My specialty is portrait and figurative painting. Taking inspiration from Dutch master painters in their use of light and color, I combine this with wonderful modern faces, figures and clothing designs seen in today's world. From borrowing elements of "old" and "new" while creating images, a unique synthesis is born, evoking a sense of nostalgia, while the content and subjects are often firmly anchored in the energy of today.

 

Some works take me months and hundreds of hours to complete. The largest of the projects contain not only the final painting, but also costume ensembles that are designed specifically for the images conceived. These two works carry a common idea and go beyond traditionalism while retaining a historical zest.

 

A FILM BY: @grey.video

IDEA, MODEL: @_martdaria_

Creating part I

Creating a new image - a new universe.

I am honored to present the process of creating a new project that took a year to bring to life. Thank you to all those who dreamed with me and helped make this work a reality.

 

A FILM BY: @grey.video

MODEL: @_martdaria_

MUSIC: @kai_engel

Creating part II

At times I have to be not only a painter, but also a seamstress, stylist, and makeup artist. The need arises to create a costume ensemble with additional accompaniment, be it a dress or jewelry.

 

In the realization of an idea, the cumulative image of epochs is most often borrowed, without straightforward copying. My task was to give the modern costume, using the means of current sewing techniques and technology, fabrics and finishes, some significant qualities of the reproduced era.

 

This project is influenced by French and Dutch bourgeois fashion of the 17th century, as well as the creations of haute couture houses such as Dior and Gucci, with their vision of the historical image.

 

I feel the desire to create portraits that depict the elegance of the fashion of our days, as fashion is the most beautiful expression of the spirit of the times.

 

 

A FILM BY: @grey.video 

MODEL: @_martdaria_

MUSIC: @kai_engel

The process of copying Rembrandt's painting "The Abduction of Europa"

This video introduces the work on the main layer of the painting. The painting did not use green paint in its pure form at all, and everything is achieved using two blues - ultramarine and Prussian blue, and numerous glazes* to achieve the desired effect.

*Lessing is a method of using transparent paints.