Elena Shichko

Paradise life or paradise lost?

2022

The bouquet depicted in this picture symbolizes the natural world, a whole ecosystem. Every animal, insect, plant lives in a close relationship. In this work, artist wanted to show t...

Can't Stop, Can't Hold The work is devoted to the struggle of the Belarusian people against the dictatorship. Hundreds of thousands of citizens took to the streets to express their ...

I have a wonderful garden where every autumn a lot of apples ripen and beautiful flowers bloom. They inspired me to create this work

The work "Farewell to winter. Hello spring!" tells us about the cherry blossom season. This time is the triumph of the sun and warmth after a long, lingering winter. Ahead of everyon...

Original oil painting on canvas 50x70 cm. Still life Good Evening was painted from nature in the evening with contrasting lighting. The work should serve as the visual center of the...

The picture "Walking in old Paris" is a nostalgia for traveling. The work is dedicated to memories of favorite places and is filled with symbols that connect the past, present and fu...

Oil on canvas Canvas size: 12 x 14 inches Framed size: 18.5 x 20.5 inches Signed and dated 1876 lower left

English Native School, 19th Century, still life with fish Oil on canvas 54x63 cm frame included. Beautiful native English painting, representing an elegant still life of fish, cabba...

Oil paint on canvas Doug Newton’s hyper-real paintings observe reality, explore translucency, reflections and luminosity, and dazzle the viewer with all the ways light can transform...

Doug Newton’s hyper-real oil paintings observe reality, explore translucency, reflections and luminosity, and dazzle the viewer with all the ways light can transform our perceptions. His subject matter concentrates on still lives of food, toys, candy and household objects. In addition to many group shows across the country, Mr. Newton’s show, “HARD CANDY and other confections” represents his fifth solo exhibition. His paintings have been collected in numerous private collections. Dr. Sonia Coman writes in her essay, Doug Newton’s hard candy: the confection of painting Doug Newton’s paintings are about… painting. The hyperrealist technique of trompe l’oeil or “trick the eye” is knowingly playful. It simultaneously calls attention to the illusion of a different material—for example, translucent candy wrappers—and the reality of the layers of paint, masterfully applied to the canvas. In that, Newton’s paintings pay homage to an esteemed series of trompe l’oeil masters, from Inquisition-era Spanish painter Francisco de Zurbarán to Gilded-Age American painter William Michael Harnett...

This lovely picture of a dog sat amongst roses is an oil-on-canvas painting that is over one hundred years old, by the English Artist Stanley Berkeley...

56 x 58 x 2 inches oil on canvas, white wood frame Through expressionistic gestures and a sophisticated handling of paint, David Konigsberg's works take on a life of their own, so that even inanimate objects seem filled with energy and intent. This painting captures a delightful scene of a lazy cat taking a nap in the abundant late afternoon light on a porch. David Konigsberg is a conceptual realist who works across media and painting genres to portray transitional spaces, metaphoric moments and alternative histories. A long-time member of the Gowanus and Red Hook artist communities in Brooklyn, he is now based in Hudson and employs the area's landscapes as the setting and sometimes subject of his work. The artist’s work has been exhibited throughout out the United States and has been featured in The New York Times, Chronogram and Brooklyn Journal and numerous art and culture blogs. David Konigsberg lives and works in Hudson, New York. RESUME Selected Exhibitions: · Nigh Season (2014) · Troposphere (2012) · Largo Arenula (2008) Allen Sheppard Gallery...