Elizeveta Pugacheva

Zebras, 120x80 cm, acrylic, oil, canvas

Sometimes the landscape can tell more than figurative works. Thanks to emigration, I increasingly use new colors and forms. Gray-blue tones have been replaced by bright red and acid...

My work touches on the importance of home and a sense of security. I believe it is a basic human need to feel like someone is waiting for you. I depict not only my homeland, but also...

In this painting I fuse abstract and realistic elements to capture the majestic presence and serene aura of a zebra in the wilds of South Africa. The vibrant, almost flowing backgrou...

Zebras are one of the most interesting and amusing of African animals. They share the genus Equus with horses and donkeys. In a group it is believed their dizzying stripes confuse prey - or perhaps make them dizzy. An artist's delight, zebras' black and white stripes call out to be painted. Taking it a step further, Carole Garland attempts to confuse the viewer with a "Now you see it, now you don't" look at the zebras standing in a streambed in South Africa. Painted in oil on a 30"x40" wood panel, the wood sides serve as a frame around the painting. Carole Garland graduated from Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois and studied art at the Art Institute of Chicago and the University of the Americas in Mexico City. She has worked privately with Keith Finch and Rick Pekar, taken workshops with numerous plein air painters and was mentored by David Gallup...