Category Archive: Painting

Winter scene with a cat. Positive painting by Russian artist Olga Velichko

Russian artist Olga Velichko
Olga’s sincere and kind paintings, filled with light, children’s fantasies and love, involuntarily make you smile. According to art critics and ordinary people, her art has a therapeutic effect on the viewer. Russian fairy tales, traditions and rituals, simple village everyday life of good-natured people are the main subjects of the artist’s paintings.

Born in Frunze (now Bishkek) into the family of artists, Olga Velichko graduated from the decorative department of the Kyrgyz State Art School (1982). In 1990 she graduated with honors from the the art and graphic faculty of the Kazakh University named after Abay. Since 1992, she has participated in republican youth exhibitions in the cities of Alma-Ata and Bishkek. Having moved to Svetlogorsk, Kaliningrad, Russia in 1995, she began working as a teacher at the Children’s Art School.
Olga Velichko has been a member of the Union of Artists of Russia and the International Art Fund since 2003. Permanent participant of regional and national art exhibitions, Olga is a many-awarded artist. Her works are in the funds of the Gallery of the Union of Artists of St. Petersburg, the Kaliningrad Museum of History and Art, the Museum of N.K. Roerich in Moscow, and Russian Cultural Foundation. Also, in private collections in Russia, Germany, the USA, Poland, France, Japan, Lithuania, and more.
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Kites. Sea pebbles, rocks. 25 x 34 cm. Anna Potyavina Sea Pebble Paintings

Anna Potyavina Sea Pebble Paintings
Stavropol-based artist Anna creates paintings from sea pebbles on white cardboard. Creating pictures from stones in the style of “minimalism”, Anna conveys her view on such important topics as love, friendship, and family. There are also plots with a floral theme and the theme of animals. These pictures have a minimum of detail. And the fewer details in them, the deeper meaning is revealed to everyone who looks and sees. And who feels.
Traditionally, there are two options for the final design of her stone paintings. In particular, in a wooden frame, covered with acrylic paints using the “craquelure” technique and a double voluminous cardboard passe-partout. The second option includes a professional gray plastic baguette with glass and a voluminous double passe-partout.
Living in the southern city of Stavropol, on the seashore, Anna chooses stones for future paintings while walking. The process of creation is unusually exciting, and sorting through already washed stones gives her great pleasure. Just at this time, new ideas are born and inspiration comes.
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Forest Snow Maiden. Oil paints, linen canvas. 18×24 cm. Work by Russian Landscape painter Natalia Golovina

Landscape painter Natalia Golovina
Born in 1984, Russian artist Natalia Golovina graduated from the Ryzan Art Lyceum in 1999, and the Ryazan art school named after Vagner (1999-2003). Since 1999 she has been a permanent participant of regional and national art exhibitions. Natalia is a member of the Creative Union of Artists of Russia. Her artworks are in private collections in Russia, China, France, Italy, Great Britain, Israel, the USA and other countries.
According to Natalia, her favorite genre is winter landscape. The motives of her works are familiar to everyone, and in every touch of the brush one can feel the delight of the world and love for nature, the joy of accepting this world as it is.
The artist, whom Natalia never ceases to admire, is Danish realist painter Peder Mørk Mønsted (10 December 1859 – 20 June 1941). The artist depicted snowy winter landscapes, still water and forests.
Unlike artists who are able to devote months and years to a painting, Natalia tries to paint in two, maximum three sessions. For this reason, the majority of the artist’s works are small in size.

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Fisherman. Author’s print on canvas or poster on paper from the original painting, canvas, paper, oil, 40x50cm. Fabulous painting by Konstantin Kansky

Fabulous painting by Konstantin Kansky
According to Krasnodar based artist Konstantin Kansky, his task as an artist is to do unusual and interesting things, to invent, and experiment. Painting for him is like adrenaline. “When I fuse colors, work with a palette knife, having little idea in advance what will come out and obey my instinct, experience, and strength of hand, then emotions and analytics always go along and help me stop in time”.
Kansky graduated from Krasnodar Art College in 1989. Since 1992 he has been participating in regional and national art exhibitions. Noteworthy, his works were purchased by the Krasnodar Art Museum and Sochi Art Institute named after Dmitry Zhilinsky. Also, his works are in private collections in Germany, Israel, USA, Canada, Turkey, Italy, Japan and other countries.
The artist states, that it is important for him to make the work interesting in the first place for himself. Coming up with unusual plots, experimenting with styles, shapes and colors, he counts on the interest of a grateful viewer, and the opinion of his colleagues. “Products can be very different. The main thing is harmony. If the viewer, having seen the painting, returns again and again, it means that harmony has taken place”.

