Text: Hannelore Fobo, 2026

Kozlov first provided the figure of Joanna with large yellow wings, applying them with the same yellow ink he had used for his live performance for Shades of Yellow (see previous page). This heavenly attributes make her look as if she was taking off from the ground.

He then combined painting and collage techniques – ink, lacquer paint markers, acryllic paint, and different stickers (a dove, gold and silver stars) – and supplied the lower border with a neon green felt ornament, a spring meadow surrounding Stingray's legs that stands in colourful contrast to the red stripes above. The stars and stripes can be seen as a paraphrase of the American flag, while the dotted meadow is reminiscent of the easy-going flower-power appeal of the sixties and seventies, especially that of California, Stingray's home.

Following that, Kozlov had the composition printed on canvas, where he further extended one of Stingray's yellow wings and added numerous tiny dots along the edges to soften the transition towards the white border. Dots now also highlight Stingray's black jeans, turning them into elegant thigh boots, as well as the letter "O", part of the word "Love" printed on her jacket.

(E-E) Evgenij Kozlov "E-E" (Portrait of Joanna Stingray), 2026 Collage on paper. Detail of Joanna Stingray's jacket.		(E-E) Evgenij Kozlov "E-E" (Portrait of Joanna Stingray), 2026 Work on canvas. The same detail with the letter O dotted.

Since the canvas is about four times larger than the original, this also gave the artist the possibility to change some other small details: thus, he overpainted the dove's red legs and removed part of the golden star fragments form Stingray's fingertips.

(E-E) Evgenij Kozlov "E-E" (Portrait of Joanna Stingray), 2026 Collage on paper. Detail with the sticker of a dove In the biblical story of Noah’s Ark, the white dove is a symbol of peace and reconciliation		(E-E) Evgenij Kozlov "E-E" (Portrait of Joanna Stingray), 2026 Work on canvas. Kozlov painted the bird's feet white. Above, Kozlov stamped his signature E-E, and the dove is now flying towards the artist's chosen name.
(E-E) Evgenij Kozlov "E-E" (Portrait of Joanna Stingray), 2026 Collage on paper. Detail of fingertips with fragments of stars as nails.		(E-E) Evgenij Kozlov "E-E" (Portrait of Joanna Stingray), 2026 Work on canvas. Kozlov painted the index and middle fingers black and gave the thumb a black contour. He then used a white marker to partially reshape the hand.