Varvara Neiman
Art Forms
Painting
Exhibition and News
Recent exhibitions held in 2024 are a solo show at The Elgiva Theatre, Chesham in March, followed by the successful, inaugural HP9 Art Trail in May, and regular pop-up shows at the Reading Room HP9 1ND, in Beaconsfield. The forthcoming dates at the Reading Room are: 22 June, 28 September & 23 November, 2024.
Biography
Varvara obtained her MA in Fine Art at the Academy of Fine Arts in St Petersburg in 1996. Subsequently she worked in a number of local theatres specialising costume and set design. Following a move to the UK in 1999 Varvara concentrated on her career as a professional artist staging exhibitions in Suffolk, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and London. She now has a studio in Beaconsfield and is a member of both the Bucks Art Society and ‘HP9’, a group of local artists. Varvara is also an art educator and teaches for artsmart School of Art and Buckinghamshire Adult Learning. I have always drawn people from a very early age and am passionate about creating a character either from life or from photos when undertaking commissions. These can be celebratory surprises or simply commemorative. My favourite portrait artist is Rembrandt from whom I am always learning that a portrait of a person is all about their eyes which are a mirror of their soul. I am very enthusiastic about painting ‘en Plein Air’ and passionate about Cezanne’s famous quote: ‘Painting from nature is not copying the object; it is realizing one’s sensation…’ For me whether it is a watercolour technique or painting in oils or acrylics it is about the power of light reflecting in a prism of a kaleidoscope of colours.
Contact
Artnest Studio 45 Wycombe End Beaconsfield HP9 1LZ 07989 822006 neimanv@aol.com
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