Yelena Sidorova

Still Life with Colorful Teapots, Original Painting

2017

Artist Comments
This artwork is from my still life series. I love how colorful teapots appear in jewel tones on silk. This piece is made using dyes and acrylic paints on Chinese silk. When applied, liquid dyes and paints quickly flow across the silk. In order to halt this movement, a material called a resist is used, which stops the dyes from spreading and creates strong lines, shapes, and details. Once the painting is completed, the surface is steamed to make the dyes bright and color-fast.

About the Artist
Silk is the fabric of the soul. On it, Yelena Sidorova pours paint in colorful sheets that shimmer and glisten with emotion. The process of painting on silk requires a delicate approach. Yelena has the gentleness required to weave mysteriously provocative paintings. She says, "I transform the world around me: every drop of dye on silk is one drop of magic into my existence."

Words that describe this painting: flowers, fruit, tea, still life, pears, table, lemons, still life, representational, mixed media artwork, blue, red, yellow

Still Life with Colorful Teapots
Yelena Sidorova
Acrylic, dyes on stretched silk
Painting wraps around edges
Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front and back
2017
20 in. h x 24 in. w x 1.5 in. d
5 lbs. 0 oz.