Artist Information:
Natasha Carr
Portland, OR
United States
Member Since: Feb 2001
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Artist Statement:
My name is Natasha Carr. I was
born in Russia, and immigrated
to the USA in 1999. By
profession, I am a musician (a
graduate of Astrakhan
Conservatoire in the Southern
part of Russia, as a pianist).
All my life I worked as a
musician, and I never thought
that I would paint someday.
One day (in May 2000), quite
unexpectedly for myself, I
started drawing and painting.
Of course, my first attempts
were very primitive, but it
was the beginning of
expressing myself in a
different way. I consider
myself as a self taught
artist, because I don't have a
formal art educational
background. But recently, I
attended a six day art
workshop conducted by artist
Ruben Arizpe, this being my
first formal course. The
result of this workshop is my
copy of the still life
painting of the old master of
the 18th century, Luis
Melendez.
For the first two years, I
worked in acrylics and
pastels. Now I am also
painting with oils. Each
painting becomes for me a
journey of delight, new
discovery, meditation and
escape from reality into my
own inner paradise. Creating
art for me became an
addiction. It is kind of like
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Artist Exhibitions:
March 2002 - Thinkstream Inc
offices in Tigard Oregon -
corporate exhibition....
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Artist Galleries:
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Artist Reviews:
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Collections:
In various private collections
located in Oregon, Arizona,
New York, Nevada USA, and
Moscow Russia...
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Commissions:
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Natasha Carr's Free Artist Portfolio
| Welcome to Natasha Carr's Portfolio. Browse Carr's body of work: My name is Natasha Carr. I was born in Russia, and immigrated to the USA in 1999. By profession, I am a musician (a graduate of Astrakhan Conservatoire in the Southern part of Russia, as a pianist). All my life I worked as a musician, and I never thought that I would paint someday. One day (in May 2000), quite unexpectedly for myself, I started drawing and painting. Of course, my first attempts were very primitive, but it was the beginning of expressing myself in a different way. I consider myself as a self taught artist, because I don't ... |
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