Artist: Natalya Lobanova

Sometimes there's a lull in my creativity or I'm "saving up" recent work to present in one big bang, so I find myself without blog material! This is the first post presenting an artist that I think deserves a glance. From emerging to professional artists, from contemporary to classical art, only time will tell who will pop up on this blog.

Presenting Natalya Lobanova, a young artist from the UK with a poetic twist. It's easy to forget that art doesn't need to be so serious! I always appreciate the simplicity of her clever drawings, which she posts on Tumblr.

http://happy2bsad.tumblr.com/

Painting: Baby Blue

Oil on Canvas, May 2013, 36"x40"

40th Annual Mind & Matter Arts Festival

This year, I exhibited at my first outdoor art fair during the 40th Mind and Matter Arts Festival. On a beautiful 5-acre property near White Rock, BC, the festival is a four day event that hosts 100 artist and welcomes thousands of visitors. All the artists are given a little plot on which to display their art, and all the plots are uniquely nestled into the wooded backyard. It was a heck of a lot of fun, and I highly recommend both visiting and exhibiting at this event.

Painting: Same Old Fears

Oil on Canvas, June 2013, approx 24"x38"

Two Hungry Bears: Commissioned Paintings

Oil paintings, April 2013, approximately 28"x36"

New Work in Motion - Oil Paintings

Oil on Canvas, June 2013, 26"x36"

 Oil on Canvas, June 2013, 28"x36"

Recent Studies - Oil Paintings

Cashing in on the classical influences, starting to incorporate more 'washes' and abstractions. Also spending time on more studies, the importance of which I always undervalue and make fun of. 

Oil on Canvas, June 2013, 24"x24"

Oil on Canvas, June 2013, 24"x20"

Oil on Canvas, June 2013, 14"x20"