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UNRAVELLING PATTERN

MINIATURE PAINTINGS

I like my paintings to feel delicate, feminine, and playful. All pieces in this section are miniatures, each on A4-sized paper. I work with brushes ranging from 0 to 5/0, creating fine, intricate lines. Each piece is hand-drawn and hand-painted. Mixed media.

Hand-painted and hand-drawn geometric artwork on A4 brown paper, featuring an intricate pattern in extra-fine white ink lines. The design is inscribed within hexagons, each containing 12 petals, stars, small hexagons, and various polygons. The pattern extends outward, forming a total of seven hexagons.

Viewed from a distance, a secondary pattern emerges—a 90º six-pointed star surrounded by six-sided polygons acting as petals. The smaller polygons within the main pattern are filled with burgundy ink, while the central star and its adjacent elongated stars are highlighted in gold watercolor. The main hexagon and its triangular tips are filled with a darker nude pigment, overlapping with a 90º star. The outer perimeter petals are painted in pale orange, with some smaller polygons left uncolored, using the brown paper as negative space.

Close-up of an intricately detailed miniature painting, highlighting the extra-fine white ink geometric pattern. The detailed view reveals the precision of the 12-petaled hexagonal structure and the layering of stars, hexagons, and polygons. The subtle interplay of burgundy, gold, nude, and pale orange pigments creates depth, while the untouched brown paper serves as negative space to enhance the composition.

Hand-drawn miniature painting on A4 brown paper, featuring a small golden rectangle in the center, created with layered gold pigment. Within the rectangle, an intricate double-tiled geometric pattern is drawn with ultra-fine lines. The first layer consists of black pigment, overlaid with multiple layers of white ink for full opacity. The white ink is carefully applied to create a woven effect, with lines appearing to intertwine up and down. The pattern features a 12-pointed star at its core, surrounded by 12 petals, octagons, squares, and other geometric elements, with the edges intentionally frayed and unraveling.

Detailed view of the double-tiled pattern within the golden rectangle. The close-up showcases the unraveling edges and the layered structure of the fine white ink over black pigment. The woven effect becomes more apparent, emphasizing the depth and movement within the interlaced geometric design.

Close-up of the miniature painting, highlighting the delicate woven effect in the white ink. The detailed view reveals the ultra-fine intertwined lines, layered over the black pigment, creating depth and texture within the geometric design. The 12-pointed star and surrounding petals become more defined upon closer inspection.

Hand-painted geometric pattern in various shades of red, pink, and gold. The design is structured in alternating rows, where the first row features a repeating sequence of the smallest pattern—a central eight-pointed star surrounded by petals and arrows—alternating with a slightly larger pattern containing a ten-pointed star with similar surrounding elements. The second row alternates between the ten-pointed star pattern and an even larger twelve-pointed star with petals and arrows. This alternating sequence continues, with rows of eight- and ten-fold stars interwoven with rows of ten- and twelve-fold stars. Each row repeats three times, except for the first row, which is divided in half—one half forming the top edge and the other forming the lower edge, following a common artistic practice.

Hand-drawn geometric pattern in pencil on white A4 paper, nearly filling the entire page. The design is inscribed within a hexagonal structure, featuring a central 12-pointed star surrounded by petals, smaller stars, hexagons, and various polygons. Some pattern shapes are selectively filled with dark blue paint, forming a distinct 90º star surrounded by petals and six additional stars with surrounding petals. The design continues outward with incomplete petal shapes, transitioning into scattered small stars towards the edges. The lower right edge also features sprinkled small stars.

Hexagonal sections along the main pattern’s petals are painted green, while the central and larger stars within the main pattern are highlighted in gold. Many of the outer petals beyond the main structure are filled with light blue, creating a diagonal visual movement that converges in the center.

Close-up of an intricate pencil-drawn geometric pattern on white paper, highlighting the fine details of the hexagonal structure. The detailed view reveals the layered design of stars, petals, and polygons, with selective coloring in dark blue, green, light blue, and gold. The gold-painted central stars and diagonal placement of blue-filled petals enhance the sense of movement within the composition.

Hand-drawn geometric pattern in white ink on A4 brown paper, covering almost the entire page. The design features interconnected 12- and 6-pointed stars, along with surrounding petals and various polygonal shapes that seamlessly fill the composition. A single triangular section, spanning the full width of the page, is filled with shades of red and gold paint. Negative spaces are left unpainted to emphasize the delicate white ink lines, enhancing the contrast and intricacy of the pattern.

Hand-drawn geometric pattern in white ink on A4 brown paper, focusing only on the extended triangular section from the previous design. The intricate pattern consists of interconnected 12- and 6-pointed stars, petals, and polygons. The triangular section is selectively painted with gold, darker and lighter turquoise green, and blue, while negative spaces are left unpainted to highlight the delicate white ink lines and enhance the contrast within the composition.

Hand-drawn geometric artwork on brown paper, featuring a small rectangular white-painted section framed by a 1 cm-wide band of shiny gold paint, creating a window-like effect. Inside the window, an intricate white ink pattern is drawn and delicately shaded with pencil to create an interwoven appearance.

At the center, a gold-painted octagon serves as the focal point, surrounded by a complex arrangement of 12-pointed stars, petals, octagons, tiny squares, and various symmetrical polygons commonly found in Islamic geometry. Four central rosettes are highlighted with a white halo effect, meaning the first surrounding layer of shapes is filled with white. The North and South rosettes share the same colors—bright red for the central star, petals, and pointed extensions, with remaining shapes filled in gold. The East and West rosettes have white central stars, gold-painted petals, and pointed elements, while arrows and smaller shapes are filled with dark red. The rest of the window remains as a negative space, allowing the brown paper to serve as the background.

Close-up of the geometric artwork, highlighting the delicate interwoven effect created with white ink and pencil shading. The detailed view reveals the four central rosettes, each filled with red, gold, and white hues, contrasting against the negative space where the brown paper remains visible. The gold-painted frame surrounding the window enhances the richness of the composition.

Hand-drawn geometric pattern in white ink on brown paper, with vertical lines extending from the top and bottom edges, resembling a structured, geometric carpet fringe. The design has diagonal symmetry, transitioning from loosely overlapping octagons to a dense arrangement of small six-pointed stars surrounded by hexagons. Select shapes are filled to suggest snowfall, with each snowflake uniquely rendered in either white or shiny silver ink, contrasting against the unfilled negative space.

Hand-drawn geometric pattern on white paper, featuring diagonal symmetry. The design transitions from loosely overlapping octagons to a dense arrangement of six-pointed stars surrounded by hexagons. The pattern is selectively filled with blue and green watercolor, while the stars and the shapes neighboring the petals are left as negative space, allowing the white paper to serve as the background.

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