Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Still Life of David Riedel (David Riedel)



David Riedel was born in 1956 in Indiana, and lived there until moving to Tempe, Arizona to study art. He fell in love with the south-east, graduating from Northern Arizona University, in 1982 BFA graphics. David still lives in the southwest near Taos with his wife and daughter.

In 1986, David began to attend courses at the Art Students League in New York and continued to go there every year during the month of intensive training for drawing and painting. It was at the Art Students League that David first met and studied in accordance with internationally-renowned artist David Leffel.

It is easy to see that the influence exerted on David Leffel. Like the old masters style chiaroscuro painting, most of the work Riedel "is characterized by its deep background color, lending certain dynamism and energy to his subjects. His use of dramatic lighting and rhythmic color, combined with a sense of solid composition, produces work that is eternal in its appeal.

David believes that his primary education will be from Leffel, but he also feels the importance of many artists in Taos and New York. Excitement interaction with other artists creates an environment in which he finds opportunities for artistic growth. Riedel believes that the creation of fine art not only as a result of the acquisition and improvement of technical skills, but also a lot of practice and full information content of a single life. "Painting is an explanation of the process: an evolution of who I am."
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Monday, December 29, 2014

I lack only you ... ~ Belgian artist Frederic Dufoor




Me without you is so hard to live,
And you - you tease and worry,
You can not replace me
The whole world ... And it seems that you can.
There are in the world I have my own:
Business, success and adversity.
I lack only you
For a complete human happiness.
Me without you is so hard to live:
All uncomfortable, all worries ...
You can not replace the world,
But he and you - can not.

Nahum Korzhavin



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Sunday, December 28, 2014

The world is full of fantastic miracles ~ Lacquer Miniatures. The Wonderful World of Hope Strelkina




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The world is full of fantastic miracles
And life itself - a great miracle:
And the rain, shed from heaven,
And the sun, round as a dish.

The whole world is shining around
And the stars - the mystery of the universe.
And you - my loyal, good friend -
Always a mystery, a mystery forever.
Tatiana Lavrov































 

Hope Strelkina - professional artist, member of the Union of Artists of Russia. Born in 1960 in the village of Fedoskino (40 kilometers north of Moscow) graduated from Fedoskino school of miniature painting. Worked at Fedoskino lacquer miniature factory.

So, hope was born in the village of Fedoskino. Strelkina - this is her married name and her maiden name it - Burbysheva. Family Burbyshevyh gave several generations of art by famous artists. At the turn of XIX-XX centuries great-grandfather owned a factory of Hope "Burbyshevskaya workshop" that produced lacquer painted snuff boxes, cigar boxes, souvenir cups and so on. The revolution of 1917 made it impossible to private enterprise, and "Burbyshevskaya workshop" ceased to exist. But artistic traditions and skills passed down from the old masters to young people, and in the late 1920s were open Fedoskinskya lacquer painting workshop, and in it - school. This school and graduated from Hope Strelkina. Hope fully mastered the ancient technique of painting with gold and silver. Her painting looks nice and gently. Her talent allows you to send a happy invigorating mood in colorful pictures, you can feel the joy of life emanating from her work.



Hope Strelkina work are in the Museum of the Fedoskino factory, as well as in many private collections in Russia and abroad; She takes part in exhibitions of applied arts worldwide. In 1995, the work of Hope have been licensed in the United States and immediately gained immense popularity: their motives were used for painting utensils, Christmas decorations, cards. By order of Bradford Exchange Hope wrote a series of sketches "Angels playing music" for painting porcelain tableware. For this work, in 1997 she was awarded by the company Crystal Cup and the title of "New Name of the Year".



Hope now with her husband and son live in Moscow, but spent every summer in Fedoskino: nature gives her native places inspiration. No wonder the artist is named "Hope" - she runneth creative plans and hopes for the future.