In September 2010 Artists & Illustrators Magazine has voted “Ecce Homo”, the new painting by Valery Koroshilov, the overall winner of the Artist of the Year Competition 2010. This year there were over 3,500 entries from around Britain. The artist’s […]
The set of pictures comprising several different yet similar themes and formats, has been commissioned, on behalf of their client, by a Moscow-based architectural bureau of Katya Lopatkina redesigning the residence. Prior to this project, the client had acquired, over […]
One of the key things a painter needs to get started is knowledge. Not an academic knowledge, but the knowledge based on a real desire to be curious and wanting to find out everything. A good painter has to be […]
It seems to me, the aesthetic quality of an organic form is directly determined by its inherent metaphor and appeals both to understanding and emotional perception. The extent of such understanding is determined by the extent to which we are […]
This picture has been designed to decorate the Dining Room in a private house in Forrest Gate, East London. The house itself is a clear manifestation of the taste of its owner, a devoted admirer of the Arts & Crafts […]
Some people live in rural villages, others in big cities. Wherever they live – in mountains, forests and deserts, and on islands, people all around the world are busy doing the same things. We may all look very different, but […]
The Concept Observing Lowry’s paintings I have noticed his people very often wear hats. I went on to address this theme. A hat, a helmet, a beret, a cap, a scarf, a hood, a crown. What are the messages they […]
My project involves art residency in a multifunctional Community Centre in North London. It aims to bring the art of painting into everyday life of the community through an accessible, innovative and high-quality programme, which creates connections between diverse individuals, […]
BB: THE BIG BIRD I am currently involved with a project with the working title “Artist’s Studio”. Studio is a subject used traditionally to transform a Still Life into a Genre painting, or a Decorative Composition. Studios are normally cluttered, […]