I believe that every person has their own life task. And sooner or later you have to define it and fulfill it.
I think I found it when I started doing classical painting.
I work every day, following the motto of the old masters: “not a day without a line.”
And this gives me joy, despite the difficulties that arise when creating paintings made in traditional techniques.
I think one of the differences is my attention to details and their thorough refinement. There is nothing secondary. Everything in the picture should look almost perfect.
I pay just as much attention to the material I work with.
I choose high quality canvas and stretch the canvas onto a stretcher myself, because that’s how I can be sure that after a few years the paintings will still retain their original appearance.
Special attention is paid to paints. I think one of the main differences from most artists is the usage of only pure oil paint in my work, without solvents or any other supplementary materials. The paints are based only on natural pigments.
I strive to make sure that my painting is not just a beautiful spot on the wall, a piece of decor forgotten soon after the purchase. I want the painting to evoke emotions, so that every time it tells stories about nature, the nature of things, emotions, people.
And I think I succeed.