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nikolopoulouzoe
Jul 140 min read


exhibition at the Michael Cacoyannis Foundation
. Opening Event: Saturday, July 18, 6:00–10:00 p.m.
nikolopoulouzoe
Jul 91 min read


nikolopoulouzoe
May 150 min read


Ghost Tulip
Drawing on Dutch Golden Age tradition, I investigate beauty and impermanence—the Ghost Tulip captures petals dissolving into atmosphere, suspended between bloom and decay. Colored pencil on paper
nikolopoulouzoe
Mar 221 min read


Study on a crow
To me, the crow symbolizes the alchemy of feeling — the slow, internal process through which pain is transformed into understanding and grief into creation. It carries within its darkness a strange kind of light. It’s what light leaves behind.
nikolopoulouzoe
Nov 5, 20251 min read


STUDY ON A MATCH
For me, this small match is less about fire than about consequence. Once lit, it cannot return to what it was. Its beauty — in the blue...
nikolopoulouzoe
Sep 25, 20251 min read


study of a match
Chalk and charcoal What haunts the eye most is the smoke. It drifts, pale and ephemeral, refusing form, just as the presence of a lost...
nikolopoulouzoe
Sep 7, 20251 min read


Study of a pillow
To draw it was to sit at the edge of dream. The pillow spoke to me in silence, not as an object but as a soft ghost of what once rested...
nikolopoulouzoe
Sep 5, 20251 min read


Study of a dead bird
What unsettles me most is the silence around it. The bird does not narrate its fall; it simply is. In that stillness, the painting...
nikolopoulouzoe
Aug 31, 20251 min read


Mushrooms
When I drew these two mushrooms, I let their stems cross and knot together almost instinctively. The lines weren’t meant to be perfectly...
nikolopoulouzoe
Aug 27, 20251 min read


Study of a wing
In studying the butterfly wing, I am reminded that nature builds with both precision and poetry. Every margin, vein, and angle serves a...
nikolopoulouzoe
Aug 11, 20251 min read


Butterflies
In this watercolor, I wanted to evoke the quiet truth of impermanence through the delicate presence of butterflies. Their lives unfold in...
nikolopoulouzoe
Aug 8, 20251 min read


Shells
In this ink drawing, I was drawn to the tension within the form itself. These shells are made for protection — spiked, ridged, enclosed —...
nikolopoulouzoe
Aug 6, 20251 min read


Corvus cornix
In this drawing of a hooded crow ( Corvus cornix ), I wanted to capture more than just the form of the bird—I was drawn to its mythic...
nikolopoulouzoe
Aug 1, 20251 min read


A horse
In a quick study like this, there’s a rawness that resists perfection—each line is a leap of faith, and the pencil becomes a medium for...
nikolopoulouzoe
Jul 29, 20251 min read


White tulips
This drawing of three tulip buds began as a quiet study, but as I worked, it began to feel like something more tender—an expression of...
nikolopoulouzoe
Jul 28, 20251 min read


Chickadee
Perched delicately on a near-invisible branch, the chickadee in this painting becomes a quiet symbol of fleeting resilience. Rendered...
nikolopoulouzoe
Jul 24, 20251 min read


Solanum lycopersicum
As my final painting of Solanum lycopersicum takes shape, I find myself deeply engaged in the exploration of color—both in its technical...
nikolopoulouzoe
Jul 18, 20252 min read


Abstract @ Ignatian
I’m deeply thankful to Ignatian Literary Magazine at the University of San Francisco for including my artwork "Abstract" in Volume 37 ....
nikolopoulouzoe
Jul 16, 20251 min read


Weekly Exercise – Pleurotus ostreatus Study
Pleurotus ostreatus This week, I focused on Pleurotus ostreatus , commonly known as the oyster mushroom. Working with black and white...
nikolopoulouzoe
Jul 3, 20251 min read
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