Spotlight on an Artist-
Spotlight on an Artist is an occasional series I do. It highlights the work of various artists I admire, many of whom I think are largely unknown outside of their country. I share pics of their paintings and palettes, but also videos of them in progress. My goal is to share their work and take a look "inside"- to figure out how they go about getting the results they do and to share those thoughts. Please scroll through and browse at your leisure. :) Lots to learn!
Igor Mosiychuk Demo- December 4, 2021
I watched this demo in a live stream back in August. I got to share still shots from the video, and take us a through a step by step process, following Igor through the making of the painting. Igor works flat, wets the front and back of the paper, and uses not tap— so quite different from a lot of different methods.
Richard Thorn- October 16, 2020
It was a real privilege to interview Richard by telephone. I’m just in love with the way he uses color- how high key it is (atleast by my standards!) and how chromatic it is, while still feeling cohesive. There’s lots of splattering and rough marks, in what feels like an attempt to create a sense of randomness, they way nature is. But underlying it all is his design and control of value. The whites in his paintings are startling and very powerful!
David Parfitt- January 26, 2018
There’s an abstract quality to David’s landscapes that I find very appealing. They simplify the landscape to patterns of brushtrokes and captured light, but it all still reads and feels organically applied, rather than geometric. Watch how he holds the brush in the videos— way at the back end, to keep his marks energetic and loose.
Wendy Artin- July 21, 2017
Wendy paints a variety of subjects- figures, fruits and vegetables, statues, pencils and stuffed dolls- but there’s always an underlying vision that’s coherent. Her work has a combination of sharp precision and loose, blown out edges. See how the work relates, and watch a video of her in action as well.
Konstantin Kuzema- March 17, 2017
Konstantin has a very stylized, wet into wet approach to cityscapes that I find unique and intriguing. It's unlike any other urban settings I've seen a painter do- full of soft edges and a strong control of color, all of which leads to a powerful expression of light. I share some paintings and 2 videos of him painting, which I use to dissect his technique.
Ilya Ibryaev- July 22, 2016
I really like Ilya's control of light and mist. I share a lot of his wet into wet work that features these elements. As is often the case, I found some videos of his, which I share and then discuss, looking for little inroads to his process.
Endre Penovac- June 19, 2016
Endre is from Serbia. He's most well known for his paintings of cats. However, he also does fascinating paintings of a variety of other things, such as women, roosters, and fruit. They all demonstrate a deft control of wet into wet work. I share many of his paintings, as well as some videos of him working.
Igor Mosiychuk- May 6, 2016
Igor is a Ukrainian painter. His wet into wet paintings are also painted without tape on a horizontal (or slightly tilted) backing. His work features a lot of sea and landcapes with beautiful control of edges, both hard and soft. I share many of his paintings, as well as a number of videos that feature him in action.
Miguel Linears Rios, pt. 1- Feb 19, 2016
Miguel Linears Rios, pt. 2- Feb 27, 2016
Miguel is from Spain. His work features a lot of intimate, wet into wet urban scenes and fantastical natural spaces. I interviewed him remotely for pt. 1, and found info about a workshop of his, which I shared in pt. 2.
Ping Long- Jan 23, 2016
Ping Long is a Chinese artist who is very famous in his own country, but relatively unknown here in the U.S. His work features a lot of vigorous and loose brushwork, and a strong sense of design. I link to a number of videos of his in Chinese, and spend some time comparing his work to Chien Chung Wei's.
Sergei Temerev- Dec 11, 2015
Sergei is a Russian painter. His watercolors, done flat on a backing without tape, are full of fantastically gorgeous clouds and seascapes. I share and pick apart a number of videos of him working in process.