-2018-Painted-Turtle-at-the-Butterfly-Conservatory-18x24-lrg
18"x24". Watercolor on 140lbs Fabriano watercolor paper. A painted turtle at the Niagara Falls Butterfly Conservatory sitting on decorative driftwood and rocks. Painted from a photo reference taken by the artist. ~2018 | PRINTS016NOV-2017-Cloud-on-the-Mountain-from-Cafe-Santropol-9x12-sml
9"x12". Watercolor on 140lb watercolor rag paper. A memory of a cloud encircling Mont Royal on a rainy day near Cafe Santropol. Drawing based on Google Maps photo and memory, atmosphere based on memory. ~2017 | PRINTSBridge and Floating Cars
18"x24". Charcoal on paper. Scene from an animation, animated by re-drawing every frame on the same paper. ~2009The Hopeful People and The Bridge to Nowhere
30"x22". Ink on Arches watercolour rag paper. NSCAD Foundation Drawing II Project No. 4 - Perspective in a fantasy landscape. Modeled after the granary elevators by the ViaRail station in Halifax. ~ 200803APR-2017-Heavy-Shoulders-in-Sunset-30x40-sml
30"x40", oil on 1" canvas, 2017. First painting from a oil series exploring the use of bionic technology and disability, and how it relates to the human experience. | PRINTS018-DEC6-2016-Bruce-and-Izzi-16x20-sml
SOLD. 16"x20" watercolor portrait of Bruce & Izzi, two dogs, on 140lbs Frabiano rag paper. ~2016007-APR08-2016-Welding-in-the-Fantastic-Sea-18x24-lg
SOLD. 24"x18", watercolour on Arches 300lb watercolor paper. ~2016 A diver welds repairs onto a rig, which is covered by coral, sponges, starfish, and crabs. Colourful fish swim around him cascading air bubbles through the water. The ocean is deep with darkness, but full of vitality and life. The piece is based on photographic references of real organisms, however the composition is entirely fictional fantasy.002-FEB13-2016-The-Reach-15x11-1
11"x15". Watercolor on 140lbs watercolor paper. A variety of hands of different gender and age, grasping and reaching, as some suggest, for life force from the blood running through the scene. The finger tips on some hands are frost bitten. The colours for the skin tone are taken from the bi flag, but the background is complementary and revitalizing. The artwork is signed in the corner with pencil.~2016004-MAR27-2015-Montreal-from-Mont-Royal-during-Sunset-17x13-1
13"x17". Watercolor on watercolor paper. ~2015 Created for and shown in the Draw Me A Mountain Exhibition at the Smith House on top of Mont Royal, May 2015.PRINTS | BUY THE ARTWORKRenaissance 3
9"x12". Watercolor on watercolor paper. ~2014 | BUY THE ARTWORK