Easel paintings

I could name many of my paintings and stylistics as magical realism. I look for ideas for the plots of my paintings on a daily basis, in everyday life. I transform the images I see or the individual details, giving them a different meaning. Real images, people and events have to become personal for me. Through them I find ideas for paintings.

The thought and idea of the artwork is important to me and so is the plot that I want to tell. I am not afraid of literature-like qualities. It helps me find the key to the composition of the painting, the color solution, the lighting, and other aspects.

I really appreciate oil painting technique for its depth and saturation. The surface that does not dry for a long time allows to make the most subtle nuances, soft contours, to form the volume of objects, lighting, lesions.

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