KING OF CHESS
KING OF CHESS
STATEMENT
YELENA HAS CHOSEN TO DRAW THE KING AND THE QUEEN OF CHESS IN THE MEMORY OF HER PHYSICIST GRANDFATHER. SHE WAS A TEENAGER WHEN HE PASSED AWAY AND SADLY SHE DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH MOMENTS IN LIFE TO SPEND WITH HIM, THE ONLY MEMORIES SHE HAS OF HIM HAVE BECAME THE FOUNDATION OF HER LIFE AS AN ADULT AND THE STARTING OF HER CAREER. “HE MADE SURE TO TEACH ME ALL THE IMPORTANT THINGS IN LIFE , FROM FAMILY, LOVE TO HOW TO BE A MASTER AT PLAYING CHESS, IN LIFE”.
1500 HOURS OF WORK AND OVER 3MILLION FREEHAND LAYERS OF INK DOTS WERE PUT INTO CREATING EACH PIECE. YORK HAS MASTERED THE ART OF PATIENCE BY LEAVING NO ROOM FOR ERROR AND DEDICATING HERSELF FOR MONTHS ON CREATING EACH ARTWORK.
the ORIGINAL WORK
Freehand ink and acrylic Pointillism work. Embossed texture patterns doe with paint layering. 100lb heavy weight hot press watercolor paper.
FRAMED: 26” X 36”
PAPER: 19" X 29"
LIMITED EDITION PRINTS
Artist Proof / Hand Signed / Numbered
Authenticity Embossed stamp by hand.
EDITION OF 15 / SIZE FRAMED: 26″ X 34.5″
EDITION OF 10/ SIZE FRAMED: 34” X 50”