Art Kaleidoscope

Falco vespertinus. Pastel drawings by Mikhail Vedernikov, Russian self-taught artist

Pastel drawings by Mikhail Vedernikov
Born May 21, 1989 in the city of Artyomovsky of Sverdlovsk region, Mikhail Vedernikov (Nemon) – Russian self-taught artist. According to his paintings, the young artist prefers to work in the animal genre, using pastels. Indeed, for all these beautiful drawings he uses pastel, pastel pencils, and Sennelier PastelCard papers. Noteworthy, his best work became a series of drawings “Red on black” of endangered birds and animals. It performed at the art exhibition in the Sverdlovsk region. Mikhail Vedernikov says: “Always knew that I am able to transmit my feelings and emotions through art, but only for more than 6 years ago realized that my tools of impression – Paper and pencil. I am self – taught, inspired by the feelings and emotions, rather than rules and stereotypes. My work – my mood, my state of mind, and my world”.
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April. Beautiful art work by Batik artist Maria Kaminskaya

Batik artist Maria Kaminskaya
Born in 1983 in Rostov-on-Don, Maria Kaminskaya graduated from South-Russian State Technical University, with qualification of designer and Interpreter of the German language. In 2001, Maria participated in the exhibition “Young Artists of Don” in Rostov-on-Don, and received the diploma. According to the artist, she has been engaged in painting on silk since 2002.
Meanwhile, in 2006 Maria Kaminskaya moved to Moscow. And the next year, in December 2007, she had her first solo exhibition “Silk Road”.
Maria – member of the Creative Union of Professional Artists (since 2008). She took part in the jubilee exhibition of goods and handicraft in Monaco, as well as in the exhibition “Golden Globe 2008” in “Crocus Expo”, Moscow. The works are in private collections in the cities of Russia, as well as Kishinev, Tbilisi, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Melbourne, Ottawa, Toronto, London, New York and others.
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Stunning art – Parchment paper art ladies

Parchment paper art ladies
In general, Parchment Craft is the art of piercing and embossing translucent parchment paper with special inexpensive tools to create delicate lace-like designs. Meanwhile, the origin of this art dates back to the Middle Ages, to the cloisters of Spain. And it was the Catholic monasteries of Europe that first began to create paintings on religious themes on parchment paper. Among other parchment paper works were skillfully made bookmarks for the Holy Scriptures. Already used techniques of stamping, punching, painting – an integral part of pergamano technique existing today in its present form.
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Portrait of a beautiful woman. Painting by Russian artist Victor Koulbak

Russian artist Victor Koulbak
“I do not know whether the beauty will save the world, but we can not survive without it”, says Victor Koulbak. His silver-point paintings resemble the spirit of the Renaissance masters. Born 12 March 1946 in Moscow, Koulbak was the second child in the family. His father was a military pilot and his mother looked after the children and the house. In fact, it was she who first noticed Victor’s talent and one day took him to school at the Academy of Fine Arts in Moscow. Koulbak studied in this school for four years and still remembers it with gratitude: “The teachers from the Academy of Fine Arts taught us craft, and methods of teaching were the most classic. They required from us only one – accuracy. I liked it, and was happy”.
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Flying over the city. Beautiful Naive painting by Olga Kvasha, Ukrainian artist

Naive painting by Olga Kvasha
Born in 1976 in Lutsk, Ukrainian artist Olga Kvasha graduated from the Lvov Academy of Arts (1999). Her works are in private collections in Ukraine, Russia, Poland, France, Holland, UK, USA, Canada, Japan, and Brazil.
Currently, Olga Kvasha is constantly working with several Ukrainian publishers creating illustrations for children’s books.
Meanwhile, from 1996 to 2012 she took part in 27 exhibitions, including seven solo and 5 international. With incredible warmth Kvasha depicts urban and rural landscapes, panoramas and corners. Contemplating the scenes of her works you will certainly feel no physical presence of a person, even though shown there or not. Her paintings depict children riding a bike, and shepherds looking after their sheep, where grass is neat and mown. And all is peaceful and romantic in this naive world.
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Improvisation. Ice photo fantasy by Nikolai Fonarev

Ice photo fantasy by Nikolai Fonarev
Macro images of Moscow based photographer Nikolai Fonarev (known as NIK-3332008) reveal the beauty of Winter. Talented photographer sees in Winter Fantasy – the art of sculpture, jewelry designs, abstract paintings. The name of the great artist in all his pictures – Nature. Nikolai takes pictures of ice, snowflakes, icicles, patterns on frosty windows. The photographer titled his series of macro photographs “Vernisage of Snow Queen”. Traveling photographer Nikolai Fonarev is inspired by the beauty of nature in winter. The images are not processed in Photoshop, they are all natural photographed outside, in natural light at sunset. In some of them was used a specular reflection.
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Ama. From the series ‘The Spirit of Sea’. Work by Fine art photographer Angelika Nabokova

Fine art photographer Angelika Nabokova
Born in Vladivostok, the Far East of Russia, the Asian sentiments and mentality were very close to her. According to Angelika, she loves everything related to Asian culture. In particular, art, philosophy of life, way of life, thoughts, travel, literature and movies. Her photo gallery – beauty of seas and sunsets, the life and philosophy of cities, the riot of colors of flora and fauna. Plots of her photographs – bright and warm impressions of travel, everything that she noticed in the everyday life.
Angelika’s statement: “Parents say that the little, I got to my feet and immediately ran. And all my life I go fast, I like to live high and bright. I like open spaces, and waking up to see the sky and the sun. Perhaps this explains something”. Nabokova currently resides in Moscow.
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