Drawing of a sailing ship (graphics). HMS Bellona (Copy of the painting Geoff Hunt) Print

I was born on 08.22.1983 in Moscow (Russia). For several years I studied painting with professional artists. Since 2015, I have been constantly painting and selling my works myself. Since 2018, I have been actively participating in exhibitions, in art Internet projects. In 2019, my work was recognized as the winner in an art competition. Several of my works are on display at the Museum of the Union of Mine Surveyors of Russia. To date, I have created more than 330 works, and every year I manage to draw more pictures than in the previous year. For my work, I use different materials: oil, pastel, sepia, charcoal, and other soft materials, crayons, ink pen, tempera paints, and also experiment with different materials, or use mixed techniques. One of my creative themes is seascape and sailboats. Sea and sky are two of the most inspiring elements. They fascinate with their endless space and sense of freedom. The sailing ship evokes unconscious associations with human life, and the sea - associations with time. Just as the voyage of a ship at sea can take place in completely different ways, so the lives of people are very different. It is interesting for me to show this diversity in my paintings, when a proud ship with graceful lines and full sails is sailing on a calm sea at sunset, or when a storm survivor, having lost part of its rigging with a tired crew, sees the end of the storm and the breaking rays of the dawn sun on the horizon, when the ship goes to sea alone, or when it moves with a whole squadron, filling the sky with pennants and flags, all this is a wonderful theme for creativity. Marine painters inspire me: Christopher Blossom, Geoff Hunt, Montague Dawson, Platje Maarten, Joaquin Sorolla, and others. In my style, I want to achieve a certain balance between realism and impressionism. I like pictorial effects, I like it when the illusion of space, vivid color, and naturalistic form is created on canvas or paper. I hope that the beauty that I capture in my work will touch the hearts of viewers.