taos shadows 2.

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japan_fest

waiting

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garden_iris

What mestvo in your work takes watercolor ?

Watercolor was my first love , and even though I "m working in mixed media and acrylic water-based paints , I continue to do most of the work in transparent watercolor. I started drawing at the age of 10 and since then has never stopped.I will die with a brush in his hand.

Museum Morning

contemplation

What is your source of inspiration ?

One picture gives rise to another. That is creativity and when in the process of a new idea.If I had three lives , still I did not write all of the pictures that are in my head.

shanghai allee

Do you make an outline before you start to paint ?

The first step in pencil in the album I"m developing a composition determined by the center and distribute the forms.I start to paint , starting from a sketch.

Do you plan all phases of work beforehand ?

In work in a realistic manner before you start, in my mind I can see how the picture should look like.I follow this plan, but do not feel locked inside and can deviate from the plan , if the picture is required.

whether you"re working with photos or prefer the experience of a lifetime ?

Both ... if I have time , I draw on place or work with the model. If I do not have time , like many artists, I have been working with photographs. I make thousands of photos and took away from them with decent photo .... but the photos do not have enough life, and now it is the work of artists to bring to life that promise so that there was communication with the audience.

beaver_pond

shanghai_alley2

taos_shadows4

your pictures look quite saturated in color. Do you use special tools or you have your own method ?

Deep Color plays a neutralized color and neutral. If I need a dark area or a very intense color , I"m not afraid to use a very rich color.

taos_shadows5

Items in your paintings are very selective.By what criteria do you choose to work out the details in your picture ?

So many leave worked through without breaking a visual story? Lot ... and what I think the smaller the better.Give the audience something to do ... do not give him all the information.

gyotaku

fishing_boar

fishing.

Do you use any color theory ?

I use the basic palette is divided into warm and cold of each primary color ... plus a few of his favorites. Of a few colors I do all the specific nuances that I need.

Evening Shadows

What is more important for you : light contrast or color contrast ?

When I"m working in realistic painting is most important is the light contrasts ... when I"m working in the abstract , I use more color contrast.

Which approach to painting is closer to you - a reflection of reality or its interpretation ?

I would like to say , reflection ... but it really is an interpretation.I watch , analyze , processed, and then share ... as far as possible.

cranes

blue_mono

sky_jack

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