Alanna Marohnic Galleryan introduction to the artist

curriculum vitae about the artist article by Scott Kyle

"Maiden on the Shore" illustration for picture book, Sipar Publishing, Croatia

"Reflected in His Eyes" illustration for picture book, Sipar Publishing, Croatia

"The Prince and Sea Horse" illustration for picture book, Sipar Publishing, Croatia

"The Angry Sea Witch" illustration for picture book, Sipar Publishing, Croatia

"Beach Pebbles" illustration for picture book, Sipar Publishing, Croatia

"Returning to the Sea" illustration for picture book, Sipar Publishing, Croatia

"The Bat Dreams of the Ballerina" illustration for picture book, Sipar Publishing, Croatia

"The Bat At the Window" illustration for picture book, Sipar Publishing, Croatia

"The Sleeping Octopus" illustration for picture book, Sipar Publishing, Croatia

"Lili and Maks Go West" This is an illustration for my story Lili and the Silver Bird.

These are the five hardcover picture books that I have illustrated for Sipar Publishing
in Zagreb, Croatia.I have also illustrated two picture books
for Kavis Kitap Publishing in Istanbul, Turkey.

"Infnity" acrylic on wood panel (detail)

"First Snow" watercolour, graphite, gouache on paper

"Fire Tree" watercolour, gouach, ink, graphite, and 23 karat gold leaf

"Follow Your Heart" watercolour, gouache, graphite,
and ink on paper

two works in progress summer 2025

"Ahmet Emre" graphite, watercolour, gouache, and
23 karat gold leaf on paper

"Ahmet Emre" (detail)

"The Approaching Storm" watercolour, ink, gouache, and
23 karat gold leaf on paper

"The City of Hsinchu" watercolour, gouache and graphite on paper (detail)

"The City of Hsinchu" (detail)

"Northern Lights" (detail) acrylic on wood panel

"Rain in Los Lunas" acrylic on wood panel

"The River" acrylic on wood panel Summer 2025

My art gallery 2016

"The Fan" graphite, watercolour, gouache,
and 23 karat gold leaf

"The Fan" (detail)

Drawing a landscape in Ogulin, Croatia 2023

"St. Valentine" watercolour, gouache, and graphite on paper

"Backstage" graphite, watercolour, gouache

"Clowns at Work" watercolour, gouache, and ink on paper

"Joseph" graphite on paper
For this portrait, Joseph sat for thirty hours
over a period of a couple of weeks

"Ophelia" watercolour and ink on paper

"Self Portrait" watercolour on paper
After one clowning event with the troupe, I set up my easle
in front of the mirror to do this portrait.

"Duckwing" graphite, watercolour, and gouache on paper

"Moth Woman" graphite, watercolour,
and gouache on paper

"Bad Angel" graphite on paper

"A Street in Macao"
One of the thousands of drawings and paintings
I have done on site while travelling far or travelling near.

These red pandas and swans were drawn in the field
at the panda sanctuary near Chengdu, China.

Along a river in Hualien, Taiwan
The bus stopped just long enough for me to draw
the scene wihich I painted later.

Drawing camels in Cappadocis, Turkey 2011

"The Shoe" graphite, watercolour, gouache on paper
I never use photographs as reference materials for my work.
Each flower in this painting is one that I had in my studio with me.