dissolving (2026) Original Watercolour by Anna Belousova

This work is part of the series Seeds, inspired by plant life and processes of growth. I am interested in the vital force contained within seeds, and I search for its manifestation in the movements and states of my own body.

In this work, I imagine a leaf taking in air and releasing oxygen, becoming a transformative mediator within the circulation of life.
This small-scale watercolor is based on my own body and on the act of posing for myself. The figure elongates upward, suggesting a state of emergence — as if the body were stretching beyond its own limits.

Painted in diluted red pigment, the image evokes both flesh and a kind of inner pressure, as if something were pushing through the body from within. The boundaries remain soft and porous, allowing the figure to merge with the surrounding space.

This work does not depict the body as identity, but as a site of transformation — a process of becoming, where human and non-human forces begin to overlap.

Materials used:

beetroot and lemon juce

Details:

• Watercolour on Paper
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 20 x 30 x 0.2cm (unframed)
• Signed on the back
• Style: Unspecified
• Subject: Nudes and erotic