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Since July 2016 some of my work has been presented in several local galleries in South Devon and I also joined the summer exhibition in TAAG Gallery in Teignmouth.
It was very nice experience generally and I met some great people there who made me feel really welcome.
I am planning another shared exhibition in the TAAG Gallery next summer and am looking forward to the event.
Over the past few months my focus has been on painting moody industrial landscapes and atmospheric deserted seascapes.
These paintings might be a bit reminiscent of my older ‘Way through the Darkness’ pictures.
I am using a pallet knife technique and more pastose paint but am trying to add a bit more colour to these paintings compared to the Berlin themed pictures which painted in 2001.
I aim to capture feelings of melancholic isolation in a, perhaps, hard and hostile environment without human presence, but, at the same time, making them scenes of depth and beauty.
In March (2.3 – 24.3.2016) I had a solo exhibition in the Dolmen Gallery in the centre of Prague.
I chose to present a variety of pictures from both the Perfect World and the Metamorphosis collections in two separate rooms of the gallery.
At the beginning of November I was invited to participate in the shared exhibition ‘Animals in Art’ (following which there was an auction) in the Dolmen Gallery in Prague. The pictures I chose for my section of the exhibition were from my Perfect World and Metamorphosis collections.
Since February 2014 I have been focusing mainly on Nordic and Polar themes in my new picture collection. The main difference compared to my more recent work (in which I used predominantly metallic colours and usually chose a mythological theme as the subject matter for my pictures) is that these new canvases are often almost monochromatic with an accent of only one brighter colour. Also, this new collection is much darker – both in terms of the chosen theme and in light and colour.
This collection comprises two themes:
Landscapes – often glaciers, volcanoes, seas and vast empty polar landscapes such as tundras.
Animal motives – in which I have attempted to capture the essence of the biological matter in a living creative with its internal structures of nerves, blood vessels, skeletal forms, etc., and also to capture the creature in an indifferent moment somewhere between life and death and to emphasise its mortality and transience of life.
I happily accepted the “Happy Dog” company’s invitation to paint portraits of some of their clients’ dogs and on Saturday 21st September, 2013 I participated in “Pestival 2013″(‘PES’ is the Czech word for dog!) where I had the opportunity to show my work to visitors of the exhibition.
Just a few pictures to show you …
I have found a new source of inspiration from my travels to England, Dalmatia and Tunisia during the past few months.
I have been especially inspired by Mediterranean and oriental colour schemes which I have tried to capture in my most recent paintings in the Metamorphosis collection which – I am proud to say – is becoming increasingly popular.
Since the middle of 2012 I’ve been focusing mainly on my Metamorphosis picture collection. I have been experimenting a little with a new painting technique and style using metallic colours and increased structure.
The metallic colours allow me to capture a mythological and historical atmosphere in my favourite picture themes. The structure and luminosity of these colours have helped me to move on in developing this new style and also to complement the sometimes almost watercolour effect in my previous pictures in the Metamorphosis collection.
Currently, I’m working on a small series of pictures of ancient olive trees. The name of this series is ‘Vesuvius’ (These paintings I hope will evoke feelings and emotions connected to the great catastrophe after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79). My statement is that beauty and wonder can still be found in areas of the world where there has been devastation caused by natural disaster. My journey in art is to continue painting some pictures with architectural details of Prague buildings (and also buildings and monuments in other locations around the world).
I just want to share with you the photo that Allie and Kent sent to me – Guzel guarding her own portrait! She looks very pleased with herself – “This is me!!!!”
I am always pleased to make someone’s day!
Firstly, I would like to wish all the readers of my blog a happy New Year and a very successful 2012.
Please look at the new addition to my ‘commissions‘ section on the website which is dedicated to commissioned portraits of pets and of other animals.
There you will find a portrait of our handsome young dog Vasek (an amazing pug!), and other portraits of our canine friends, including a commissioned portrait of ‘Guzel’ – our special friends’ (Allie and Kent’s)
beautiful, tiny and remarkably well-behaved girl (Prague Ratter).
I would also like to share with you an experience and a few pictures from my Christmas stay in Lanzarote in the Canary Islands, which has been an inspiration for finding new themes
ideas for my ‘Perfect world’ collection
After a few weeks of intense activity and constant emails to and from Rick, my web designer, I am very pleased to have finally launched my new website.
As well as a showcase for my artwork, I will use it to publicise current exhibitions, and make available reviews and commentaries of my work, past and present.
There are also links to the galleries that host my paintings.
And here on the blog? I’ll keep you informed of my new work, the day to day life of a working artist, and any new developments that I think might be of interest.
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