Iryna Kastsova

Sea. Rocks. The stones., Painting, Oil on Canvas

2017

This is an oil painting of a coastal scene depicting a vibrant and natural seascape. In the foreground, there is a sandy beach adorned with numerous pebbles. The beach leads to a str...

Impressionist scene with a day regatta. Stunning waves, luminous qualities of the ocean and stunning sky above your head, cause a feeling of love and gratitude to nature. While trave...

Oil on canvas plain air painting of beach rocks and ruins :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authentic...

Daylight reflects off the rolling waves. A stiff palette of knives and a rich palette of blue, green, purple and red shades emphasize the energy of the sea. Sea, seascape, ocean, wav...

For the first time I was in Crimea a student in 2000 near Alushta. I worked in the camp as a cult trade. And in his free time he painted sketches. This mother-of-pearl color of stone...

I painted this view in a rather high rock from a sketch in the workshop. From this place I painted a couple of field studies, one in the afternoon and the other in the evening at sun...

The rhythm of the waves marks time, like the breath. Moment to moment, its intensity fluctuates like emotion. Thoughts linger and pass, like a veil of fog. At the shore I am reminded to be present. It provides a place for contemplation and reflection. I identify with the strength and vulnerability of the ocean when a storm is brewing or passing, when the surf is up, when the fog looms or is lifting, when the horizon is obscured, or the sky begins to clear, I find beauty in these moments of transition. I bring this experience into the studio as I interpret the smells, sounds, feelings, and energy of the water or the quiet movement of fog. The process is fluid, moving between freedom and control, accident and intention, as I push and pull the paint to convey and realize my visual and emotional experiences. BIOGRAPHY Annie is a British painter and printmaker. She moved to New York City in 1989 and worked at the British Consulate. Art remained a part of her life during those years, but in 2006 she left and begin a new chapter, returning to a life with art at the very center and enrolled in an MFA program at the The New York Academy of Art. This provided the instruction, immersion and creative freedom to develop her skills and artistic voice and proved to be a fruitful time bringing with it several awards including a Post-graduate Fellowship, Prince of Wales Scholarships, and travel awards to Normandy, France and St Barts, in the French West Indies. After the fellowship Annie left New York for the East End of Long Island and spent two wonderful years in the quiet hamlet of Orient, as Artist-in-Residence at the William Steeple Davis...