Art Kaleidoscope

Hyper realistic painting by Australian artist Michael Zavros

Australian artist Michael Zavros was born in Brisbane, in 1974. He graduated from Queensland College of Art in the 1990s. Michael works in various genres: portrait, fantasy, animalistic. He draws floral and still life paintings. In a short time his work has become widely known thanks to his technique. Michael paints with watercolors or oil on canvas, working through the details of the image with a fine brush, thereby achieving stunning photographic hyper-realism and accuracy. For his incredible talent in hyper realistic direction, Michael Zavros has become a many awarded artist. His awards include The Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award (2002), The Robert Jacks Drawing Prize (2005), the Kedumba Prize (2007), Primavera Collex award (2004), Doug Moran National Portrait Prize (2010), annual Archibald Prize (2004, 2005, 2006, 2009 and 2013), and more.
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Winter road. Oil on canvas. Painting winter Dmitry Kolpashnikov, Russian artist

Painting winter Dmitry Kolpashnikov
Born in 1964 in the old Russian city of Tver, Dmitry Kolpashnikov is a talented landscape painter. In 1983, he graduated from the Tver Art College named after Venetsianov. According to the artist, his favorite genre of painting – Russian landscapes, winter scenery, seasons and rural life. His landscapes are very calm and majestic, deep and vibrant – snow-covered trees, water mills, endless fields … Dmitry Kolpashnikov participated in art exhibitions in his native Tver, Moscow, and Germany. The art works of internationally recognized artist are in private galleries in Russia and abroad – Germany, Belgium, France, China.
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Dance with butterfly. Oil on canvas. Vladimir Pronin decorative neo symbolism

Vladimir Pronin decorative neo symbolism

The painting style of Russian artist Vladimir Pronin can be determined as decorative neo symbolism. Indeed, in the modern art it’s very doubtful to find works similar to his. Most of his colorful paintings consist of emblems or symbols painted in wonderful decorative style, called by his admirers “Pronin style”. Russian artist Vladimir Pronin was born in 1955 in a Moscow suburb. In 1974, he graduated from famous in Russia Fedoskino Art School of miniature painting. Then, Vladimir entered The Moscow Textile Academy, Faculty of Applied Art, from which he successfully graduated in 1982. Vladimir Pronin began participating in group and solo art exhibitions in 1991, in Moscow. Then followed a number of exhibitions in Russia and abroad.
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Two boats. Sumi-e black ink painting

Sumi-e black ink painting, also called suibokuga, is a drawing in ink. Around the seventh century, Japanese monks brought it from China. So, the original home to the sumi-e is China, although the name of this art is Japanese. Besides, Japanese Zen Buddhist monks used sumi-e as a Zen exercise. Indeed, painting in this technique is suitable for meditation, where a person concentrates on lines, shadows and inner anxiety. And single-color painting only increases concentration.
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The Story and the stone. Mei Xiaohua & Zora Yin. Cloth, cotton, paper, yarn, wire, beads, paint, sewn, needle sculpted. Mei & Zora Tranquility Art

Mei & Zora Tranquility Art
Currently, in the Chinese city of Zhuhai, live Mom and daughter Mei Xiaohua and Zora Yin, who work in a creative duo. They make little unique sculptures integrating their own unique style and developing a variety of traditional Chinese-handicrafts. Mei Xiaohua and Zora Yin work in different techniques – sculpture, knitting, embroidery, and use various materials – from wire to yarn. Combining traditional Chinese crafts and fine art, they have discovered a new world of soft sculptures, forming their own unique style. Their art conveys the special atmosphere of Tranquility, giving people food for thought, based on Philosophy of life and death.
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Monochrome black and white Portrait on old photo. Yana Bogdanova wool painting

Yana Bogdanova wool painting
Russian professional artist Yana Bogdanova uses spun and wool like paints and brush. Paintings with wool is her most favorite kind of creativity. She has learned about this technique quite recently, but has mastered this technique at a high level. She is also engaged in oil painting, wood painting, interior painting and sculpting, as well as teaching (conducting master classes). Yana Bogdanova participates in trade exhibitions, mostly in St. Petersburg, where she lives and works. The wool paintings by Yana Bogdanova are in great demand and the attention from art lovers.
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Black and white Brooklyn. Pencil artist Jerry Winick

Pencil artist Jerry Winick

American contemporary artist uses a pencil, the same as a painter uses a paintbrush. He has taken the art of pencil drawing to new heights. His magnificent paintings are so realistic that the audience do not immediately realize that everything is made with an ordinary pencil on paper. Jerry Winick teaches drawing in his own Pencil works Studio, has many well-deserved awards (more than 300). His works are in private collections and some museums in New York City. The artist has been drawing for most of his life.
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