32 Watercolor artist | AUGUST 2019
SPARKED by a MOODMOOD
DUSAN DJUKARIC CAPTURES THE CONTEMPLATIVE, STILL MOMENTS
OF LIFE INSIDE BIG CITY HUSTLE AND BUSTLE.By Amy Leibrock
WETRAVELNOTJUSTTOSEEDIFFERENTPLACES,butto
feelthemaswell.The angleofthesun,theweightoftheair,
thesoundsandsmells—theseallhelpcompletethepicture.
Sometimesthenextbestthingtobeingthereisa painting,
especiallyinthehandsofanartistlikeDusanDjukaric.
BasedinBelgrade,thisSerbianwatercolorartistpaints
waterycityscapesandharborscenesofhishomecountry
andotherEuropeancities.Ineach,hechoosestofirst
portraythemoodbeforerealisticdetails.“Myartisan
experienceofbeautyona rainyorsunnyday,a pieceof
conciliation,a placewherea beholderneedsnobodyin
ordertounderstandeverything,”saysDjukaric.ABOVE
Sunny Day
in Venice
(watercolor on
paper, 213⁄5x29)OPPOSITE
Rainy Day
on Terazije
(watercolor on
paper, 29x21¼ )Th e hustle and bustle of a city inspires
the artist. His paintings are lively and
often anchored by architecture or
sculpture. “City architecture—the
shapes of diff erent domes—makes
paintings dynamic,” he says. “Th is
beauty provides a painting with an
always interesting and appealing
composition. Very frequently, it’s only
one tiny detail in a scene that creates
a spark around which everything else
is constructed.”