In Ringing Silence Painting

Mostly the subjects for the works are Ukrainian landscapes. The most interesting is to express different states of nature, and its mood. Creativity for Denis is a constant search and experiment, an attempt to create something new and not repeated. The only thing that remains unchanged is the subjects close to his heart. Denis is equally comfortable painting at the easel in his studio, or outdoors being inspired by the beautiful landscapes of his local area. Each painting session is different - sometimes he completes a painting in one sitting; others take several sessions. He enjoys working with a palette knife which produces a ‘pasty’ texture to the work. Denis admires the the Old Masters. “Probably because they delved more into the essence of nature, while contemporary artists pay more attention not to the study of nature, but to the disclosure of their own inner world’. It is important not to forget that art is a phenomeno designed to educate a person’s soul and cultivate the most valuable qualities in a person, such as love. Therefore, artists have a great responsibility - what to release into the world, and what to open up to the viewer. This, of course, is only my subjective opinion.”