Isabella Koldras

A professional artist. Sydney, Australia.

Have developed an interest in Art in my early years, which has continue throughout my life, as I moved from Poland to Germany (permanent residency) and later on, to the Australia's spiritual soil (citizenship).
The creative aspect of my personality has always been there.
After spending much of my life being engaged as the Justice of the Peace (Statutory Office Holder), Medical Scientist and Bioethicist, I had considered developing further my interest in oil painting en plein air setting.
Since enjoy every moment at my easel, bringing the beauty of Nature, movement, emotion, ecstasy of life and feelings to my canvas.
Largely self-taught, although, blessed with a good fortune to be able to take en Plein Air workshops with local and interstates professional artists, attend the WWAS and Julian Ashton Art School classes. Actively absorb the artistic culture around me and take an avid interest in present art scenes here in Australia and around the world.
Like so many contemporary artist, I too, look back to the heritage of the Barbizon French School of Art and Impressionism's groundbreaking artists to learn the use of light, color, form, texture and composition.
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An autodidact. An artist... inspired by the majestic views of the Sydney Harbour, the Pacific Ocean cliffs, morning and afternoon mist, that gives the land and sea waters a feel of enchantment...expressing desires for beauty...seduction...poetics and romance...with pleasure of music and aesthetics... my only teacher...

Sydney West Area Health Services @NSWHealth
Westmead Art Competition
Artwork Code: 3 (finalist)
"Little House on the Left Side of the Country Road" by Isabella Koldras

Artwork Code: 4 (finalist)
"Windmill and the Clouds Blown Across the Sky" by Isabella Koldras

Awaken to the Beauty, solo artworks exhibition from 5 February-6 March. Oils on canvas and linen gesso boards, painted en Plein Air.

An eclectic show offering a surprising sampling of local landscapes, still life and figurative artworks inspired by the majestic views of Sydney Harbour, the Pacific Ocean cliffs, morning mist...expressing feelings of tremendous wonderment, enchantment and reverence channelled from en Plein Air settings I depict.

Current: As is Poem so is Paint, solo artworks and poems exhibition from 6 February - 24 March.

Like paint, poetry is a figment of an inventive and warped imagination. Both are powerful examples of the impact that the literary and the visual arts have on our society and an individual viewer.
In my work: As is Poem so is Paint, the poem enacts a kind of visual linguistic inquiry into the nature of imaginary of my paintings, and vice versa.
As a poet and an artist, I emphatically believe that such an aesthetic conve...