Deep Shallow 5

Tanya Avchinnikova is an award-winning soft pastel artist based in the UK, a Member of The Pastel Society. Tactile sensation, direct communication with pure pigment, freedom of applying it on the surface straight away, that’s what I love about pastel. There’s something very intimate about it, very personal. No mediums in between, just you and pastels. A graduate of the Belarusian State Academy of Music, I have always had a craving for art. I paint seascapes and landscapes, focusing on closeups. I think it’s a reflection of my personal wish to be at those beautiful places, and with every mark I make, I can experience the feeling of being there again and again. Maybe that’s the reason why I do series. In my works, I try to create the illusion of presence and deep unity with nature. Everything exists because of the vibrations of the earth and water. Water and grass are the best objects for me to visualise vibrations and movement. I like to watch how the light travels on water, from wave to wave, how wind creates glare on the grass in a sunny day while moving it. I like to see the traces of “invisible” things, catch them and paint them. Tanya Avchinnikova is a member of the PS.

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