Artist Statement
About my work
In landscapes for me the main thing is to convey not only the state of nature, but my state of mind, while admiring nature. Looking at my full-scale landscapes, I can clearly remember the day when I painted them, how the grass smelled and the sun shone, at what point in my hand sat a dragonfly, a lizard glided past my feet. I strive to paint landscapes so that the viewer can feel all that I experienced.
In still-life the appeal for me is the beauty of the depicted objects. So I am so happy to paint, for example, antique metal utensils and many more things that were once an integral part of everyday life, but now forgotten. I want the viewer, looking at my still-life, to feel the scent of antiques and the harmony of the quiet life of things, the beautiful creations of human hands.
Creativity for me is the main thing in life. Being an artist is not easy. In order to transfer to the viewer our feelings and experiences, we must every time give him a piece of ourselves. The artist is struggles in everyday life, because he is a man with bare nerves and acute emotional reactions.
When I paint my pictures, time stops for me - there is only the visual image, refracted through my feelings and emotions that I transfer to the canvas. It does not matter if the painting is a landscape or a still life. The ...
