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Lena Babukchieva

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Lena Babukchieva

artist / illustrator/ graphic designer
  • Search
  • Paintings
  • Black and white
  • Book covers and illustrations
  • Exhibition
  • About me
  • Shop
  • Commissions
  • Send me an owl

The cycle “You”

Absence, watercolor,
55,5 x 38 сm., 2021

My painting is called “Absence” and I created it in honor of all living beings we miss in our lives but we wish they to be with us.
It's part of my cycle “You”.

Kintsugi, watercolor,
38 x 38 сm., 2021

The beauty of imperfection is lyrically embodied in the Japanese art of kintsugi for repairing broken pottery. Instead of the usual way of fixing the broken pieces with glue, this technique uses a mixture of a special wood varnish, powder of gold, silver or platinum.
The beautiful golden stitches do not shamefully hide the fractures and cracks, on the contrary, the gold emphasize them. Kintsugi turns the repaired item into something very valuable and exquisite… so precious in the eyes of the owner. Be gentle with your heart, guys :))

This painting is part of my cycle “You”.

Argus, charcoal and pencils on paper,
50 x 70 сm., 2022

Each of us is Argus (a hundred-eyed giant guardian in Greek mythology who never closes all his eyes at once), the eyes capture the states of our souls, and the broken pieces of the mirror reflect every nuance and they form our whole “self”. My painting is an illustration of the different versions of ourselves that each of us holds in our hearts. Although they are all so different, if we arrange the jagged fragments and look at the finished image, our gaze will meet in the reflection two very familiar eyes…
It's part of my cycle “You”.

Mine, ink on paper,
50 x 70 сm., 2022

Am I really yours? What part of me you own? My shell, my blood, my heart, my soul…? Take them all.

“My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; yet not as I will, but as You will.”

~ Matthew 26:39

Paintings

Home, watercolor,
35 x 40 сm., 2024

This painting is inspired by nature and the warmth of my friend.

Eniovden, watercolor,
55,5 х 38., 2024

A watercolor painting made by me, intertwining in itself the symbolism of a very sad love legend from Bulgarian folklore named “Eniova Bullya”. This story lies at the heart of a tradition which is a part of the old holiday named “Eniovden” / “Midsummer Day”, celebrated annually on June 24th.

 

Eternity, watercolor,
55,5 x 38 сm., 2019

This painting is inspired by nature and its timeless beauty and eternity.

Beyond the Veil, watercolor,
35 x 40 сm., 2019

This painting is inspired by Chapter 35 “Beyond the Veil” of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

 

Hide and Seek, watercolor,
55,5 x 38 сm., 2021

“If he be Mr. Hyde” he had thought, “I shall be Mr. Seek.”
~ Robert Louis Stevenson, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Hope, watercolor,
55,5 x 38 сm., 2021

Where there is light, there is hope… This painting is inspired by God, Holy spirit and Jesus.

Solas, watercolor,
55,5 x 38 сm., 2019

This painting is inspired by the light and the warmth it carries.

Scars - watercolor painting

Scars, watercolor,
42 x 29 сm., 2022

Each of us bears countless scars, but not caused by wounds… but by words spoken by people – strangers or loved ones or by… ourselves.

The cycle “Shakespeare”

Romeo and Juliet, soft pastel,
40 x 32 сm., 2022

“My bounty is as boundless as the sea,
My love as deep. The more I give to thee,
The more I have, for both are infinite.”

Twelfth night, soft pastel,
40 x 32 сm., 2022

“If music be the food of love, play on,
Give me excess of it; that surfeiting,
The appetite may sicken, and so die.”

Midsummer Night's Dream, soft pastel,
40 x 30 сm., 2022

“Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind,
And therefore is wing’d Cupid painted blind.”

The Tempest, charcoal,
32 x 40 сm., 2021

“Hell is empty and all the devils are here.”

Fan art and commissions

Doctor Strange from Avengers: Infinity War

Thor from Avengers: Infinity War

Spider-man from Avengers: Infinity War

Legosi and Haru from Beastars

Decim from Death Parade

Chiyuki from Death parade

Makima from Chainsaw Man

 

Yuu from Bloom into You 

 

Anya Forger from SPY x FAMILY

 

Bloom Like a Queen
Illustration for Women's day 

Pijo and Penda

 

Spider Vi

 

Anna and Elsa from Frozen

Birthday Card

Scorbunny Pokémon

Sobble Pokémon

Grooky Pokémon

Hu Tao from Genshin Impact

 

Ayaka from Genshin Impact 

 

Kazuha from Genshin Impact

 

Cloud Strife from Final Fantasy VII Remake

Tony and Professor Layton

Schrödinger's cat

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

2B from NieR: Automata

Comics

Steph Gingrich from Life is Strange True Colors

Shego and Kim from Kim Possible

Yuuri and Victor from Yuri!!! on Ice

Vicious cosplaying Haseo – Destiny guild

Mokiam, original character

Gebbie, original character

Sora and Riku from Kingdom Hearts III

Papyrus and Frisk from Undertale

Asriel and Sans from Undertale

Nadia and Asra from The Arcana

Muriel and Julian from The Arcana

Corazon from One Piece

Portgas D. Ace from One piece

Utsukushii team Christmas card

Mew from Pokémon

Yato from Noragami

Catra from She-Ra

The Quintessential Quintuplets

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

Bats

Portraits

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