ELTON JOHN Painting

D.O.M. (Dominika Zurawska) – Award winning international portrait artist. Born in Bydgoszcz, Poland in 1982. “Paintings should send out a clear message – stop and look at me! They should attract and seduce, and make us lose our sense of time, even for a short moment." Described by Amsterdam Whitney International Fine Art as "exploring the spontaneity and drama of women in the world. The visual intensity and psychological drama in Dominika's superb art captures the excitement and visceral mystique of the female silhouette. Her impassioned brushstrokes create a sensuous and unique artistic vision with a profound sensitivity and powerful interplay of light - the emotional and physical experience of women." "My art is expressive, dynamic and unapologetically loud. I transfer my thoughts and feelings straight onto the canvas and use strong contrasting colours to show energy, emotion and exuberance. " D.O.M.‘s paintings have been exhibited in group and mainly solo shows in Poland, United Kingdom, Italy, France, Spain, United States and Dubai. She has sold to private collectors in Australia, Germany, Greece, Norway, Poland, United Kingdom, Italy, France, Spain and United States. A painting of the singer Madonna, by whose strength and innovation Dominika is inspired, won approval from the celebrity herself, and has recently been delivered to her home in New York. She has won several art competitions like the Society of Women Artists – The Caron Keating Memorial Award (UK), The Contemporary Master 1st and 2nd place (USA), The Special Recognition Award for Exceptional Contemporary Art (USA), Most Promising Art Business Award (UK). "To be one woman, you must be every woman. I try to capture women's complexity, power, passion and form using bold colours and brush strokes. I follow instinct and intuition and back them up with technique. I sit in front of a new canvas and, when inspiration strikes, I express my thoughts and feelings in colour; working until the model's image takes centre place and expresses her verve and her victory”.