Welcome to Alina Madan Art blog where I share how my paintings were created. Enjoy your visit.
20*30 oil on stretched canvas Fall 2014 I created this painting intending to present it to my family members in Indiana. They are associated with luminosity of light in my mind. So when i came across with an online lesson from … Continued
20*30 oil on stretched canvas March 2015. I decided to paint poppies on a larger canvas for my mom for the upcoming March 8th – the so called “international women’s day” celebrated only in Russia however:) whatever is the reason … Continued
20*30 oil on stretched canvas February 2015. You can find the link to Igor Sakharov’s online lesson here, which i followed when creating the painting. This time painting i already had the idea of creating the blog in my mind so … Continued
18*24 oil on stretched canvas Fall 2014. The painting is the product of Igor Sakharov’s online lesson. With this painting i loved the process of creating the willow’s branches and leaves. The tricky on the one hand and simple on … Continued
16*20 oil on stretched canvas Summer 2014. Followed Igor Sakharov’s youtube lesson. Mostly created with palette knife. Brush was used only for the underwash and the sky. Seemed like an easy, fun to work with project, where I could use … Continued
16*20 oil on stretched canvas Summer 2014 I painted the “Poppy seeds in the grass” following the Igor Sakharov’s youtube lesson . Mostly created with palette knife. Used brush for underpainting only. I enjoyed using the palette knife. Amazing how this sharp piece … Continued
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
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
