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Svetlana Shorey

oil, acrylic, watercolor, graphite

 

Member profile details

Membership level
Sustaining
First name
Svetlana
Last name
Shorey
Phone
860-462-2664
Primary Medium
oil, acrylic, watercolor, graphite
 

Personal information

CSOPA Position
member
 

Contact data

Address
639 St. Johns Ct.
City
Winter Park
Postal code
32792
State
FL
 

Artist Information

Studio Location and Commission Geog...
Winter Park
Artist Photo or Self Portrait
Sample Artwork Image 1
Sample Artwork Image 2
Artist Statement/Biography (optiona...
My first attempts at painting happened while I was in high school. At that time, I lived with my parents in the former Soviet Union, where I received my education and cultural influence.
The most common painting mediums I could find then in local stores were gouache, tempera, and watercolors, which were used broadly in traditional Russian decorative painting and iconography.
Over the years, I have found this to be a major influence in my artistic career.
After my relocation to the US, for many years, I was practicing decorative and mural painting in Indiana, Central Florida, and Connecticut in private residences, children’s facilities, and other offices.
During that time, I was also focusing on taking care of my family, raising my three sons, and teaching in private settings and at the independent day school, Ezra Academy.
Nowadays, thanks to the wonderful opportunities of internet study, I focus on perfecting my fine art skills and developing more sophisticated styles.
I attend Zoom meetings, critiques, and seminars offered by CSOPA, I’m regularly practicing live figure sketching at the ALNB and Wethersfield Academy for the Arts, and going painting En Plein air with my friends and CPAPS artists. I absolutely LOVE it!
I believe that we can grow as artists only through consistent communication and sharing our talents.
My influential artists are Ivan Kramskoy, Isaac Levitan, John Singer Sargent, Sir Anthony van Dyck, Hudson River School artists, and many, many others :)
 

Membership Information

Portrait Society of America Member
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