The most beautiful illustrations of Animalaria arrive at La Fiesta de Olivia

I know it's not exactly a party product... but I couldn't resist bringing to La Fiesta de Olivia this beautiful collection of hand-painted watercolor illustrations by Chilean artist María José Abogabir. I met María José personally in Chile a little less than a month ago... I was in her workshop full of light and animals painted with love and great care.

The truth is, I fell in love with her work more than 2 years ago when I commissioned her on Instagram to create an illustration with an animal that would best represent each of my daughters, I was excited to give each of them a very personal gift. One of those gifts that remain forever and when they are older, they leave home, they take it with them as a memory of their parents.

I ordered a deer for my little daughter Olivia (she is very happy, creative and full of spark) and a horse for Carlota (very noble, thoughtful and strong). The two animals had an ideal flower crown on their heads that gave them such a pretty feminine touch... it was a success! These illustrations are also part of the Fridas de Animalaria collection.

I don't have photos of our Fridas, but I leave you this one so you can see how ideally four of them look together.

It is a collection made up of original watercolors painted in his workshop in Santiago de Chile, in which he has been inspired by animals from around the world in their different habitats: the African savannah, the forest and the farm.

This is what María José tells me when I ask her about her work...

"All my life I have lived surrounded by animals; chickens, dogs, rabbits, turtles, birds, practically being part of my family. That's why I really love painting them and it comes out very naturally. 

The animal world is a very interesting world of color and texture to explore since each animal can express something with its posture, its eyes or the position of its ears.

I feel that I can reproduce them by giving them an intention, that they say something without losing their animal condition. That is why the technique I use is watercolor, it allows me to play with different textures, transparency and fur.

It is a very beautiful technique and the result transmits beauty and tranquility, with simple and delicate strokes, with colors that blend harmoniously and naturally. "

We have brought a collection of 7 different animals: Lion, bear, zebra, baby lion, elephant, Frida giraffe, Frida rabbit, Frida deer and Frida apache... they are all brutal!

How do I know that you are dying of curiosity to see them all, I leave you the direct link to the collection of Watercolor Sheets that you can find in the Shop and in the store in Barcelona.

Reproductions of excellent quality of each one of the Illustrations in watercolor on 100% acid-free cotton paper and heavy weight.