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‘Serenata Immortale” Cats author’s ceramic panno. 15 cm. Initially painted in tempera on wood, then printed on ceramics. Decorated in a wooden frame. On the reverse side there is a metal hook, a leg and the signature of the author. Emmagallery printed ceramic art

Emmagallery printed ceramic art

Talented multimedia artist Emilia Shelamova lives in Petrozavodsk, the capital of Karelia, Russia. A regular participant in regional and republican art exhibitions, she has created an amazing gallery of unique works of art. The artist’s paintings seem to return us to a carefree childhood and give a feeling of anticipation of the holiday, miracles and joy. Paintings, ceramic tiles, jewelry, panels and bags created by Emilia are bright, fabulous, very cozy and kind. Undoubtedly, any of her work will perfectly decorate the interior of any home.
According to Emilia, very often the idea of ​​a future painting comes to her in a dream. First, she paints in tempera on primed paper, and then transfers her work to ceramics. The final stage is the framing of ceramic tiles in a baguette, on the reverse side of which there is a metal hook, a leg and an author’s signature.
Rave customer reviews inspire Emilia to create new art works.
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A conversation with a magpie. Winter joys in Yulia Luchkina paintings

Winter joys in Yulia Luchkina paintings
Born in 1980, Yulia Luchkina grew up in a family of professional artists. It would seem that the question of choosing a profession was a foregone conclusion. However, Julia tried to find her way in completely different areas, entering institutes and dropping out of them. According to the artist, she tried to become a dentist, lawyer, translator, and manager.
Finally, she graduated from the Academy of Marketing and Social-Information Technologies and the Fine Art Department of the Kuban State University.
Noteworthy, she never stopped drawing, just for fun. As Julia admits, she always did only what was interesting to her. However, creativity won over everything else, because it is the strongest positive emotion. She seems to have found her place, loves what she does, and this brings her success.
Today, Julia is a Member of the Union of Artists of Russia and the International Creative Union of Artists of Russia (IFA).
Many-awarded artist, Luchkina has been a permanent participant of regional and national art exhibitions since 1999. The artworks of multimedia artist Yulia Luchkina decorate many museums and galleries in Russia. In particular, Art Museums in Krasnodar, St. Petersburg, Novorossiysk and Novosibirsk.
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Haymaking in July. Painting by Georgian artist Varla Felix Varlamishvili (1903 – 1986)

Georgian artist Varla Felix Varlamishvili (1903 – 1986)

Born in Kutaisi (Imereti) in the family of a financier, Felix Varlamishvili graduated from the Tiflis Art Academy. His teachers were Gigo Gabashvili, Yakob Nikoladze, Oscar Shmerling, Boris Vogel, and Joseph Charlemagne. At the age of 25, Varlamishvili moved to Paris and settled in Montparnasse. Having emigrated to France, Varla forever preserved the Georgian spirit, emphasizing that he painted all his paintings with love for Georgia.
Throughout his creative life, the painter actively exhibited his art in galleries and salons in France, Argentina, Belgium, Japan, the USA and Iran. However, real fame, as often happens, came to the artist after his death, and his paintings are constantly growing in price.
Felix Varlamishvili died in Paris and was buried in a cemetery in the Georgian estate Leville on the outskirts of the French capital.
In January 2019, a personal exhibition of his works, presented mainly from private collections, was held in Tbilisi for almost a month. Also, the museum has 10 paintings that his Danish wife, the artist Zira Binder, donated to the museum according to the artist’s will in 1987.
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