Painting
by
Irina Khizhnyak
My Work
 IMG_4086 |  Abstract sea60*76 cm oil on canvas |  WAVE50,5*40,5*1,2 cm Oil on canvas |  Rocks29,7*42 oil on oil paper |  Pond29,7*42 cm oil on oil paper Hever Castle |  Boat Yard40*50*1,2 cm oil on canvas |  Biarritz42*29,7 cm oil on oil paper |
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 Biarritz 242*29,7 oil on oil paper |  Water29,7*42 cm oil on oil paper |  Old bridge40*50*1,2 cm oil on canvas |  Cat Sofie29,7*42 cm oil on oil paper |  Sheep29,7*42 cm oil on oil paper |  Autumn in Stourhead40*50*1,2 cm oil on canvas |  Old ruins30*25 cm oil Paper |
 Seven sisters_editedSeven Sisters | Old ruins_edited |  Stourhead |  Scarlet |  Bluebells |  Dream garden |  New generation |
 Mideterraneo last |  IMG_4785 |  IMG_3600 |  IMG_5229 |  IMG_3601 |  Lake Como40x50 cm, oil on canvas |  Italy.jpg50*70 oil on canvas |
 Selfportrait40x60 cm, oil on canvas |  England.jpg60*60 cm oil on canvas |  On the Thames60x50 cm, oil on canvas |  La Gomera50x70 cm, oil on canvas |  Ocean (Northern Tenerife)50x70 cm, oil on canvas |  Magic Pond.jpg50*70cm oil on canvas |  Warwick Spring60x50 cm, oil on canvas |
 Ocean Sunset45x60 cm, oil on canvas |  Guadalest50x40 cm, oil on canvas |  Wet Street35x50 cm, oil on canvas |  Peacock60x40 cm, oil on canvas |  In the Forest50x40 cm, oil on canvas |  31st of May50x60 cm, oil on canvas |  Henley-on-Thames50x50 cm, oil on canvas |
 Ghost House50x60 cm, oil on canvas |  Selfportrait (Como)40x50 cm, oil on canvas |  Wild Beach40x50 cm, oil on canvas |  Villa on Como45x60 cm, oil on canvas |  Storm Begins38x46 cm, oil on canvas |  Old Ruins45x38 cm, oil on cardboard |  Stratford-upon-Avon50x40 cm, oil on canvas |
 Old Abbey55x45 cm, oil on canvas |  Sunset21x29 cm, oil on paper |  Oxford Street60x40 cm, oil on canvas |  Oxford Street (small)29x21 cm, oil on paper |  Frescos38x46 cm, oil on canvas |  The Mask29x21 cm, oil on canvas |  Berries29x21 cm, markers on paper |
 Noon50x40 cm, oil on canvas |  Happiness46*38cm oil on canvas |  Paradise38*46cm oil on canvas |  Tenerife50*50cm oil on canvas |
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About
When I was small, growing up in Russia, I was taking painting classes. As you can imagine, in Soviet Russia there was not much inspiration around – constructivist architecture, abundance of bureaucracy and creativity was not a thing (unless you count hanging carpets on walls).
There was no shortage of opportunities: my painting teacher took up teaching in exchange for a personal art studio. Being a student of his class, it quickly became apparent that he was more passionate about his own art studio than sparking our creativity. One task involved painting different stroke styles within tiny marked out squares on a canvas. However, I quickly discovered that staying within limits is not my style and stopped going to those lessons.
Life went on and I had worked as a programmer, manager in a building society and eventually, as a director of a mid-size construction company. I started travelling and… Here it began: breath-taking views of oceans, powerful stillness of mountains, beautiful chaos of cities with centuries-long architecture… I wanted to preserve the emotions I experienced in every one of those places.
Thus commenced my painting journey.
I have been influenced mostly by works of Claude Monet and Vincent Willem van Gogh, visiting the world’s most amazing art galleries and exhibitions, studying works of most talented artists and my desire to be able to relive those emotions have made me realise “I know how to do this now”. Having retired about a year ago, I have finally decided to buy paint, brushes and a canvas. I was surprised to see my hands expressing a vision in my mind on that very canvas. I cannot imagine my life without painting. As Vincent Willem van Gogh said,
“The only time I feel alive is when I'm painting”.