Figure and Portrait Exhibition (Four Paintings)

Three paintings and one pencil drawing are ready to be shipped to Figure and Portrait Exhibition opening at Minnetonka Center of The Arts on March 12th 2020. The opening night reception is at 6:00 p.m. Join us if in the area for vine and hors d'oeuvres.

This exhibition is a juried show that presents works in figure and portrait from wide selection of painters of Mid West region. Since the selection of the paintings is known only to the jurors it might be quite eclectic in range of style and tone.

Allegory is the painting based on small pencil study completed with the model several years ago. Drawing was just initial idea that was than combined with the landscape, still life elements, wildlife and even with my daughter's contribution to the painting in the form of red lyon on the wall. Monochromatic reflection in the mirror was painted with intention to create the space behind the viewer and to replace my signature. Since I teach my students that the values are more important than other visual elements, monochrome was appropriate for my portrait.

The second painting selected for the exhibition is "The Last Song". The image of this gipsy busker with accordion hunted me for a while. Than Australia started to burn and the player found his background justifying his sarcastic and devilish song. As a very young kid I was enrolled in the music school and forced to learn how to play accordion. I hated the instrument with the passion and always associated it with the music of wars and disasters. If you read "The Book Thief" by Markus Zusak, you know what I mean.