12*18 oil on stretched canvas August 2015 Those two days in Minnesota have been gloomy and pretty cold following the perfect hot summer days. That inspired me to paint a fall scene with my favorite water reflections and gorgeous autumn colors. … Continued
9*12 oil on stretched canvas The floral theme is definitely overshadowing others these sunny warm days. My real passion goes to the field flowers bringing back my childhood memories when my sister and I spent all summer long at our … Continued
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*28 oil on stretched canvas March 2015. The canvas was stretched by me 🙂 I was browsing through national geographic pictures and found the one i instantly knew i would paint! It is a picture of a house in … 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
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 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
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