Florals

Daria Shipukhina

My interest lies in the raw, untamed essence of nature’s earliest forms—an imagined landscape where life first emerged, which is represented with minimal detail to capture the essence of nature.

The way I work—layering acrylics, ink and using charcoal result in the interplay of fluid color and bold, organic lines –  suggests a world in constant creation, where growth is both chaotic and harmonious. This is supported by lines that grow through every artwork, which qualities of character and directions take inspiration in simple graphic language.
Each painting becomes a study in transformation, where form dissolves into movement, and solid shapes break into airy traces.

'TBC'

2023
Acrylic, charcoal, wax crayons on canvas

This abstract floral painting in acrylic and wax crayons explores the dynamic interplay between line and colour fields inspired by the form of petals. Delicate yet intentional lines create a loose structural framework, guiding the composition and anchoring the abstract elements. Within this structure, soft layers of colour unfold like petals—suggestive, atmospheric, and emotional. The contrast between linear definition and fluid colour evokes both the fragility and strength found in natural forms.

'Semiramis’ Garden'

2024
Charcoal on paper

“Semiramis’ Garden” in black and white charcoal is inspired by the legendary Hanging Gardens of Babylon, often attributed to Queen Semiramis in myth. The painting reimagines this lost wonder through a monochromatic lens, stripping away color to focus on contrasts, textures, and the interplay of light and shadow. The use of black and white evokes a dreamlike, ancient memory—an echo of grandeur fading into time. This piece captures both the mystery of an unattainable paradise and the fragility of beauty lost to history.

'Rose drift'

2023
Acrylic, pastels on paper

“Rosé Drift” is inspired by the fleeting beauty of petals. The painting, created in acrylic, captures the essence of abstract flowers dissolving into soft, flowing forms, evoking a sense of movement and impermanence. The title suggests both the delicate blush of rosé wine and the effortless drifting of petals through air or water, blending themes of elegance, transience, and nature’s quiet poetry.

'Contemporary Flower Reading'

2024
Acrylic, ink, charcoal on canvas
Size: 65×65

“Flower Reading” is inspired by the intuitive process of interpreting nature’s colors and forms. Painted in acrylic, it presents flowers in an abstract manner, where bold color fields replace defined petals and stems. This approach allows the viewer to “read” the blooms emotionally.   The interplay of fluid layered colors and bold, organic lines suggests a world in constant creation, where growth is both chaotic and harmonious. The charcoal lines weave through the composition like ancient roots or unseen energy, connecting each bloom in a rhythm of transformation. This piece explores nature’s primal beauty, evoking a sense of timelessness and the origins of life itself.

'Breaking into elements'

2022
Charcoal, acrylic, pastel on paper

Breaking into Elements explores the deconstruction of natural forms into their most essential marks, gestures, and rhythms. In this charcoal drawing, plants and florals are reduced to their fundamental lines, shadows, and textures—stripped of decorative detail to reveal their inner structure. The raw, expressive quality of charcoal mirrors the organic energy of growth and decay, capturing the fragility and resilience of nature.

'Primordial Garden'

2023
Acrylic, ink on canvas
Size: 50x50cm

“Primordial Garden” is inspired by the raw, untamed essence of nature’s earliest forms—an imagined landscape where life first emerged. Painted in acrylic with expressive ink lines, it captures flowers in an abstract manner, reducing them to elemental shapes and gestures. The interplay of fluid color and bold, organic lines suggests a world in constant creation, where growth is both chaotic and harmonious. The ink lines weave through the composition like ancient roots or unseen energy, connecting each bloom in a rhythm of transformation. This piece explores nature’s primal beauty, evoking a sense of timelessness and the origins of life itself

Projects

Nature's Cycles

Lucence

Florals