Art Kaleidoscope

An angel and three cats on the roof. Scanned from the book ‘I ask myself’. Poems by Belgian kids. Illustrations by Valery Vasiliev. Moscow Children’s Literature, 1982

Book illustrator Valery Vasiliev
Born 17 September 1949 in Moscow, Honored Artist of Russia (2005) Valery Vasiliev is a member of the Russian Academy of Design. In addition, he is a member of the Board of the Department of “Book graphics” of the Moscow Union of Artists, and a member of the jury of the All-Russian contest “The image of the book”. Also, he is a chairman of the Exhibition Committee of the Department “Book graphics” of Moscow Union of Artists. Vasiliev, after studying at the Moscow Art School, graduated from the Moscow State Art Institute named after Surikov (1968), and the Moscow Higher School of Industrial Art (1973). Valery Vasiliev is a many-awarded artist illustrator of children books. Among his awards – 1984 Grand Prix in Brno, 1989 bronze medal in Leipzig, 1999 Grand Prix in Tehran, 2002 Medal “Golden Pen” in Belgrade, and 2012 Medal of the Ministry of Agriculture.
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New collaboration of Fineartshop – ‘Masters of Art’. Miniature copies of paintings in jewelry

Miniature copies of paintings in jewelry
Russian photographer, stylist, jewelry designer and traveler is known by her pseudonym Ilyasha Ilyaeva, the name given by her children. Ilyasha Ilyaeva is the creator of the vintage and designer jewelry ‘Fineartshop’. Five years ago she quit her office job to do what really her soul wanted – to give the beauty to the world. Now her showroom in Moscow is known and loved by the ladies of the capital. In her plans – opening a store in New York. Her life – an inspiring example of how to transform the innate sense of style and beauty in the pursuit of a successful business, and how to harmoniously balance all areas of life (which is especially important for women!) – job, personal relations, child education, sports, health and Travel.
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Over the branches, 2015. Acrylic on canvas. Painting trees Sumit Mehndiratta, India

Painting trees Sumit Mehndiratta, talented self-taught artist from India. In fact, he didn’t get any special art education, however, graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University (2007 – 2008) and Bradford University (2004 – 2007), specializing in Marketing. Being creative since childhood, Sumit Mehndiratta devoted his life to art, which has become his main activity. Meanwhile, the main inspiration for his abstract paintings – the beauty of trees and nature. Sumit Mehndiratta has been a permanent participant of solo and group art exhibitions, which took place across The UK and India.
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Savannah Burgess drawings

Savannah Burgess drawings
19-year-old artist Savannah Burgess lives in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. She creates a seriously fantastic piece of art. The level of detail is amazing. She captures perfectly the essence of the War of the Five Kings, characters of Edgar Allan Poe short story ‘The Tell-Tale Heart’, The cold eyes of mental unstable Norman Bates from the classic Hitchcock film ‘Psycho’. On the creation of another masterpiece – pen and ink drawing of 12 animals of Chinese horoscope she spent most of the summer, the result is impressive. The talented artist is so young and I am really eager to see where the artist goes with her skill in the future.
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Detail of Icon of the Most Holy Trinity. Workshop of Natalia Gorkovenko ‘Prikosnovenie’ (touch). Moscow, Russia. Exquisite Russian Icon Embroidery art

Exquisite Russian Icon Embroidery art
Icon of the Most Holy Trinity. Sapphire blue and white, beryl, blue topaz, green and pink tourmaline, citrine, garnet, quartz, rock crystal, Aventurine, coral, gold plated beads, silver. 720 hours of manual work.
Art workshop by Natalia Gorkovenko “Prikosnovenie” (Eng. “touch”) one of the first in modern Russia became involved in a noble cause – the revival of the art of embroidery of icons with beads, pearls and precious stones. These icons evoke admiration and great interest not only among church people, but for all who cherish Russian culture, people of art and collectors. Among the works of the workshop “Touch” you can select the icon of the Savior, Mary, the icon of the Saints. These icons have been in the US, Germany, Greece, the Czech Republic and Russia. Works by masters of the studio find their place in many churches. In the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, you can see the icon of the Tikhvin Mother of God.
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St. Petersburg based Russian artist Alexandra Ovchinnikova

Paintings by Russian artist Alexandra Ovchinnikova have the vibrancy and optimism so needed in the artistic world today. Color and form are magnificently story-telling, and leave the observer with a want for more; and the most ordinary objects come to live and capture your attention so much that you begin to wonder how is it that you have never noticed them before. St. Petersburg based artist Alexandra Ovchinnikova was born in 1974. In 1999 she graduated from the Art College of NK Roerich. Member of the St. Petersburg Union of Artists since 2000. Permanent member of seasonal exhibitions of the Union of Artists of St. Petersburg. Her latest solo exhibitions took place in St. Petersburg, Moscow, Barbatre, Nantes (France), Holland.
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Waiting. Photo art by Josh Adamski

Photo art by Josh Adamski
Looking at these urban landscapes, rain-drenched streets, skyscraper kingdom, the lonely bench by the sea, endless fields – aware that a major theme in the work of 67-year-old British photographer – loneliness. Josh Adamski has been photographing since he was a young boy. He gained international fame for his conceptual photography, a style which he calls photo impressionism. Combining stunning panoramas and digital processing, Josh turns each frame into a work of art. Photographer considers that there are no specific rules to create different pictures, and there are real experts in their field who are able to bring to life masterpieces, ignoring all principles of shooting. Josh Adamski was born in 1948, and most of his life has lived in the United Kingdom. The talented photographer lives near a wonderful beach, where he spends much time, getting inspiration from the sea.
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