Faces of the Earth - a collection of art from Albena Hristova

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FACES OF THE EARTH a story about art, nature and visual beauty

Canyon

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For me, everything starts with seeing.

I feel that my mission is to help people open their eyes to the beauty around us. Our hectic lives make it hard to see this beauty, but is it so wonderful when you finally do.

I am here to help you on that journey.

Throughout my travels around the world I have spent time with different cultures. I have put these encounters on canvas in my Faces of the Earth collection.

I find new things in unexpected places. This is how my journey with the Faces of the Earth began. I started seeing beautiful faces on rocks, ice, water, sky and trees; it was all around me.

I can’ t wait to get up in the morning and start painting.

It is a journey with no boundaries. It is a free dance of my imagination in the nooks and crannies of mother earth and its infinite elements.

Come along with me and make your own discoveries with the Earth.

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Art

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is a reflection of the infinite diversity of humanity. For me, art is a door from my soul to yours.

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SID18283 Gold I

SID17705 Gold Streak

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The Falls

SID18719 The Falls 1 SID18719 The Falls II

SID18377 Canyon VII

SID18277 Canyon 3A

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SID18277 Canyon 3B

SID17641 Lava Flow

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It was a close encounter with Mother Nature that created the Faces of the Earth.

We were climbing a peak next to Machu Pichu in Peru. The trail was extremely narrow and unsafe and I was excited and afraid at the same time. At one point my face was a couple of inches away from the face of a rock and I was hanging on for dear life. Suddenly, my vision focused on this surface and I realized how beautiful it was. I promised myself that I would put that experience on canvas.

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SID18281 Glacier IV

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SID18709 Agate

SID17640 Fire and Ice

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SID17706 Greystone

SID18282 Minerals III

SID18282 Minerals IV

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SID17663 Silken Lines I

SID17663 Silken Lines II

SID18247 Silver II

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Rocks

SID18378 Rock VIIA

SID18378 Rock VIIB

SID18378 Rock VIIC

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SID18716 Stone Circle I

SID18716 Stone Circle II

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With Faces of the Earth I opened a new chapter of my perception of nature.

My new relation to nature is close and personal. It is a discovery process of natural forms and colors that many times remain hidden from the naked eye.

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Throughout my life as an I have been searching for my uniqueness, my own voice, my own style.

SID18245 Water III

SID17220 The Rocks

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SID18244 Rock IV

Rocks & Water

SID17664 Blue Water II

SID17664 Blue Water I

SID18246 Water IV

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SID18282 Minerals I

The abstract style is the closest characterization to what I do. I came up with the name Earthstracts ... abstracts inspired by nature.

SID17707 By the Waters Edge

SID18376 Canyon II

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SID17683 Ice Flow

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