Elena Sokolova

Cretan beach 2, Painting, Oil on Canvas

2024

Immerse yourself in the tranquility of the Cretan coast with this original oil painting. "Cretan Bali Beach" captures a peaceful cove in an impressionistic style. The vibrant blue wa...

This original oil painting captures a coastal bay bathed in the serene light of a cloudless sky. A prominent rock formation stands as a majestic centerpiece, surrounded by the tr...

A vibrant blue sky dominates the upper portion of the painting. A body of turquoise-colored water, appearing like a cove or bay, stretches horizontally to the middle ground, meeting ...

Oil on canvas plain air painting of sicilian beach :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity sig...

There is a place on the Peloponnese Peninsula called Niforeika. It is a village and community in the Western Achaia municipality in northwestern Achaia Greece. The place is quite pic...

"This painting was created from the memories of travel to the beautiful island in the Atlantic, Fuerta Ventura." said Anna Shesterikova about this artwork. "There are incredible endl...

Painted from life, from a beach, looking across a little harbor full of brightly colored boats towards a little whitewashed town. Along the shoreline are the remnants of a child’s sandcastle. Signed "Personett" lower left corner. Framed in a traditional black frame w gold trim. Framed dimensions: 13 x 12 inches Rachel Personett was born in Hawaii, but raised in Colorado. Being the daughter of a pilot she has always traveled extensively. She has studied part time at the Savannah College of Art and Design, The Angel Academy of Art, and finally settled on the Florence Academy of Art, graduating in 2015. In January 2016 she apprenticed the painter Odd Nerdrum in Norway for eight months. Rachel Personett works strictly from life, and enjoys the challenged of painting the ephemeral. Working from life provides the opportunity to travel around the world painting the ever changing people and landscapes. Artist Statement My mother had studied advertising in college, so she knew a lot about arts and good craftsmanship. She did talks at my elementary school each week and on a different artist. I remember being very moved by the images of Van Gogh and Andrew Wyeth. At the Florence Academy I really liked Sargent, Sorolla, Willard Metcalf, Henri Fantin-Latour and Velazquez. At Odd Nerdrums I gained new respect for Rembrandt and was introduced to other Scandinavian painters...

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