hello.
is the lone inscription on the drawing.
It might be this simplicity that makes Kareena Zerefos’ artworks so charming. Or maybe it’s the multi-colored stripes going across a beautiful image of an owl. The illustrations seem to come from some enchanted fantasy: no crowded backgrounds; just the essentials- a single subject in focus, often with an intriguing subtitle.
Sometimes her art makes you think, other times it makes you feel. The colorful owl just said, “hello” to you. Now, don’t you feel better? You see an image of a young girl hugging the leg of a giant dog with the statement, “They defeat the mean giants.” How does that make you feel? His name was Sebastien it says as a young boy holds his pet goldfish, out of water, but in a bubble dripping.
The Australian artist uses colored pencils and gouache to create with now, but started out using anything she could find and on cheaper paper. She’s a self taught illustrator who studies design and printmaking at a university in Canada. She now lives and works in Sydney, and just had her first solo exhibition. She’s just getting started.
I look forward to seeing more of her dreams becoming art.
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