Original Satarat for Sale!!!

This original painting is for sale. 

I used watercolours, pencils, markers, ecoline and tea on Fabriano's 300 grams watrecolor paper. Size of a paper sheet is 35 x 27 cm. Painted area is circa 22 x 12 cm.

Those who are interested please send me a message: jankowzki@gmail.com

Thank you for reading.

The mark of Cain: the russian criminal tattoos (V)

The mark of Cain: the russian criminal tattoo (V)

Getting a tattoo in prison can be very risky for the health; AIDS, tuberculosis, hepatitis and syphilis are just a few examples of diseases that can be transmitted through tattooing.
There are over 100.000 convicts with TB in the russian prisons, and aprox 20.000 of them have an incurable form of tuberculosis.

The mark of Cain: the russian criminal tattoos (IV)

The mark of Cain: the russian criminal tattoo, episode 3. The first episode can be seen here and the second episode can be seen here. The 3rd episode can be seen here

In this episode: details about the White Swan, the toughest prison in Russia

A tough convicted has the right to get a tattoo on the eyelids - usually a message like "Don't dare to wake me up!" - an avertisment for the other convicted to keep quiet when the tough guy is sleeping.