Old Russia Painting

ARTIST VIKTOR LAZAREV About the artist Born in the USSR (Kazakhstan ,former USSR Republic ), Viktor Lazarev was the eldest son of four boys. From a young age, Viktor had a passion for art and painting . There was just something about it that allowed him to sink deeply into it. Even then ,he felt a strong inspiration from God. “It was that simple,” he says. In school, Viktor’s art teachers recognized his talent and encouraged him to pursue art as a career however, Viktor chose a more realistic path and became an engineer. Viktor received his Civil Engineering Diploma from Leningrad Forest Technical Academy and as a top student was placed in the Moscow City Construction Bank as an Engineering Surveillance team member.After working in Moscow for seven years, he returned to Kazakhstan . In 1994 ,Viktor moved to North America and eventually to Jacksonville in 2000 where he began to paint again. Viktor lives in Jacksonville with his wife and two children.He has been featured in at First Wednesday Art Walk ,North Beaches Art Walk,Riverside Art Market ,the Orange Park Art Market , Linda Steward Gallery (North Beach) and Thrasher-Horn Center Gallery ( st.Johns River state college) . ARTIST STATEMENT Using both Acrylic and oil paint on canvas, Viktor creates whimsical artwork featuring everyday items, scenes from nature and notions of the past.His subject matter is both real and imagined, serious and humorous. Viktor is inspired by great impressionists of the past including Vincent Van Gogh, Claude Monet, Paul Gauguin, Pablo Picasso, Mark Chagall and Vasily Kandinsky to name a few. “I like to observe the world around me, even the little things can inspire me to create new artwork and there is a little piece of my soul in every painting. Mother Nature is the biggest inspiration for my art and being able to create something from that is a gift. I want to impact people with LOVE.I want to awaken LOVE in the hearts of those who see my work, regardless of race or religion ,” says Viktor . contact: web1: web2:+lazarev/all web3: Local newspaper and tv: