Viktor Butko

Sunset at Dering Harbor

2022

An impressionist painting of trees silhouetted against a bright sunset. The contrast between the subtle colors in the trees and the warm glowing colors of the sky. The trees in the d...

A painting of boats docked in a harbor. Loose brushstrokes in the lower lefthand corner indicate ripples in shallow water, shades of green and teal. The water becomes a deeper richer...

"Hay Bales in the Snow" by Viktor Butko, is a plein air painting of a snowy landscape in Sagaponack, NY. Situated along the open farm fields along Gibson La...

An oil painting of high tide at Spooners Cove, California. Artist Bio Joseph Paquet, while pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the School of Visual Arts in New York, had the good fortune of finding mentors in artists James McMullan and John Foote who opened his eyes to the joys of drawing the human figure. After graduating, Paquet met another major influence in his life, John Osborne, who was uniquely gifted artist and teacher. Osborne believed that a landscape painting should begin on location, but that its poetic essence should be completed in the solitude of the artist's studio. Paquet experienced a demanding and rewarding apprenticeship, in which he learned to fuse field studies with the image he could see in his mind's eye. Increasingly however, Paquet is creating most of his work from life, believing that the direct correspondence with nature increases the potential for greater feeling. "Intellect, he says, doesn't keep one warm at night." He has been featured in the Washington Post Sunday Magazine, The Artist's Magazine, American Artist, Southwest Art and Plein Air Magazine. Paquet's awards include both Artist's Choice and Collector's Choice from The 2007 Laguna Beach Plein Air Invitational as well as the 2008 Alden Bryan...

Butko paints the natural, sprawling light of early, mid, and late day. In this composition–his largest of 2023—Butko takes on early summer's mid-day light in Northeastern U.S. The cl...

Artist Bio Marc Dalessio was born in 1972 in Los Angeles, California. Even in his earliest years, it was evident that his passion was art. In 1989 he started at the University of California at Santa Cruz where he focused on both art and biology. During his time in Santa Cruz, Marc experimented with different schools of painting and spent much of his spare time studying the history and culture of the profession. He finished his outstanding academic career, graduating Phi Beta Kappa, in 1992. After university, Marc moved to Florence, Italy, where he spent the next eight years developing his style and refining his technique. Initially, Marc studied under Svetlan Kracsyna at Il Bisonte International School of Graphic Arts, where he earned a master printmaker degree. From there he went on to train as a portraitist at a small traditional painting atelier. Marc has emerged as a true master of his craft. Whether his work depicts an Indian landscape or an Italian businessman, the lines and color in his paintings attempt to reveal the nature of his subjects. In his portraits, he works to find the essence of the model, trying to use the true character of the individual to decide the mood of the painting. His plein air landscapes, which range in subject from exotic locations around the world to his own backyard, attempt to capture both the present and the history of the environment, touching the soul with his own unique view of the scenery. In all his works, his dedication to light and color, and the subtly of his subjects, enraptures even the most casual observer. WORK EXPERIENCE 1997 - 2013 Portraitist Il Ritratto Gallery, Poggio Imperiale 17, Florence 1998 - 2008 Associate Artist Portraits Inc., 985 Park Avenue, New York 2003 - 2008 Instructor, Advanced Studio Art and Landscape Painting classes Florence Academy of Art, Via della Casine 21/R, Florence 1997 - 2002 Instructor, Advanced Portraiture and Landscape Painting classes Charles H. Cecil Studios, Borgo San Frediano 68, Florence 1996 - 1999 Graphic Designer Cook Studio, Via Puccinotti 54, Florence EDUCATION 1993 - 1997 Charles H. Cecil Studios Florence, Italy Awarded meritorious scholarship 1992 - 1993 Il Bisonte International School of Graphic Arts Florence Master Printmaker Certificate 1989 - 1992 University of California at Santa Cruz Bachelors degree with Honors in Fine Arts Phi Beta Kappa PUBLICATIONS December 2009 American Artist Magazine “Painting Landscapes in Exact Scale” June, 2002 La Mia Casa Magazine. Italy. “Ritorna la Voglia di Ritratto” November, 2001 Town and Country Magazine...

Achieved through plein air, this wonderful painting of an Adirondack landscape shows dynamic blue waters in movement around a small island. The vibrant blue of the sky is mirrored be...

This wonderful scene depicts a bright blue river flowing through a rich forested area. Achieved through plein air, the vibrant blues, teals and whites of the water allow it to stand ...

This oil painting on linen is a fine example of an American impressionist landscape by a masterful painter. The painting provides a scene of green and many-hued trees that give an em...

Birds Nest and Apple Blossoms Oil on Linen Gump's S.F. Store 1900 by Rose Elliot Very well executed oil painting on linen after a painting by Oliver Clare (1893) by San Francisco pai...

This oil on linen painting portrays one of the charms of summer with an outdoor table and attached umbrella. The scene is depicted in an affectionate way with much greenery around th...

Modernist Southern Magnolia Original Oil Painting Rich hues of emerald green and soft yellow highlights frame Southern Magnolias (“Magnolia Grandiflora”, also known as Bull Bay) in ...