The wave
24*36 oil on canvas Fall 2014 The painting was creating with the help of Igor Sakharov’s youtube lesson. This was one huge experience for me. First of all, it is the largest canvas i ever painted, which is a challenge … Continued
The pink motive
20*20 oil on gallery stretched canvas Summer 2014 The painting was created again with he help of Igor Sakharov youtube lesson. The technique used is somewhat close to impressionism with wide and short strokes and impasto (thicker) paints over the initial … Continued
Fall forest by the lake
20*20 oil on stretched canvas Summer 2014 One of my first paintings with Igor Sakharov youtube lesson (click on the hyperlink). I loved the combination of vibrant colors. I learned a lot from that lesson on how to create water reflections. … Continued
The white roses
18*24 oil on stretched canvas Fall 2014 You can fin the youtube lesson by Igor Sakharov here. The painting’s tone turned out to be too cold to my taste. I used too much of cool purples. The overall impression is … Continued
Mountains by the lake
This is 20*30 inches stretched canvas, which i BTW stretched myself. Created in January 2015 with the help of Igor Sakharov youtube lesson, which you can visit by clicking on the hyperlink provided. What i liked about the process of … Continued
Mediterranean motive
It is a 10*10 stretched canvas painted with the help of the Igor Sakharov youtube lesson, which you can find in the hyperlink provided. Here is a pic of work in progress that you might find (like i do) interesting … Continued
No magic here-just years of hard work
There is a wonderful artist in the twin cities area – Suzann Beck. I had a chance of visiting her studio during the open house of the California building art studios , where she charmed me with the beauty of … Continued
Beginning: choosing art supplies
I realized i love oil paints after trying out watercolors, pastels, gouache and acrylics. Weird enough – mostly i love the smell and the consistency. One can keep modeling the brush strokes till he gets the needed result, which can … Continued
