Graphic

Black & White

Graphic

Black & White

The Heart collector

Ink lavis paper © Mariana Kay

She, who loves

Ink lavis paper © Mariana Kay

She who loves
She who loves
She who loves

The Rose

Ink lavis © Mariana Kay

I will find you

Ink paper, 21 x 30 in, © Mariana Kay

Leda and the Swan

Ink paper, © Mariana Kay

Draw me a dream
She who loves
She who loves

If I were an angel

Ink paper © Mariana Kay

Draw me a dream

Ink lavis paper, 14 x 11 in, © Mariana Kay

Draw me a dream

In Draw Me a Dream, I portrayed a young girl lost in a tender moment of quiet creation.
Working with ink and lavis (wash technique) on paper, I used delicate lines and soft contrasts to capture the purity of imagination and the silent poetry of childhood.

The girl, with her braided hair and intricate embroidered blouse, delicately interacts with a blossoming flower that seems to grow directly from her thoughts.
Each pattern, curve, and petal symbolizes the inner world she nurtures—a dreamscape where nature and creativity bloom side by side.

This drawing is a tribute to innocence, introspection, and the delicate act of weaving dreams into reality with the gentlest of touches.

She, who loves

Ink lavis paper © Mariana Kay

She who loves

The Heart collector

Ink lavis paper © Mariana Kay

She who loves

The Rose

Ink lavis © Mariana Kay

She who loves

I will find you

Ink paper, 21 x 30 in, © Mariana Kay

Draw me a dream

Leda and the Swan

Ink paper, © Mariana Kay

Draw me a dream

If I were an angel

Ink paper © Mariana Kay

Draw me a dream

Draw me a dream

Ink lavis paper, 14 x 11 in, © Mariana Kay

Draw me a dream

In Draw Me a Dream, I portrayed a young girl lost in a tender moment of quiet creation.
Working with ink and lavis (wash technique) on paper, I used delicate lines and soft contrasts to capture the purity of imagination and the silent poetry of childhood.

The girl, with her braided hair and intricate embroidered blouse, delicately interacts with a blossoming flower that seems to grow directly from her thoughts.
Each pattern, curve, and petal symbolizes the inner world she nurtures—a dreamscape where nature and creativity bloom side by side.

This drawing is a tribute to innocence, introspection, and the delicate act of weaving dreams into reality with the gentlest of touches.

Artifact

Etching aquatint, © Mariana Kay

Draw me a dream

White Lines That Dream Out Loud

I see my graphic works as visual poems—whispers of stories told through delicate lines, contrasts, and textures. Each piece begins with ink on paper, often accompanied by gouache, collage, or touches of color that carry symbolic meaning. My characters—quiet girls, mischievous angels, dreamers, and guardians—exist in a world where reality gently overlaps with fantasy.

These drawings are intimate and reflective. I use intricate linework and playful details to speak about love, solitude, imagination, and wonder. Sometimes I stitch in snippets of old paper, hidden creatures, or delicate patterns that feel like embroidery. Each element has a voice, each figure holds a secret.

In this collection, I let my pen wander into fairy tales, myths, childhood memories, and quiet observations. Whether it’s a child holding a heart, an angel tangled in thought, or a woman dreaming with her eyes open—I draw what I feel but cannot say out loud.

This is the quiet corner of my artistic world, where emotion is dressed in ink and stories are whispered one line at a time.

Get in touch

Mar Beaux studio

Location

Baton Rouge & New Orleans, LA

Phone

(225) 771-9612

Email
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Artifact

Etching aquatint, © Mariana Kay

Original Drawings - Draw me a dream

White Lines That Dream Out Loud

I see my graphic works as visual poems—whispers of stories told through delicate lines, contrasts, and textures. Each piece begins with ink on paper, often accompanied by gouache, collage, or touches of color that carry symbolic meaning. My characters—quiet girls, mischievous angels, dreamers, and guardians—exist in a world where reality gently overlaps with fantasy.

These drawings are intimate and reflective. I use intricate linework and playful details to speak about love, solitude, imagination, and wonder. Sometimes I stitch in snippets of old paper, hidden creatures, or delicate patterns that feel like embroidery. Each element has a voice, each figure holds a secret.

In this collection, I let my pen wander into fairy tales, myths, childhood memories, and quiet observations. Whether it’s a child holding a heart, an angel tangled in thought, or a woman dreaming with her eyes open—I draw what I feel but cannot say out loud.

This is the quiet corner of my artistic world, where emotion is dressed in ink and stories are whispered one line at a time.

Get in touch

Mar Beaux studio

Location

Baton Rouge & New Orleans, LA

Phone

(225) 771-9612

Email
sign mba
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