Almost every child, with rare exceptions, begins to portray on paper something meaningful already at the age of two. The same story happened to Konstantin Sterkhov. But he, in addition, was lucky. His child's hand was professionally corrected by a real artist - his own uncle, became the first art teacher. The further path to art was predestined, and from the moment when little Kostya began to remember and realize himself.
The most important milestone in his education, Sterkhov considers the institution of Repin, that is, the Moscow Academy of Arts. And the reason for this he calls the preserved traditions of the Russian artistic academic school. From the walls of the alma mater the artist emerged as a professional. He focused on design classes and, at the same time, began to read courses on art in Europe. Great influence on his creative process had the nature of Finland. She is very close to the homeland of the artist - Constantine Sterkhov was born in Udmurtia - and with his reflections in the water and turquoise lakes caused in his memory the impressions of childhood.
The artist has a lot of techniques, but his favorite, invariably, is watercolor. Precisely because it alone provides an exceptional opportunity for self-expression. The issue is unpredictability and spontaneity of water. The artist has the same qualities, and their organic combination with technology has revealed the hidden possibilities of watercolor painting. Wind and sky, boats and clouds, water and its reflection have forever become the favorite objects of Konstantin Sterkhov.
from Vladimir Kush
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