Pastel & Mixed Media - Helena Maizlin

'Fly Series' are a humorous series of drawings depicting people’s behavior while flies buzz around them. I explore a variety of facial expressions as the people watch the flies, try to wave them away, or catch the annoying insects. The drawings are created using mainly pastel and mixed media. The pictures are comical in nature, with exaggerated gestures, movements, and proportions. I use strong colors and contrasts, which I supplement with rigorous pastel strokes for a theatrically pretentious look.

'Burlesque Series' are created in a playfully seductive manner. I share my personal aesthetic senses and subjective view on the female beauty and its gracious forms. Female bodies are rendered in an expressionistic style with aggressive pastel strokes, emphasizing the dimensions of the figures. I use a strong red background to bring seductive energy and emotional tension into my images. The flat background further pushes female figures towards the viewer.

For art purchasing, catalog of new works, availability & prices, please email: helena.maizlin@gmail.com

Patel Drawings by Helena Maizlin

Buzz, Pastel, Acrylic, 24x36

Patel Drawings by Helena Maizlin

Flies' Hunting, Pastel, Acrylic, 16x12

Patel Drawings by Helena Maizlin

The Fly, Pastel, Acrylic, 16x12

Patel Drawings by Helena Maizlin


Lady Risk, Pastel, Acrylic, 24x36

Patel Drawings by Helena Maizlin

Queen of Flies, Pastel, Acrylic, 24x36

Patel Drawings by Helena Maizlin



Red Reflection, Pastel, Acrylic, 24x36

Patel Drawings by Helena Maizlin

The Girl, Pastel, 18x24

Patel Drawings by Helena Maizlin

Walking Over the World, Pastel, 18x24

Patel Drawings by Helena Maizlin

Morning Glory, Pastel, 18x24