Edmonton, AB, Canada
My name is Val Filippov (Филиппов, Валерий Викторович). As a kid, I loved to draw and paint faces. T...
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Joined In 2021
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About the artist
Joined In 2021
(8 Followers)
My name is Val Filippov (Филиппов, Валерий Викторович). As a kid, I loved to draw and paint faces. The emotions and the characters written on them , fascinated me greatly. When time came to pick the vocation, I was put before the choice to study for an artist or a photographer. The crafty cameras and more defined job description led me to Photography.
I formally studied photography at Leningrad (Soviet Union) photography school in early 80s. In my photo studio back in my country, I was doing portrait photography and I loved it. That was my business. Since then I did many other things and worked at many other jobs. But the passion for portraits was still there. I loved to draw and paint portraits for fun.
I attended a local art school (Gene Prokop Pro’s Art School in Edmonton, Alberta) to learn and practice the oil painting technics. Participated in all sorts of exhibitions and sold some of my paintings. Still it was only a hobby.
Now I came to a point in my life where I want to use this talent in more professional way. The inspiration for that move, were the verses from the Bible (Matthew 25:14-30) about the talent that is given by God and has to be used and multiplied.
The Idea to paint the portraits of classical wri...
Diploma in Photography, Computer technology, Studied oil painting under Gene Prokop Pro’s Art School in Edmonton, Alberta
Various exhibitions with other artists over the years.
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