Elena Sokolova

Cretan beach, 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...

A light beige/cream-colored sandy beach slopes gently down to a body of turquoise and light blue water. The water appears calm, with subtle ripples and variations in shade. Rocks and...

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 ...

Experience the serenity of the Greek coast with "South Creta Coast," an original oil painting that captures a peaceful ocean cove nestled against a majestic mountain range. The artis...

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...

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...

"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...

The painting "The Beach in Corfu" is not painted from a photo or in the open air. This is an impression of the country, of the people seen, of the beach, of the sea, and of the beaut...