Urban Survivors

You cannot lock up life. It will erupt somewhere. My chalk pastel-tempera painting ‘Urban Survivor’.

Shorena Ratiani Art 
Title: Urban Survivors
Medium: Tempera and chalk pastel on paper
Dimensions: 50 X 70 cm (20″ X 28″)

Have a look at close-up pictures:

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XOXO

Shorena

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‘High’ secrets of Morning Glory

Morning glory, botanically known as Ipomoea, is one of my favorite flowers. It’s super easy to grow and doesn’t require too much care – just perfect for lazy gardeners.

dark blue morning glory plant
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You can grow it from seed. For better results, seeds can be nicked and soaked in water for 24 hours before planting.

The most popular varieties of morning glory plants are native to Japan or Mexico and largely grown in North America and Europe.

dark blue morning glory
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If your new morning glory plant hasn’t flowered yet, be patient. Morning glories can take a couple of months, up to 120 days from seed to flower, to burst out in blooms, especially if you planted the vine from seed.

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But this beautiful climbing plant has its secrets.

Eating morning glory flowers is not dangerous, however the seeds can be poisonous, especially in large quantities. Morning glory seeds can get you high because they contain LSA, a chemical similar to LSD.

Typically, eating morning glory seeds is not dangerous, but in large enough quantities, they can cause hallucinations, physical symptoms such as nausea and diarrhea, and overdose.

morning glory
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Have a look at my morning glory gallery – I found dark and light purple, and also pink flowers during my photo walks.

Dragonfly Dream

My recent digital painting ‘Dragonfly Dream’. One more artwork from my insect series.

Shorena Ratiani Art. ‘Dragonfly Dream’.
Shorena Ratiani Art. ‘Dragonfly Dream’. Detail.
Shorena Ratiani Art. ‘Dragonfly Dream’. Detail.

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Shorena

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Time is of the essence

Time flies by so fast. It’s never enough to make everything we want to make.

Instead, we waste it in doing things which don’t really have importance.

If we had limitless amounts of time how would we spend it? Would we care about time-wasting? Would we still create deadlines? How would limitless time change our life preferences?

‘Time is of the essence’ is the name of my acrylic painting – time flows like rivulets of rainwater on glass.

Shorena Ratiani Art
Title: ‘Time is of the essesnce’
Medium: Acrylic on paper
Dimensions: 30 X 43 cm (12″ X 17″)

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Shorena

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Golden Wings

‘Golden Wings’ is my fourth painting from my insects series.💦

The dragonfly is an amazing and harmless insect. It has been a subject of intrigue in almost every civilization or country. Even the word dragonfly has its source in the myth that dragonflies were once dragons 🐉

The dragonfly’s scurrying flight across water represents an act of skimming the surface of something deep below. Here is my golden winged dragonfly
that has dived deep to explore the underwater world that its wings usually skim 🙂

'Golden Wings'. Painting by Shorena Ratiani. Tempera and acrylic on paper.
‘Golden Wings’. By Shorena Ratiani.

Shorena Ratiani Art
Title: Golden Wings
Medium: Acrylic and chalk pastel on paper
Dimensions: 50 X 70 cm (20″ X 28″)

Close-ups:

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Shorena❤️

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