Toronto, ON, Canada
Born in 1959 in the city of Lviv, Western Ukraine. I began creating art at an early age. Once ...
About the artist
Joined In 2014
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About the artist
Joined In 2014
(123 Followers)
Born in 1959 in the city of Lviv, Western Ukraine.
I began creating art at an early age. Once I reached my teens, I began attending art classes at The Ukrainian Artist Association. Later enrolled at The Ivan Trush College of Decorative and Applied Arts in Lviv, where in 1978 acquired my Bachelor Degree of Fine Arts.
After graduating I continued studying under numerous famous artists of Ukraine. Learning new mediums, such as carving, etching and sculpting. By 1990 me and my family immigrated to Canada, where I currently reside.
My paintings are emotional response to what I see around me: peaceful places and retreats- forests, cloud formations, country fields...
After exploring different painting styles and themes, I found tremendous fulfillment creating contemporary landscapes conjured from the stunning horizons witnessed during my travels across Canada.
I love to paint contemporary landscapes with combination oil and acrylic, building up the surfaces of canvas with layers of paint and glazes.
I never paint from a photograph. Instead, I enjoy the freedom and creative abandon to see where an impulse might lead. The intensity of working over a single piece to finish it makes the process very physical.
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1975-1979, I. Trush Lviv State College of Decorative and Fine Arts, Lviv, Ukraine,
Bachelor Degree of Fine Arts,
1971-1975 Art School, Lviv, Ukraine
2015-2018 St. Germain Gallery,Toronto,ON
2016 Edge Gallery, Barrie,ON
2016 Huronia Arts Festival, Orillia,ON
1987 Museum of Ukrainian Art, Lviv, Ukraine
1986 The Library of Arts, Kyiv, Ukraine