CREATIVE PROCESS OF CREATION CATHEDRAL
Today, I would like to share how I envision and execute my hyperrealistic paintings, which take hundreds of hours to complete. Each work...
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ESSAYS
- Apr 20, 2023
- 2 min
MEMENTO MORI
In the historical paintings and drawings of Francis of Assisi he is often depicted praying in a cave with a skull resting on a stone...
- Feb 10, 2023
- 2 min
LIBERATION OF THE JACKALOPE
Driving across the United States and seeing large Jackrabbits, I first heard about the Jackalope. My interest was piqued when a family...
- Nov 23, 2022
- 2 min
SWALLOWED BY KNOWLEDGE
After a life pursuing knowledge, Qohelet concludes: "Of making many books there is no end, and much study wearies the body" [i]. The...
- Nov 8, 2022
- 2 min
INNER SANCTUM
The architecture in this painting is based on the Skånelaholm Castle of Sweden, built in 1639-1643. The current owners kindly sent me...
- Oct 24, 2022
- 1 min
SANCTIFIED IMAGINATION (EKSTASIS MAGAZINE)
Meditation has become somewhat of a buzzword, conjuring up images of yoga and Zen. It’s understood by most as an Eastern religious...
- Aug 16, 2022
- 2 min
IN THIS BIRCH GROVE
Like most of my paintings, I planned this work far in advance. My initial desire was to explore Russian culture through a serene wintery...
- Aug 15, 2022
- 2 min
INTRODUCING ESSAYS: THE LYRICS OF A PAINTING
When I first began exhibiting my art at age eleven, at my mother's suggestion I started writing about the inspiration behind each piece....
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