ABSTRACT and LANDSCAPES Paintings in Oil Painting Technique
My abstract and landscape paintings are inspired by nature and complemented by my imagination and personal emotions. Landscapes are not depicted realistically in my paintings, but are inspired by real places. This art project is developed using oil paints and cold wax or mixed media techniques on canvases or wooden panels. My contemporary artworks are mostly large-format pieces on canvas and do not require a frame, as the edges of the painting are painted with the same color.
ART PROJECT “SWISS ALPES”
impasto oil painting on wooden panels
A special commission for a painting depicting the Swiss Alps marked the beginning of a series of oil paintings on wooden panels. The monochrome design in shades of blue conveyed the airiness, coolness, and power of the Swiss mountains. For this project, the oil painting technique was combined with the use of cold wax, which allowed the artist to achieve the texture and matte surface of the mountain slopes. Orders for paintings from this series are possible.
ART PROJECT "LANDSCAPES & SEA"
Oil and acrylic paintings, encaustic paintings on canvases and wooden panels
This art project used two main painting materials: oil and acrylic paints. A separate project involved encaustic painting. An abstract style with elements of realism and figurative painting, landscapes and seascapes, texture and natural elements, volume and plane, movement and stasis, mysticism and realism—all of this was embodied in the creation of a series of medium- and large-format paintings. Depending on the painting technique, the paintings were executed on canvas or wooden panels.
Elements of water, air, earth, and fire in abstract depictions of mountains, oceans, night skies, and natural phenomena allow my paintings to be recognizable without descriptions and to fit into any interior of residential buildings, hotels, offices, restaurants, and other public spaces.
Encaustic painting technique in art project "Landscape painting"
Encaustic painting is the oldest (over 3000 years old) painting technique, also known as the technique used for Fayum mummy portraits. Encaustic is a Greek word (enkaustikos) meaning "to heat or burn." Heat is used throughout the entire process: from melting the beeswax with the dammar lacquer and color pigments to fusing the wax layers onto the wooden panel.
I started this project in 2013 and mainly used it for landscapes: sea, waterfalls, mountains, fields. This technique makes it possible to reproduce the deep and expansive texture of natural elements.
The artworks in encaustic require no special care and are resistant to light and sun.