Artists Describing Their Art:
Carolyn Judge - My name is Carolyn. I am an Auckland based Artist. I am a full time watercolourist. This is the only medium I work in as I find it beautiful, challenging, exasperating and magical. I love to paint still life, portraits and landscapes. I have adopted a methodology for painting still life and portraits and that gives me great control of my painting. I build up each layer until I'm happy with the richness of colour, form and depth. Painting landscapes requires a freer approach, a little more impressionistic but still with the ability to call out the details of a building or plant etc. I work mainly with transparent watercolours. This allows each layer of colour to be seen. Great effects and depth of colour can be achieved this way, but it also means any mistakes cannot be hidden! I occasionally use opaque pigments if I want a textural effect such as painting the bark on a tree, or some old flaking paint on a house. I try to paint everyday. I am very passionate about my work and paint even when away from home. I recently won two awards, a merit award for a portrait at the Mairangi ...
Anna Zarshin - I put my thoughts on a canvas with no premeditated plan and directionaEUR|.. I donaEURtmt know exactly where I should write my name in order not to be spilled out. Since the earth is recently flattened, the field of human vision should be widenedaEUR|.. The line that connects our heaven and earth togetheraEUR|. We all are moving towards the same direction... and gradually join to the color of lightaEUR|.. But the humans are ejecting out of the canvas as far as the eyes can reach....
Igor Moshkin - Artist Moshkin Igor I wish to participate in the competition For this I represent the Arctic territory, sea territory in my authors paintings in watercolor technique. In my paintings you can see birds and animals in the Arctic zone, forests, mountains. You can see the streets and houses of small Russian cities. I invite you to watch...
Tal Dvir - Painting contemporary impressionism and realism, the artist Tal Dvir is grounded in the classic approach inspired by the masters Velasquez, Rembrandt, Murillo, El Greco and Pissaro. Tal's work is a reflection of life and its surroundings. Moved by his childhood memories of his grandfather's work, Joseph Gusdin (1899 - 1980), Tal developed an affinity for landscapes, flowers, portraits and figures. From the beginning, Tal sought perfection in his art supported by sketches, deep contrasts and smooth to loose random blending and rendering with soft and abstract brush strokes. While exhibiting a natural talent by as a young kid, Tal started early and never stopped following his passion to draw and paint. At 16, Tal was admitted to the prestigious Witzo School of Art in Tel Aviv. Under the tutelage of Professor Pinchas Rosin, he acquired the technical skills to channel his natural talents. From 1989-1994, Tal attended Meimad and Kalisher visual art schools, also located in Tel Aviv. He studied under accomplished local artists Harold Rubin, Maya Cohen-Levi, Michael Segen-Cohen and others. In 2006, Tal moved with his family to the US, opening a new chapter in his career. Influenced by American artists John Singer Sargent, ...